Territorial and Social Inequalities in Europe

Martin Heidenreich studied sociology and business administration in Bielefeld, Bologna und Paris. He has the Jean-Monnet Chair for European Studies in Social Sciences and is Director of the Jean Monnet Centre for Europeanisation and Transnational Regulations at the University of Oldenburg. He has published over 170 articles and books on regional innovation systems, multinational companies and the Europeanisation of national employment policies and patterns of social inequality. Recently, he coordinated two EU-financed multinational research projects on social and employment policies and a DFG-funded research group on horizontal Europeanisation.

• - 1. Introduction. - 2. Social Inequalities at the National and European Level. - 3. Data and Methods. - 4. Between Convergence and Agglomeration. Economic and Technological Disparities in the EU. - 5. European Labour Markets between Segmentation and Activation. - 6. Wage Inequalities in the EU. - 7. Europeanisation of Income Inequality Before and During the Eurozone Crisis: Inter-, Supra- and Transnational Perspectives. - 8. Cumulative Risks of Poverty and Exclusion. - 9. Education, Occupational Skills and Social Mobility. - 10. Wealth Inequality and Housing in Europe. - 11. Social Cohesion in Europe. Between Europe-Wide Convergence and Social and Territorial Inequalities.