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PD Dr. Thomas Bahle
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 520
68159 Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 520
68159 Mannheim
Consultation hour(s):
Thu 12–1 p.m.
Thu 12–1 p.m.
Profile
Since September 2013, Thomas Bahle is member of the academic staff at the Chair of Macrosociology. His research field concentrates on the international comparison of welfare states and social policies in Europe. The focus of his recent research projects at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research are family policies, poverty and social minimum benefit system as well as care services. His teaching covers a wide range of his research field and other issues on social inequality. Furthermore, he supervises BA theses in the module “European Societies”.
Career
Professional career
09/ 2013 Adjunct Senior Lecturer and academic staff member of the Chair of Macrosociology 04/ 2008 Project director at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research Academic career
06/ 2005 Postdoctoral qualification (Habilitation) in Sociology, University of Mannheim 03/ 1994 Dissertation at the University of Mannheim (Dr. rer. pol.) 04/ 1987 Diploma in Sociology, University of Mannheim Publications and conference papers
- Bahle, T., Ariaans, M., Koch, K. & Wendt, C. (2023). Healthcare and elderly care in Europe : institutions, challenges, and solutions for better coordination . Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802204070
- Bahle, T. (2022). Mindestsicherung im europäischen Vergleich. In F. Blank, C. Schäfer & D. Spannagel (eds.), Grundsicherung weiterdenken (S. 245–264). Bielefeld: Transcript. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839455944-013
- Bahle, T. & Wendt, C. (2021). Social assistance. In D. Béland, K. J. Morgan, H. Obinger & C. Pierson (eds.), The Oxford handbook of the welfare state (2. ed., S. 624–640). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198828389.013.36
- Wendt, C. & Bahle, T. (2020). Sozialpolitik. In H. Joas & S. Mau (eds.), Lehrbuch der Soziologie (4. ed., S. 549–585). Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag.
- Bahle, T. (2019). Soziale Mindestsicherung. In H. Obinger (eds.), Handbuch Sozialpolitik (S. 761–782). Wiesbaden, Ger,amy: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-22803-3_37
- Bahle, T. & Krause, P. (2017). Child poverty during the recession in Germany. In B. Cantillon (eds.), Children of austerity : impact of the Great Recession on child poverty in rich countries (S. 56–93). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198797968.003.0004
- Bahle, T., Ebbinghaus, B. & Göbel, C. (2015). Familien am Rande der Erwerbsgesellschaft : Erwerbsrisiken und soziale Sicherung familiärer Risikogruppen im europäischen Vergleich . Baden-Baden: Nomos editon sigma. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845267357