Per Kongshøj Madsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5683576 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Per Kongshøj Madsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Per Kongshøj |
| FAMILY NAME | Madsen |
| SIGNATURE | MADSEN P K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalborg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8269-0065 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Farewell flexicurity? Danish flexicurity and the crisis
Before the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, flexicurity topped the European labour market and social policy agenda. It was acclaimed for combining the flexibility of liberal labour markets with the security of social welfare states, thereby offering a viable formula for success in the new global economy. Nowhere was this better exemplified than in Denmark, with the Danish system repeatedly highlighted as a good example of flexicurity…
“Shelter from the storm?” - Danish flexicurity and the crisis
The Danish model won fame for its performance during the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000-years and took a position as a model for the European Employment Strategy and a much cited example of a real life flexicurity model. Like most other European countries Denmark has now fallen into a deep economic crisis. This has created debates about the ability of the Danish model to sustain external chocks. Some have further argued that Danish employmen…
Flexicurity – a European Approach to Labour Market Policy
Although linguistically somewhat strange, “flexicurity”, the combination of labour market flexibility and security for employees, has become a much praised cornerstone of European labour market policies. Obviously, in an environment with rapid technical progress and frequently changing market conditions, employers need to manage their labour force flexibly. In order to achieve this flexibility without creating an unbearable situation for employee…
Flexicurity
Flexicurity – the contraction of flexibility and security – has in a short time become a political celebrity. In this article we trace back the genealogy of this celebrity. We begin by analysing the reasons behind the current celebration of flexicurity by the European Commission, and describe the European evolution of the concept. Then we take one step backwards and describe the conceptualisation and development of the Danish case of flexicurity,…
Flexicurity – Towards a Set of Common Principles?
The interplay between labour markets and welfare states is at the core of debates about the new Europe, which will be shaped as the result of the Lisbon process. Recently the concept of ‘flexicurity’ has moved to the centre of the discussion. Can interfaces between welfare states and labour markets be developed, where flexibility and security come together having ‘flexicurity’ as the outcome? How can flexicurity develop within different national …
Opportunities and challenges for flexicurity - The Danish example
The contraction of two previously opposed concepts, ‘flexibility’ and ‘security’, into that of flexicurity has become one of the most popular labour market concepts in recent years, and one that seems to cross European borders relatively easily. Seen in an international perspective, Denmark is characterised by a relatively flexible labour market and an extensive social security system. It is widely assumed that these favourable results are due to…
Conceptual Innovation and Public Policy
The Danish paid leave schemes of the early 1990s are an important innovation in labour market policy because they not only directly reduce unemployment but also contribute to achieving other economic and social goals. In this article we investigate why they were brought into being by tracing their development to identify the salient causal influences on the crucial decisions from a historical point of view, then evaluate the extent to which conte…
Conceptual Innovation and Public Policy
The Danish paid leave schemes of the early 1990s are an important innovation in labour market policy because they not only directly reduce unemployment but also contribute to achieving other economic and social goals. In this article we investigate why they were brought into being by tracing their development to identify the salient causal influences on the crucial decisions from a historical point of view, then evaluate the extent to which conte…
Flexicurity
Flexicurity – the contraction of flexibility and security – has in a short time become a political celebrity. In this article we trace back the genealogy of this celebrity. We begin by analysing the reasons behind the current celebration of flexicurity by the European Commission, and describe the European evolution of the concept. Then we take one step backwards and describe the conceptualisation and development of the Danish case of flexicurity,…
Conceptual Innovation and Public Policy
The Danish paid leave schemes of the early 1990s are an important innovation in labour market policy because they not only directly reduce unemployment but also contribute to achieving other economic and social goals. In this article we investigate why they were brought into being by tracing their development to identify the salient causal influences on the crucial decisions from a historical point of view, then evaluate the extent to which conte…
Opportunities and challenges for flexicurity - The Danish example
The contraction of two previously opposed concepts, ‘flexibility’ and ‘security’, into that of flexicurity has become one of the most popular labour market concepts in recent years, and one that seems to cross European borders relatively easily. Seen in an international perspective, Denmark is characterised by a relatively flexible labour market and an extensive social security system. It is widely assumed that these favourable results are due to…
Flexicurity – Towards a Set of Common Principles?
The interplay between labour markets and welfare states is at the core of debates about the new Europe, which will be shaped as the result of the Lisbon process. Recently the concept of ‘flexicurity’ has moved to the centre of the discussion. Can interfaces between welfare states and labour markets be developed, where flexibility and security come together having ‘flexicurity’ as the outcome? How can flexicurity develop within different national …
Flexicurity – a European Approach to Labour Market Policy
Although linguistically somewhat strange, “flexicurity”, the combination of labour market flexibility and security for employees, has become a much praised cornerstone of European labour market policies. Obviously, in an environment with rapid technical progress and frequently changing market conditions, employers need to manage their labour force flexibly. In order to achieve this flexibility without creating an unbearable situation for employee…
Flexicurity
Flexicurity – the contraction of flexibility and security – has in a short time become a political celebrity. In this article we trace back the genealogy of this celebrity. We begin by analysing the reasons behind the current celebration of flexicurity by the European Commission, and describe the European evolution of the concept. Then we take one step backwards and describe the conceptualisation and development of the Danish case of flexicurity,…
“Shelter from the storm?” - Danish flexicurity and the crisis
The Danish model won fame for its performance during the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000-years and took a position as a model for the European Employment Strategy and a much cited example of a real life flexicurity model. Like most other European countries Denmark has now fallen into a deep economic crisis. This has created debates about the ability of the Danish model to sustain external chocks. Some have further argued that Danish employmen…
Farewell flexicurity? Danish flexicurity and the crisis
Before the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, flexicurity topped the European labour market and social policy agenda. It was acclaimed for combining the flexibility of liberal labour markets with the security of social welfare states, thereby offering a viable formula for success in the new global economy. Nowhere was this better exemplified than in Denmark, with the Danish system repeatedly highlighted as a good example of flexicurity…
Economics (7 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (7 works) · Flexicurity (6 works) · Labour economics (5 works) · Market economy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Danish (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Unemployment (4 works)