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Anna Lundberg

Head of department

image from park in Malmö, by Patrik Lundberg

The welfare state

Author

  • Anna Lundberg
  • Sandra Mantu
  • Maria Persdotter
  • Jean Pierre Tabin
  • Ulrika Wernesjö

Summary, in English

The first keyword, Welfare State, sets out to problematise the term itself. The welfare state is a national construct, a ‘national social state’ as Etienne Balibar calls it. Thus, transnational or global migration is often construed as a disruptive force, potentially destabilising the welfare state and the nation. This keyword entry critically examines common conceptions of what the welfare state should provide. It delineates some of the ways that migrants (and, more broadly foreign nationals who are not themselves necessarily migrants) are excluded or partially included, with a focus on contemporary EU social policies.

Department/s

  • LU Profile Area: Human rights
  • Sociology of Law Department

Publishing year

2024-11

Language

English

Pages

588-604

Publication/Series

Critical Social Policy

Volume

44

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Law
  • Sociology

Keywords

  • institutionalisation
  • social policy
  • welfare chauvinism
  • welfare nationalism
  • welfare state

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0261-0183