Social Structure, Social Security, and the Social Position of the Public Service Sector: European Models and National Case Studies

The research project investigates the social category of the public employees under three perspectives: internal social structure, social security and socio-economic position. International comparisons for the countries of the European Union are combined with detailed national case studies. A core question of the project concerns the effects for the socio-economic position of public employees resulting from job reduction in the public sector and adaptation in the social security regulations for public employees that derive from increasing state expenditures and a growing pension load.