University thesis:
Dissertation, Köln, Universität zu Köln, 2018
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Description:
Increasing globalization and technological change have facilitated political reforms toward a stronger labor market flexibilization, resulting in a higher amount of non- standard forms of employment. Subsequently, this leads to more de-standardized employment histories, making unemployment an increasingly prominent part of the individual life course. As the process toward flexibilization is strongly intertwined with the occurrence of individual unemployment, understanding ways to alleviate the individual consequences of unemployment becomes a political and societal responsibility. Therefore, this dissertation asks: What can the state do to alleviate the consequences of unemployment? What can the individual do to mitigate the consequences of unemployment?