Rense Nieuwenhuis

Biographic Data

ID163513
NAMERense Nieuwenhuis
GIVEN NAMESRense
FAMILY NAMENieuwenhuis
SIGNATURENIEUWENHUIS R
AFFILIATIONSSwedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
ORCID0000-0001-6138-0463
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS40
TOTAL CITATIONS289
AUTHOR COUNT37
EDITOR COUNT3
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX9

  • Group Differences in Income Distributions, Poverty Gaps, and Poverty Buffers: Inequalities between the Children of Swedish-Born and Migrant Parents

    Open AccessSiddartha Aradhya, Raffaele Grotti et al.ARTICLESocius Sociological Research for…2026

    Conventional approaches define income poverty as a binary status, implying that being poor or nonpoor is equivalent across groups. The authors propose a novel visualization that moves beyond head count rates to display group-specific income distributions relative to the poverty threshold, simultaneously illustrating poverty prevalence, poverty gaps, and what the authors term poverty buffers: the distance above the threshold capturing income secur…

  • Household classification, family diversity and poverty risks in Europe: Addressing a North-Western bias

    Open AccessWim Van Lancker, Alzbeta Bartova et al.ARTICLEJournal of European Social Policy2026References: 4

    European statistics and policies commonly rely on household typologies that classify households based on the number of adults and children living together. However, these typologies overlook family relationships and classify any non-standard arrangement into a broad residual category of ‘other’. This approach fails to capture increasing family diversity across Europe and introduces a persistent North-Western bias into data and policymaking. As a …

  • From crisis corporatism to reshaping European labour markets in defence of vulnerable workers

    Open AccessMinna Van Gerven, Marta Kahancová et al.ARTICLETransfer European Review of…2025

  • Institutionalised power or crisis corporatism? Comparing Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessJakob Strigén, Rense Nieuwenhuis et al.ARTICLETransfer European Review of…2025

    The social partners often attain a more central role in decision-making during social or economic crises. This article examines whether this held true in Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are countries with strong institutionalised power relations. It assesses whether the crisis affected institutional stability and social partner representation, referred to as crisis corporatism. Drawing on 30 interviews with…

  • Tripartite alliances for vulnerable groups during the Covid-19 pandemic? Evidence from the Eurofound PolicyWatch database

    Open AccessGarima Singh, Rense Nieuwenhuis et al.ARTICLETransfer European Review of…2025

    This article connects crisis corporatism with welfare regime and labour market segmentation theories to examine the responsiveness of social dialogue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the Eurofound EU PolicyWatch database, covering policy measures (N = 1139 measures) implemented across the EU from 2020 to 2022, it analyses the extent to which tripartite alliances, namely between trade unions, employer organisations and government, wer…

  • Family and social resilience: A scoping review of the empirical literature

    Open AccessAbrar Bawati, Rense Nieuwenhuis et al.ARTICLEDemographic Research2025

    BACKGROUNDThe concept of resilience in familial and social contexts has gained prominence in academic and policy discussions.However, the interplay between family life and social inequalities, and how these relate to each other in the resilience literature, has yet to be documented. OBJECTIVEThis scoping review addresses this gap by analysing 250 articles published between 1998 and 2023.We compare the concept of resilience as applied in family an…

  • The effect of public childcare on the risk that mothers become Neet

    Open AccessLynn Van Vugt, Bart Golsteyn et al.ARTICLECommunity Work & Family2025References: 12

    Young women are much more likely to be NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) than young men. Little is known about the extent to which institutional and policy contexts can shape the relationship between young motherhood and NEET status – in particular with respect to the potential role of family policy. This paper explores the relationship between the risk that young mothers become NEET and the costs of Early Childhood Education and Ca…

  • The families in households typology: Searching for families in social surveys

    Open AccessAlzbeta Bartova, Max Thaning et al.ARTICLECommunity Work & Family2025References: 3

    sponsorship: This work was supported by HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council [Grant Number 101060410]; Innovate UK. (HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council|101060410, Innovate UK, Horizon Europe - Pillar II|101060410)

  • Five blindspots in reform studies of early childhood education and care (Ecec) policy

    Open AccessRense Nieuwenhuis, Mara Yerkes et al.ARTICLEActa Sociologica2025References: 18

    Policy reform evaluations are an important source of knowledge regarding the (in)effectiveness of policies and have become increasingly influential in informing policymaking. A key advantage of these studies lies in their careful description of a single reform, observing outcomes before and after the reform was implemented, and making precise statements about the effectiveness of the policy reform among its beneficiaries. However, the very nature…

  • How Have the Nordic Welfare States Responded to the Unexpected Increase in Inflation

    Open AccessBent Greve, I Harsløf et al.ARTICLESocial Policy and Society2023References: 7

    Rising inflation in the Nordic societies has changed the living standards for many families. The situation differs not only between the four Nordic countries analysed, but even within each of the Nordic countries. The needs for intervention have varied. Several elements have been used to determine who is facing the most risks. This article shows how to combine automatic stabilisers with temporary policy interventions to deal with increased inflat…

  • The political determinants of housing benefits

    Open AccessK Nelson, Ida Borg et al.ARTICLEEuropean Sociological Review2023Cited by: 1References: 60

    Housing benefits differ substantially across countries. In this paper, we apply power resource theory, developed primarily in relation to the emergence and subsequent expansion of social citizenship, to housing policy. The purpose is to analyse the political determinants of housing benefits, and particularly the role of left parties and the partisan mobilization of labour. The empirical analyses are based on new housing benefit data for 31 afflue…

  • Where to from here? Social policy research in future European societies

    Open AccessMara Yerkes, K Nelson et al.CHAPTERSocial Policy in Changing…2022

    In this concluding chapter, we reflect on future research about social policy in Europe. We note three key developments in research about social policy before outlining where how future research should be directed. We note the need for research to broaden the view on social policy once again, the need for greater theoretical development to ensure a robust future of research on social policy, and the need to further strengthen and exploit the mult…

  • Social Policy in Changing European Societies: Research Agendas for the 21st Century

    Open AccessKaren N Breidahl, Troels Fage Hedegaard et al.BOOKSocial Policy in Changing…2022

    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach this book provides a cutting-edge, in-depth account of social policy research today, how we got here, and where future research should be headed. It defines the core research agenda for the future covering multiple social policy fields, including care, family, health…

  • Housing conditions of single mothers in Europe: The role of housing policies

    Open AccessRense Nieuwenhuis, H ZagelARTICLEEuropean Societies2022Cited by: 3References: 9

    This study investigates housing conditions of single mothers in the context of housing policies. We study single mothers’ probability to experience housing deprivation, overcrowded housing, overburdening costs of housing, and neighbourhood problems across European countries. We consider the structural consequences of home ownership rates, and policies related to regulation of rental markets, housing benefits and housing prices. We apply a multi-l…

  • No activation without reconciliation? The interplay between ALMP and Ecec in relation to women's employment, unemployment and inactivity in 30 OECD countries, 1985–2018

    Open AccessRense NieuwenhuisARTICLESocial Policy and Administration2022Cited by: 7References: 52

    Comparative welfare state research as examined the outcomes of active labour market policies (ALMP) and work‐family reconciliation policies by and large been separately. As a result, potential complementarities between these policy areas have received scant attention empirically. Using macro‐level data, this study answers the question to what extent, and in which way, governments' efforts in ALMP and in early childhood education and care (ECEC) s…

  • Single Parents Competing in a Dual-Earner Society: Social Policy to Level the Playing Field

    Open AccessRense NieuwenhuisARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2022Cited by: 2References: 38

    I examine the relative poverty risk among single-parent households in countries that have a large share of households with dual earners. Data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database are used to analyze eighteen OECD countries in the period 1984 to 2010. I find that single parents face higher relative income poverty risks in countries with a large share of dual-earner households and that this higher risk of poverty is related to higher sta…

  • Diverging Trends in Single-Mother Poverty across Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom: Toward a Comprehensive Explanatory Framework

    Open AccessH Zagel, Sabine Hübgen et al.ARTICLESocial Forces2021

    To explain single-mother poverty, existing research has either emphasized individualistic, or contextual explanations. Building on the prevalences and penalties framework (Brady et al. 2017), we advance the literature on single-mother poverty in three aspects: First, we extend the framework to incorporate heterogeneity among single mothers across countries and over time. Second, we apply this extended framework to Germany, the United Kingdom and …

  • Towards a new consolidated framework for analysing benefit coverage

    Open AccessK Nelson, Rense NieuwenhuisARTICLEJournal of European Social Policy2021Cited by: 12References: 10

    The conceptualisation and measurement of benefit coverage is muddled with considerable confusion. In this forum contribution, we propose a new consolidated framework for the analysis of benefit coverage. Three sequential steps in measurement are suggested, involving the calculation of coverage rates, eligibility rates and take-up rates in social protection. Each step of the analysis focuses on particular aspects of programme legislation and imple…

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy

    Rense Nieuwenhuis, Wim Van LanckerBOOKThe Palgrave Handbook of Family…2021

  • Workers' well-being in the context of the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessRense Nieuwenhuis, Mara A Yerkes et al.ARTICLECommunity Work & Family2021Cited by: 7References: 23

    In this Voices article, we use emerging evidence to reflect on the consequences of Covid-19 for various aspects of workers' wellbeing. This brief review emphasises how COVID-19 exacerbates existing, well-understood inequalities, along the intersections of community, work, and family. Workers on the periphery of the labour market, including non-standard workers and the self-employed, but also women and low-paid workers, are experiencing significan…

  • Directions of thought for single parents in the EU

    Open AccessRense NieuwenhuisARTICLECommunity Work & Family2021Cited by: 5References: 18

    This policy note highlights contemporary research on single parents, and reflects on its implications for social policy developments in the European Union. Three directions of thought are developed regarding single parents' resources, employment and social policies. The aim is to expand the scope of choice among policy alternatives for policy makers. The rise of shared residence urges us to reconsider the gendered nature of single parenthood, con…

  • Dual-Earner Family Policies at Work for Single-Parent Families

    Open AccessLaurie C Maldonado, Rense NieuwenhuisCHAPTERThe Palgrave Handbook of Family…2020

    This chapter sets out to examine how family policies differently affect the poverty rate of single-parent families versus couples with children and also probes whether or not there is a premium—or penalty—for single parents. This is based on a literature review and analysis of a number of comparative family policy data infrastructures. Although single parents were found to benefit from child income support, parental leave, and ECEC, important dif…

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy

    Open AccessRense Nieuwenhuis, Wim Van LanckerBOOKThe Palgrave Handbook of Family…2020

    This OA handbook provides a multilevel view of family policy implications: supra-national orgs, national states, regional levels, and smaller employers.

  • The Diminishing Power of One? Welfare State Retrenchment and Rising Poverty of Single-Adult Households in Sweden 1988-2011

    Open AccessSusanne Alm, K Nelson et al.ARTICLEEuropean Sociological Review2020Cited by: 12References: 53

    In this study, we analyse the sharp rise in poverty among working-age singles and single parents in Sweden. In a dual-earner society like Sweden, we show that the return of mass unemployment in combination with the retreat of a generous and inclusive welfare state have substantially increased the poverty risks of single-adult households, who cannot rely on the income buffering effect of the family. Whereas cutbacks to unemployment benefits have b…

  • Community, work, and family in times of Covid-19

    Open AccessJenny Fisher, Jean-Charles Languilaire et al.ARTICLECommunity Work & Family2020Cited by: 42References: 7

    We are living in challenging and uncertain times. At the time this article was edited, there were already more than 2.4 million confirmed cases of the corona virus (COVID-19) (World Health Organization, 2020). Nearly every country across the globe is struggling to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus and limit its health, societal, and economic consequences. The full impact on community, work, family, and its intersections is not yet clear. As…