Objective
Studies indicate that the middle class disproportionally benefits from social investments in childcare which target both early
childhood education and care and labour market participation of parents. Still, there is lack of comparative studies which
would deepen theoretical and policy understanding of social investment approaches applied in various countries and their
effect on childcare-related policies and via that outcomes. This project explores these issues by undertaking the first comparative study of childcare policies in the post-Yugoslav countries (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia). It explores the framing and development of entitlements to childcare-related leaves and services, the drivers of the reforms and their outcomes. It is particularly interested in (1) reform potential of the European social investment agenda to affect a redistributive dynamic in childcare and (2) parenting practices of those parents who appear to be redistributive losers of the European social investment agenda (e.g. parents with short-time contracts, unemployed). The data analysed will include national legislation and policy documents and information obtained through expert interviews and interviews with
parents. The project tackles the innovative and important topic of social inequalities in childcare, seeking to enhance the
understanding of the concept of care policy, and adds a new body of empirical evidence to the field of comparative family
policy, and gender and social inequalities studies. By developing this study at the Department of Social Policy and
Intervention at Oxford, the project will benefit from the Department`s multidisciplinary and international perspective and
expertise. For the Department the project will add new knowledge and deepen its regional focus on Central and Eastern
Europe, thus augmenting the Department`s knowledge and coverage of this part of Europe, and its focus on social inequality
studies as they relate to childcare.
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- social sciences sociology social issues social inequalities gender inequality
- social sciences economics and business business and management employment
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2017
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OX1 2JD Oxford
United Kingdom
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