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Martin Seeleib-Kaiser

Martin Seeleib-Kaiser
Position:
Head of Department and Professor of Comparative Social Policy and Politics
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Martin Seeleib-Kaiser is Professor of Comparative Social Policy and Politics, Fellow of Green Templeton College. Martin was appointed Head of Department of Social Policy and Intervention in April 2011. He teaches on the graduate Masters degrees in the department and supervises DPhil students in his area of expertise. His research interests are focused on the politics of social policy.

Specifically his research addresses the following themes:

  • welfare state change and continuity in comparative perspective
  • the role of ideas and political discourse in the development of social policy
  • the relationship between the processes of globalization and welfare systems
  • shifting boundaries between ‘public’ and ‘private’.

His research has been funded by the Anglo-German Foundation, the ESRC, the British Academy, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the German Research Asociation and the Hans Böckler Foundation.

Martin Seeleib-Kaiser has published widely on the politics of social policy, globalization and social policy,party politics and social policy, as well as welfare state transformations. His recent books include the edited volume Welfare State Transformations: Comparative Perspectives (2008) and the co-authored monograph Party Politics and Social Welfare (2008).

Before joining the University of Oxford in 2004, he has held appointments at Bremen University, Duke University, and the University of Bielefeld.

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Publications

  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2012) 'Changing Market Conditions and the Welfare State' in Nikolai Genov (ed.) Global Trends and Regional Development. New York/Abingdon: Routledge, pp193-207.
  • Fleckenstein, T. and Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2011) 'Business, skills and the welfare state: the political economy of employment-oriented family policy in Britain and Germany'  Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp136-149.
  • Fleckenstein, T., Saunders, A. & Seeleib-Kaiser, M.
     (2011) 'The Dual Transformation of Social Protection and Human Capital: Comparing Britain and Germany' Comparative Political Studies. vol. 44, no. 12, pp1622-1650.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M., Saunders, A. and Naczyk, M. (2011) 'Social Protection Dualism, De-industrialization and Cost Containment', in David Brady (ed.) Comparing European Workers Part B: Policies and Institutions. Research in the Sociology of Work, Vol. 22, Bingley: Emerald, pp83-118.
  • Clasen, J., Mau, S., Meyer T. and Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2011) 'Conclusion: parallel paths, great similarities, remaining differences', in Jochen Clasen (ed.) Converging Worlds of Welfare? British and German Social Policy in the 21st Century. Oxford: OUP, pp282-297.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. and Toivonen, T.   (2011) 'Between Reforms and Birth Rates: Germany, Japan and Family Policy Discourse',  Social Politics, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp1-30. Doi: 10.1093/sp/jxr016
  • Fleckenstein, T. and Seeleib-Kaiser, M.  (2011) 'Cross-national perspectives on firm-level family policies: Britain, Germany and the US compared', in Jochen Clasen (ed.) Converging Worlds of Welfare? British and German Social Policy in the 21st Century, Oxford: OUP, pp129-154. 
  • Ferragina, E. & Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2011) 'Welfare regime debate: past, present, futures?', Policy and Politics, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp589-817.
  • Emmenegger, Patrick, Häusermann, Silja, Palier Bruno & Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (2011) The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies, New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Emmenegger, Patrick, Häusermann, Silja & Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (2011) 'How We grow Unequal' in Emmenegger, Patrick, Häusermann, Palier, Bruno & Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (eds) The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies, New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp3-25.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin, Saunders Adam & Naczyk Marek
     (2011) 'Shifting the Public-Private Mix: A New Dualization of Welfare?' in Emmenegger, Patrick, Häusermann, Palier, Bruno & Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (eds) The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies, New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp151-175.
  • Emmeneger, Patrick, Häusermann, Silja, Bruno and Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (2011) 'How Rich Countries Cope with Deindustrialization' in Emmenegger, Patrick, Häusermann, Palier, Bruno & Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (eds) The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies, New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp304-320
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2010) 'Socio-Economic Change, Party Competition and Intra-Party Conflict:  The Family Policy of the Grand Coalition', German Politics, 19 (3-4), 416-428.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2009) "Wohlfahrtsstaatstransformationen in vergleichender Perspektive: Grenzverschiebungen zwischen 'Öffentlich' und 'Privat'," Herbert Obinger/Elmar Rieger (eds) Wohlfahrtsstaatlichkeit in entwickelten Demokratien. Herausforderungen, Reformen und Perspektiven. Feschrift für Stephan Leibfried. Frankfurt/New York:Campus, 241-274.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. and Fleckenstein, T. (2009) 'The Political Economy of Occupational Family Policies: Comparing Workplaces in Britain and Germany', British Journal of Industrial Relations, 47(4): 741-764.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2008) 'Social Democratic reforms of the welfare state: Germany and the UK Compared,' in Martin Powell (ed) Modernising the welfare state. The Blair legacy. Bristol: Policy Press, 239-259.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2008) Welfare State Transformations. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2008) 'Welfare state Transformations in Comparative Perspective: Shifting Boundaries of "Public" and "Private" Social Policy?' in M. Seeleib-Kaiser (ed.) Welfare State Transformations. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 1-14.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2008) 'Multiple and Multi-Dimensional Welfare State Transformations,' in M. Seeleib-Kaiser (ed.) Welfare State Transformations. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 210-221.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M., S. van Dyk and Martin Roggenkamp (2008) Party Politics and Social Welfare. Globalization and Welfare Series. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. and A. Vetterlein (2008) 'Ripensando la global governance: attori economici e responsabilità sociale,' La Rivista della Politiche Sociali [Italian Journal of Social Policy], 2008 (January-March), No. 1: 325-357. [The original English version was published as Rethinking Global Governance: Market Actors and Accountability, Barnett Paper in Social Research, No. 5 2007, University of Oxford].
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2008) Welfare State Transformations.  Comparative Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.  Basingstoke, New York.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M., Van Dyk, S., and Roggenkamp, M. (2008) Polity Politics and Social Welfare:  Comparing Christian and Social Democracy in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. Globalisation and Welfare Series.  (Edited by D. Bouget, J. Lewis and G. Bonoli).  Chelteham: Edward Elgar.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2008) 'Reframing Social Policy: From Conservatism to Liberal Communitarianism,'  German Policy Studies 4(2): 67-100.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. and Fleckenstein, T. (2007) 'Discourse, Learning and Welfare State Change: The Case of German Labour Market Reforms' Social Policy and Administration, 41 (5): 427-448
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2006) Globalisierung, Sozialpolitik und Solidarität in: Ursula Filipic (ed.) Neoliberalismus und Globalisierung. Sozialpolitik in der Diskussion, 2. Vienna: Arbeiterkammer, 27-39.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2006) 'Comparative Policy', 'Complementary Social Protection', 'Japan' and 'USA'. in Tony Fitzpatrick et al International Encyclopedia of Social Policy London: Routledge
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M & Fleckenstein, T. (2006) "Learning from Britain? Deutsch- und englischsprachige Sozialpolitiklehrbücher im Vergleich". Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, 52 (1): 125-134.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M., Roggenkamp, Martin and van Dyk, Silke. (2005) What Do Parties Want? An Analysis of Programmatic Social Policy Aims in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands. ZeS-Arbeitspapier No. 1/2005, Centre for Social Policy Research, Bremen University.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2005) "Sozialstaatskonzeptionen im Wandel der Zeit" in Färber, Gisela, & Schupp, Jürgen (eds.) Der Sozialstaat im 21. Jahrhundert. Schnittpunkte von Forschung und Politik 6, Gesellschaft für Programmforschung. Münster; Waxmann, pp 9-24
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M., van Dyk, S., & Roggenhamp, M. (2005) What do Parties Want? An Analysis of Programmatic Social Policy Aims in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. European Journal of Social Security, Vol. 7: 115-137.
  • Brady, David., Beckfield, J., & Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2005) Economic Globalisation and the Welfare State in Affluent Democracies, 1975-2001. American Sociological Review, Vol. 70: 921-948.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2004) The Social Policies of the Red-Green Alliance in Germany. International Journal of Political Economy, 32 (2): 14-43.
  • Bleses, P., & Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2004) The Dual Transformation of the German Welfare State. Palgrave/Macmillan, Basingstoke, New York, 2004.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2004) Continuity and Change? Red-Green Social Policy After 16 Years of Christian-Democratic Rule in Werner Reutter (ed.) Germany on the Road to 'Normalcy': Policies and Politics of the Red-Green Federal Government (1998-2002), Palgrave/Macmillan, pp 123-143.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M.  (2004) "De sociale politiek van Rood-Groen in Duitsland,". VMT, 38 (4): 81-98.
  • Brady, David., Beckfield, Jason., and Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2004) Economic Globalization and the Welfare State in Affluent Democracies, 1975-1998. ZeS-Arbeitspapier No. 12/2004, Centre for Social Policy Research, Bremen University.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2003) The Welfare State in Padgett, S. Paterson, W E, Smith, G (eds.) Developments in German Politics 3, Palgrave/Macmillan, pp 143-160.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M (ed.) (2003) 'Europäische Wohlfahrtsstaaten zwischen Lohnarbeit und Familie' Special Issue (Schwerpunktheft der) Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, 49 (4). Wiesbaden: Chmielorz.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2003) 'Europäische Wohlfahrtsstaaten zwischen Lohnarbeit und Familie: Eine Einleitung' in Seeleib-Kaiser,Martin (ed.) Europäische Wohlfahrtsstaaten zwischen Lohnarbeit und Familie. Special Issue (Schwerpunktheft der) Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, 49 (4). Wiesbaden: Chmielorz: pp 553-556.
  • Gohr, A,. & Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (eds.) (2003) Sozial- und Wirtschaftspolitik unter Rot-Grün Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag
  • Ezell, E., Seeleib-Kaiser, M., & Tiryakian, E. (2003) 'National Identity Issues in the New German Elites: A Study of German University Students' International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 44 (3) pp 280-308.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2003) 'Betriebliche Sozialpolitik oder mehr Staat? Das Modell USA revisited' Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte, 48 (1) pp 73-88.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2003) 'Rot-Grün am Ende' in Gohr, Antonia and Seeleib-Kaiser,Martin (eds.) Sozial- und Wirtschaftspolitik unter Rot-Grün. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, pp 347-361.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2003) 'Politikwechsel nach Machtwechsel' in Gohr, Antonia and Seeleib-Kaiser,Martin (eds.) Sozial- und Wirtschaftspolitik unter Rot-Grün. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, pp 11-27.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2003) 'Globalisierung und Sozialpolitik'. in Rosenberger, Sieglinde & Tálos, Emmerich (eds.) Sozialstaat Probleme, Herausforderungen, Perspektiven. Vienna: Mandelbaum Verlag, pp 64-78.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2002) 'Globalization, Political Discourse, and Welfare Systems in Comparative Perspective: The Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, and the US' Czech Sociological Review, 38 (6) pp 749-769.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2002) 'A Dual Transformation of the German Welfare State?' West European Politics, 25 (4) pp 25-48.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2002) 'Een Nieuwe Toekomst Voor De Sociaal-Democratie?' VMT, 36 (3) pp 88-102.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2002) 'Neubeginn oder Ende der Sozialdemokratie? Eine Untersuchung zur programmatischen Reform sozialdemokratischer Parteien und ihrer Auswirkung auf die Parteiendifferenzthese' Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 43 (3) pp 478-496.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2001) Globalisierung und Sozialpolitik. Ein Vergleich der Diskurse und Wohlfahrtssysteme in Deutschland, Japan und den USA. Frankfurt/M.; New York: Campus.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2001) 'Globalisation and the German Social Transfer State' German Politics, 10 (3) pp 103-118.
  • Bleses, P., & Seeleib-Kaiser, M.  (2001) 'Sozialpolitik' in Otto, Hans-Uwe & Thiersch, Hans (eds.), Handbuch Sozialarbeit/Sozialpädagogik. 2nd revised edition. Darmstadt: Luchterhand, 1763-1773.
  • Bleses, P,. & Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2001) 'Wohlfahrtsgesellschaft' in Kneer,Georg, Nassehi, Armin & Schroer, Markus (eds.), Soziologische Gesellschaftsbegriffe II: Klassische Zeitdiagnosen. München: Fink / UTB, pp 399-421.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2001) 'The Development and Structure of Social Assistance and Unemployment Insurance in the Federal Republic of Germany and Japan' in Hill, Michael (ed.), Income Maintenance International Library of Comparative Public Policy Vol. 15, edited by B. Guy Peters. Cheltenham (UK): Edward Elgar [reprinted from Social Policy and Administration 1995, 29], 210-234.
  • Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (2001) 'Sozialpolitik und Globalisierung. Ein Vergleich der politischen Diskurse und der Politikveränderungen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Japan und den USA' in Fricke, Werner (ed.) Grenzüberschreitungen, Stillstand und Bewegung in der Gesellschaft. Bonn: Dietz Verlag, pp 111-119.

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