Work-Life Balance in Europe - (Work and Welfare in Europe) by S Drobnic & A Guillén (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well as institutional contexts.

About the Author

BARBARA BEHAM is Assistant Professor in Gender and Diversity Management, Institute of Management, Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany MARCUS BYGREN is Associate Professor of Sociology, Stockholm University, Sweden HEEJUNG CHUNG is Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Sociology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands SANDRA DEMA MORENO is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology University of Oviedo, Spain ANN-ZOFIE DUVANDER is Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography, Stockholm University, Sweden COLETTE FAGAN is Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester, UK TOMMY FERRARINI is Associate Professor, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University, Sweden ZYAB IBANEZ is a freelance researcher based in the UK JOHANNA LAMMI-TASKULA is Senior Researcher, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland TINE ROSTGAARD is Senior Researcher, Danish National Centre for Social Research, Denmark MINNA SALMI is Research Manager at the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland PIERRE WALTHERY is a Researcher and Doctoral Student, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester, UK