EUROPEAN STUDIES ON INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL COHESION Dates of coverage: 2004 to present ISSN: 1734–6878 Frequency: Quarterly European Studies on Inequalities and Social Cohesion is a peer reviewed international journal that publishes original papers which offer analyses of new empirical material and/or theoretical insights and review articles. It is affiliated at the Institute of Sociology, University of Lódź and published by the Lódź University Press. It covers broad range of topics concerning multidimensional and interdisciplinary approach to social inequalities, processes of social exclusion and inclusion, social stratification and mobility, as well as social policy issues. The European dimension of above mentioned phenomena should be taken into account by the contributors. Comparative approaches will be treated with specific attention. Contributions to the Journal should be sent via e-mail to Assistant Editor: Wojciech Woźniak, e-mail address: european@uni.lodz.pl Guidelines for the contributors: see last page Journal Board Members: Editor in Chief: Wielislawa Warzywoda-Kruszyńska, University of Lódź, Poland Deputy Editor: Ewa Rokicka, University of Lódź, Poland Assistant Editor: Wojciech Woźniak, University of Lódź, Poland Associate Editors: Dieter Eissel, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany Lynda Walters, University of Georgia, USA Editorial Board: Nikolai Genov, Free University Berlin, Germany Kestutis Pukelis, Vytautas Magnus University of Kaunas, Lithuania Elisaveta Ignatova, Research Centre: Regional and Global Development, Sofia, Bulgaria Jeremy Leaman, Loughborough University, UK Harri Melin, University of Tampere, Finland Dagmar Kutsar, University of Tartu, Estonia Devi Sacchetto, University of Padova, Italy Päivi Naumanen, University of Turku, Finland Tomasz Drabowicz, European University Institute, Florence, Italy Pawel Starosta, University of Lódź, Poland Jerzy Krzyszkowski, University of Lódź, Poland Piotr Szukalski, University of Lódź, Poland Jolanta Grotowska-Leder, University of Lódź, Poland