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Automation and Social Policy: Which Policy Response do At-risk Workers Support?

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2022
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Häusermann, S., & Kurer, T. (2022). Automation and Social Policy: Which Policy Response do At-risk Workers Support? In M. R. Busemeyer, A. Kemmerling, K. van Kersbergen, & P. Marx (Eds.), Digitalization and the Welfare State (pp. 139–156). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192848369.003.0008

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How does automation affect the politics of the welfare state? People at risk of their human labor being automated may react by claiming social protection (passive social policy), upskilling/commodification (active social policy), or both. In this brief contribution, we make use of novel survey data on perceived automation risk and social policy preferences from eight West European countries to estimate the size and preferences of the group of voters who feel threatened by automation. We find that, across countries, only a minority of

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  • Busemeyer, Marius R
  • Kemmerling, Achim
  • van Kersbergen, Kees
  • Marx, Paul

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Digitalization and the Welfare State

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Oxford

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139

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Subject: Political Economy, Comparative Politics. Keywords: automation risk, social protection, passive social policy, social investment, activation, human capital, welfare politics

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2022-03

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2023-02-08

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9780192848369

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6 since deposited on 2023-02-08
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288 since deposited on 2023-02-08
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Häusermann, S., & Kurer, T. (2022). Automation and Social Policy: Which Policy Response do At-risk Workers Support? In M. R. Busemeyer, A. Kemmerling, K. van Kersbergen, & P. Marx (Eds.), Digitalization and the Welfare State (pp. 139–156). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192848369.003.0008

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