This work examines the concept of citizenship in relation to social policy inthe context of the rapidly changing European welfare states. Leading academicsanaly... » 

This work examines the concept of citizenship in relation to social policy inthe context of the rapidly changing European welfare states. Leading academicsanalyse concrete changes in social rights and citizenship roles and offertheoretical investigations of citizenship and the welfare state. Issuesdiscussed include A citizenship versus residence as a basis for social rightsA the relationship between rights and obligations A workers rights and nonworkers rights A exclusion and inclusion in the labour market and communitylife A the relationship between social and political citizenship A povertyand social exclusion A new roles for citizens as clients consumers andparticipants in the welfare state «