Past projects

 
IECIS – European Integration and Social Citizenship (2004-2007)

The IECIS research project reconstructed the process of “nationalisation” of social rights in the course of the 20th century, and drew up a theoretical scheme for analysing the impact of the dynamics of supra-national integration on the national systems of social citizenship. It identified  the implications of supra-national integration for the principle of territoriality in the sphere of social protection and the possible scenarios of reconfiguration of social citizenship according to schemes of multi-level governance and nested citizenship.

Publications:

Volumes
- M. Ferrera, The Boundaries of Welfare. European Integration and the New Spatial Politics of Social Protection, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005.

Working papers
- M. Ferrera e S. Sacchi, A more social EU? In what areas? In what forms?, URGE Issue Paper No.1, 2007.
- S. Giubboni, L'europeizzazione del diritto del lavoro italiano, URGE Working Paper 6/2007.
- M. Ferrera, The European Welfare State. Golden achievements, silver prospects, URGE Working Paper 4/2007.
- S. Giubboni, L'azione comunitaria in materia di sicurezza sociale in prospettiva storica, URGE Working Paper 2/2007.
- M. Ferrera, Friends, not Foes: European Integration and National Welfare States. URGE Working Paper 10/2006 (Updated version of the Working Paper URGE 4/2005).
- S. Giubboni, Free movement and European solidarity, URGE Working Paper 9/2006.
- M. Ferrera, The Caring Dimension of Europe: How to Make It More Visible and More Vigorous, URGE Issue Paper 1/2005. 
- M. Ferrera, Amici o nemici? Integrazione europea e modelli sociali nazionali, URGE Working Paper 4/2005.
- S. Giubboni, Social Rights under the European Constitution. Comparing Ideal-typical Models of European Federalism, URGE Working Paper 8/2004.
- S. Giubboni, Lavoro e diritti sociali nella "nuova" Costituzione europea. Spunti comparatistici, URGE Working Paper 5/2004.
- M. Ferrera, Verso una cittadinanza sociale "aperta". I nuovi confini del welfare nell'Unione europea, URGE Working Paper 1/2004.

Articles and chapters in collective volumes
- M. Ferrera, Friends, not Foes: European Integration and National Welfare States, in A. Giddens, P. Diamond e R. Liddle (eds), "Global Europe, Social Europe", Polity Press, 2006, pp. 257-278.
- M. Ferrera, The Caring Dimension of Europe: How to Make It More Visible and More Vigorous, in A. Giddens (ed), “The Hampton Court Agenda: a Social model for Europe”, London, Policy Network, 2006.
- M. Ferrera, Amici o nemici? Integrazione europea e modelli sociali nazionali, in “Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica”, 1/2006, pp. 3-26.
- M. Ferrera, Modernising the Social Model: Stepping up reforms, improving coordination, in R. Liddle e M.J. Rodrigues (ed), “Economic Reform in Europe: Priorities for the Next Five Years”, London, Policy Network, 2005.
- M. Ferrera, Towards an ‘Open’ Social Citizenship? The New Boundaries of Welfare in the European Union, in Gráinne de Búrca (ed), “EU Law and the Welfare State: In Search of Solidarity”, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005.
- M. Ferrera, Verso una cittadinanza sociale "aperta". I nuovi confini del welfare nell'Unione europea, in “Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica” 1/2004, pp. 95-126.  


OMC-NIC - The Open Method of Co-ordination and National Institutional Capabilities (2004-2007)

The OMC-NIC project involved research on various aspects of the Open Method of Coordination. It focused on the study of the Italian case in particular, with the objective of identifying the degree of strengthening of institutional capabilities achieved by Italy in the context of the European Employment Strategy and the European strategy against poverty and social exclusion.

Publications:

Working papers
- S. Sacchi, Italy in the EU: Insights from Social Policy Co-ordination, URGE Working Paper 1/2007.
- D. Natali, Le pensioni nell'Europa a 25. Il coordinamento delle strategie di riforma, URGE Working Paper 2/2006.
- S. Smismans, How to be fundamental with soft procedures? The Open Method of Coordination and Fundamental Social Rights, URGE Working Paper 2/2005.
- S. Sacchi, Reddito minimo e politiche di contrasto alla povertà in Italia, URGE Working Paper 2/2005.
- M. Ferrera, Ricalibrare il modello sociale europeo. Accelerare le riforme, migliorare il coordinamento, URGE Working Paper 7/2004.
- M. Ferrera and S. Sacchi, The Open Method of Coordination and National Institutional Capabilities. The Italian experience, URGE Working Paper 2/2004.

Articles and chapters in collective volumes
- S. Sacchi, Italy and Social Policy, in S. Fabbrini e S. Piattoni (eds), "Italy in the European Union", Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield, 2008, pp. 153-171. 
- S. Sacchi, Italy: between indifference, exploitation, and the construction of a national interest, in J. Kvist and J. Saari (eds), "The Europeanisation of social protection", Bristol, The Policy Press, 2007, pp. 77-97.
- M. Ferrera and S. Sacchi, Il Metodo aperto di coordinamento e le capacità istituzionali nazionali: l'esperienza italiana, in M. Barbera (eds) "Nuove forme di regolazione: il metodo aperto di coordinamento delle politiche sociali", Milano, Giuffrè, 2006, pp. 205-250.
- S. Sacchi, Che fine ha fatto il reddito minimo di inserimento?, in “il Mulino”, 5/2006, pp. 870.
- S. Sacchi, Italy: Between indifference, exploitation, and the construction of a national interest, in J. Saari (ed), “The Europeanization of Social Protection. The political responses of eleven member states”, Helsinki, University Printing House, 2006, pp. 103-124.
- M. Ferrera and S. Sacchi, Il Metodo Aperto di Coordinamento e le Capacità Istituzionali Nazionali: l’esperienza italiana, in “Giornale di diritto del lavoro e di relazioni industriali”, 105, 1/2005.
- S. Sacchi, Reddito minimo e politiche di contrasto alla povertà in Italia, in "Rivista del Diritto della Sicurezza Sociale", 4/2005, pp. 467-509.
- S. Sacchi, New modes of governance in the EU and Italy’s institutional capability: a comparison of employment and social inclusion policies, in “Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche, 3/2004.
- M. Ferrera, Ricalibrare il modello sociale europeo. Accelerare le riforme, migliorare il coordinamento, in "Progressive Politics", Vol. 3.3.
- M. Ferrera and S. Sacchi, The Open Method of Coordination and National Institutional Capabilities. The Italian experience, in J. Zeitlin e P. Pochet (eds), "The Open Method of Co-ordination in Action", Peter Lang, 2005, pp. 137-172.


New forms of labour (2005-2007)

The research on “Nuove forme di lavoro in Italia e in Piemonte: nuove opportunità o discriminazione” was carried out by URGE, in collaboration with Laboratorio R. Revelli, within the project Alfieri 2004, funded by the CRT foundation. The research investigated, from a multidisciplinary perspective, the aspects of labour market and the implications on welfare, governance and social relations deriving from the use of atypical employment contracts in Italy. 

Publications:
- F. Berton and B. Contini (eds.), Le nuove forme di lavoro in Italia e in Piemonte, Rapporto di ricerca, febbraio 2007.
- I. Madama and S. Sacchi, Le tutele sociali degli occupati in nuove forme di lavoro, in F. Berton and B. Contini (2007).
- V. Sparano, Possibilità e modalità di accesso al credito fondiario per gli occupati in nuove forme di lavoro, in F. Berton and B. Contini (2007).
- P. Vesan, La governance delle politiche del lavoro in Italia: il quadro nazionale, in F. Berton and B. Contini (2007).
- P. Vesan, Politiche attive e lotta alla precarietà: spunti a partire dall’esperienza italiana e piemontese, in F. Berton and B. Contini (2007).


Working conditions, employment security and employability (2007) 

This project, funded by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, was developed in collaboration with LABOR. Starting from a secondary analysis of the fourth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) it elaborated a set of four new indicators strictly related to the debate on flexicurity: a) objective job security; b) subjective job security; c) employability; d) vulnerability. The objective was to identify the possible correlation among these indicators and between them and some institutional/political features at the country level, such as the OECD-EPL index, the level of unemployment benefit expenditure and the decommodification index. A specific focus of the analysis was devoted to the issue of gender discrimination.

Publications:
- L. Pacelli, F. Devicienti, A. Maida, M. Morini, A. Poggi, and P. Vesan, Working conditions, employment security and employability, report for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin 2008.