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"A Social Dimension For A Changing European Union: The Irish Case" by David Begg
The problem with the concept of ‘Social Europe’ is that there is no one social model that applies. Moreover, there is a collective action problem for member states even if they wish to achieve a single...
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"The 2012 White Paper On Pensions – A Building Block For EU Social Policy?"...
Florian BlankIn 2012, the European Commission published the White Paper ‘An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions’ (COM(2012) 55 final). The paper discusses challenges to pension policies...
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"A Social Dimension For A Changing Europe: Drifting From The Primary Dividing...
Joël MauriceThe financial crisis that burst on the scene on 15 September 2008 (the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers) was preceded by increased inequalities, confirmed by several official sources. Thus[1],...
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"Questions Of Age Discrimination In Decisions Of The European Court Of...
Nadine ZeibigEurope has long been considered an international community based on solidarity and peace; more recently the financial and economic crisis as well as measures/decisions taken by EU...
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"The Euro-Dividend" by Philippe van Parijs
Philippe Van ParijsCriticizing is easy. Making proposals is harder. Here is one, simple and radical, yet — I shall argue — reasonable and urgent.Euro-dividend is how I shall call it. It consists of...
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"A Social Dimension For A Changing European Union – The Bulgarian...
Plamen DimitrovFor the trade unions in Bulgaria, the largest organisations in civil society seeking the protection of the workers’ rights and interests, the values of Social Europe have been mobilising...
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"A Concept For Deepening The Social Dimension Of the European Union" by Frank...
Frank BsirskeThe aim of this article is to put forward a proposal for deepening the social dimension within the European Union and thus to contribute to the debate surrounding the future of Europe’s...
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"Did The Dutch Start The End Of Social Europe?" by Jose Igancio Torreblanca
Jose Ignacio TorreblancaThe Dutch government’s recent announcement that the welfare state will be substituted by an undefined “participative society” may be the news story of the year — or at least...
View Article"Russell Brand On The Failure Of Politics And Inequality" by NewsWatch
Many people might be surprised to learn that the comedian and actor Russell Brand is also very political and a fierce critic of the current political system which, as he argues, reinforces inequality...
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"Measuring The EMU’s Social Dimension" by Sonja Bekker
Sonja BekkerThe Commission’s recent Communication on the EMU’s social dimension includes the proposal to develop a scoreboard of social indicators. These indicators should make the social implications...
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"Migration, EU Citizenship, and Social Europe" by Elaine Chase and Martin...
Elaine Chase The end of the transitional arrangements restricting free movement of European citizens from Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2014 has triggered a fierce debate about the aim and purpose...
View Article"How To Address Social Imbalances In Europe?" by Laszlo Andor
The Macroeconomic Institute of the Hans Boeckler Foundation (IMK) has recently held an interesting conference during which EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Laszlo Andor,...
View Article"The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills" by David Stuckler
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has recently hosted an event with the Oxford academic David Stuckler, who presented the research underpinning his recent book The Body...
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"Why The Future Of Social Europe Lies In The Member States" by Paul de Beer
Paul De Beer Unlike the simple anti-EU rhetoric of populist parties, those parties who take a more moderate stance towards the EU face a difficult task in the forthcoming elections for the European...
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"Is A Shrinking Population Always A Bad Thing?" by Adair Turner
Adair Turner Is a shrinking population always a bad thing? Judging by the lamentations of some economists and policymakers in the advanced economies, where people are living longer and birth rates have...
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"The Inequality Trifecta" by Mohamed A. El-Erian
Mohamed El-Erian There were quite a few disconnects at the recently concluded Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Among the most striking was the disparity between...
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"After Rana Plaza: Bottom Up Not Top Down To Ensure Workers Safety" by Henrik...
Henrik Maihack On the morning of the 24th of April 2013, the nine story Rana Plaza building collapsed, killing 1137 people, and injuring more than 2500 workers. Images of this tragic event were...
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"Reinvigorating Social Europe: The Four Areas Of Conflict" by Björn Hacker
Björn Hacker After years of prioritising the reinforcement of economic instruments to meet European budgetary targets, the debate on Social Europe has lately enjoyed something of a renaissance. This is...
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"Lessons From Rana Plaza: The Need For Global Regulation" by Maarten Keune
The Bangladesh garment industry has in recent years been affected by a number of terrible accidents, most notoriously the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in April 2013, resulting in the death of...
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"How Social Europe Is Destroyed – And What Can Be Done To Rebuild It" by...
Once upon a time, the European Commission dreamt of making the European economy ‘smart’ – by investing in education, research and innovation -, more ‘sustainable’ – by moving Europe into a low-carbon...
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