International impacts on social policy: short histories in global perspective

This open access book consists of 39 short essays that exemplify how interactions between inter- and trans-national interdependencies and domestic factors have shaped the dynamics of social policy in various parts of the world at different points in time.

Each chapter highlights a specific type of interdependence which has been identified to provide us with a nuanced understanding of specific social policy developments at discrete points in history.

The volume is divided into four parts that are concerned with a particular type of cross-border interrelation.

The four parts examine the impact on social policy of trade relations and economic crises, violence, international organisations  and cross-border communication and migration.

This book will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students in the field of social policy, global history and welfare state research from diverse disciplines: sociology, political science, history, law and economics.