Peter Abrahamson Author

Peter Abrahamson is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen. His research interests revolve around comparative analyses of welfare state issues, such as poverty, social exclusion, changes in social policy governing, and the social dimension of the European Union. He has recently published his work in Acta Sociologica, Journal o f European Social Policy, Social Policy and Administration and Journal o f Societal and Social Policy. In 2003 he published Local Partnerships in Europe (The Copenhagen Centre) together with Louise Kjaer. Thomas P. Boje is Professor of Social Sciences (welfare and labour market) at the Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark. His research is mainly concentrated on comparative studies: one study analysing the relationship between women’s labour market involvement, caring obligations, family policies in different European welfare systems and another study analysing the Non-profit Sector and its economic, political and social impact on the Danish society in a comparative perspective. He has published widely on labour market, gender, citizenship and flexibility. Bent Greve is Professor in Welfare State Analysis and Head of the Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark. His research areas are welfare state and labour market in comparative perspective. He has published extensively on subjects such as social security, tax expenditures, public sector expenditures and financing, labour market development and labour market policy.