TLM NET is the acronym for the thematic network Managing Social Risks through Transitional Labour Markets funded by the fifth framework programme of the socio-economic knowledge base of the European Commission. The network is coordinated by SISWO, Institute for the Social Sciences, Amsterdam & Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin (<>TLM NET) We participate in Workpackage 5: Activating Labour market Policies and Escape Routes from Unemployment (Chair: Lieve de Lathouwer). http://www.siswo.uva.nl/tlm/home.htm