“...Job security regulations, here understood as restrictions on hiring and firing, figure prominently in the policy recommendations of international organizations...”

“...This article analyzes business and union strategies in the reform of job security regulations. It argues that unions are the main political actors pushing for...”

“...During the first half of the 20th century, some of the strongest union movements failed to provide much protection against dismissal. This contrasts with...”

“...Based on the 1951 Refugee Convention, traditional conceptions of refugees typically referred to the politically active male persecuted for his obstructive acts...”

“...All causal statements based on historical data — both in qualitative and quantitative social research — rely on counterfactuals. In quantitative research,...”

“...Not all proportional representation (PR) systems are equally proportional. Some PR systems favour large parties and are thus ’distorted’. What explains the...”

“...The European Social Model is at a crossroad. Although from the 1990s onwards, the threat of an imminent crisis shaped much of the rhetoric surrounding the...”

“...It is often argued that unemployment depresses political involvement because unemployment deprives workers of important workplace-related resources. We...”

“...We distinguish between social and liberal collective skill formation systems and demonstrate that the German VET system is a social system with a strong...”