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A capital idea: corporate taxation in a globalised era

US election 2020

The transformation of work

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A simul­taneously expanding and shrinking world

A simul­taneously expanding and shrinking world

by Branko Milanovic on 29th March 2021

Branko Milanovic warns that the post-pandemic world could see further polarisation in a now global labour market.

Europe’s de­carbonisation challenge? ‘Wir schaffen das’

Europe’s de­carbonisation challenge? ‘Wir schaffen das’

by Adam Tooze on 22nd March 2021

Adam Tooze writes on the roadmaps to net-zero by 2050. Is a just transition for Europe realistic?

Lost an empire, not found a role

Lost an empire, not found a role

by Paul Mason on 15th March 2021

Paul Mason finds in the UK’s foreign and defence review a wilful refusal of its natural European engagement.

Putting the brakes on the spread of indecent work

Putting the brakes on the spread of indecent work

by Ruth Dukes and Wolfgang Streeck on 10th March 2021

Legal victories for workers against platform corporations remain partial and limited in the absence of legislative and institutional change.

Cancelling a debt we already own has a false allure

Cancelling a debt we already own has a false allure

by Anne-Laure Delatte, Michel Husson, Benjamin Lemoine, Éric Monnet, Raul Sampognaro, Bruno Tinel and Sébastien Villemot on 9th March 2021

The proposal to cancel ECB-held sovereign debt is not the best riposte to the looming renewal of austerity.

Fissures that tear us apart and pressures that weigh us all down

Fissures that tear us apart and pressures that weigh us all down

by Kate Pickett on 8th March 2021

Kate Pickett contends in a new Social Europe column that inequalities go together—and so their opponents shouldn’t get drawn into rivalry.

Politics

Northern Ireland—the unhappy ending Europe’s story must avoid

Northern Ireland—the unhappy ending Europe’s story must avoid

by Robin Wilson on 15th April 2021

Europe has always had its anti-enlightenment side. Northern Ireland graphically presents its extreme manifestation.

The European Union and global governance

The European Union and global governance

by Guido Montani on 13th April 2021

The EU’s strategic ambition must not be just to carve out a niche for itself among the major powers but to reshape global governance.

Nineteen Burmese protesters sentenced to death—Europe get off your sofa!

Nineteen Burmese protesters sentenced to death—Europe get off your sofa!

by Frank Hoffer on 13th April 2021

The military in Myanmar is fully aware of Europe’s response to the killing spree against democracy protesters. It is not impressed.

Europe’s democratic renewal needs a feminist slant

Europe’s democratic renewal needs a feminist slant

by Iratxe García Pérez on 12th April 2021

The Conference on the Future of Europe shouldn’t degenerate into political theatre. Politicians need to listen and give a voice to citizens.

Economy

‘Old’ rules and protections for the ‘new’ world of work

‘Old’ rules and protections for the ‘new’ world of work

20th April 2021 By Sacha Garben

A ‘rebuttable presumption of employment’ is emerging as a response to platforms denying their workers employee status.

A renaissance of occupational safety and health?

A renaissance of occupational safety and health?

19th April 2021 By Nadja Dörflinger and Jonas Wehrmann

The pandemic has brought occupational safety and health from the margins to the centre. Investment should follow.

Does it make sense to question the morality of capitalism?

Does it make sense to question the morality of capitalism?

19th April 2021 By Laura Pennacchi

Keynes warned that ‘practical men’ were often in thrall to some dead economist. In fact many leading economists have agreed on the idea of guaranteed work.

The ‘long Covid’ of work relations and the future of remote work

The ‘long Covid’ of work relations and the future of remote work

14th April 2021 By Nicola Countouris and Valerio De Stefano

The pandemic made us all familiar with ‘social distancing’. Employers are starting to glimpse a future where ‘contractual distancing’ is normalised.

Society

Can virtual addresses provide a gateway to rights for homeless people?

Can virtual addresses provide a gateway to rights for homeless people?

15th April 2021 By Lucrezia Lozza

Europe’s lockdowns highlighted the right to housing—and its link to health and security. For many, however, it remains a distant privilege.

Taming the Big Tech tiger

Taming the Big Tech tiger

9th April 2021 By Claudia Prettner

New EU digital rules need to tackle the business model of surveillance capitalism.

A greener and more social pillar

A greener and more social pillar

1st April 2021 By Maria Petmesidou and Ana Guillén

As the Social Summit looms, a step change in social and environmental rights is needed to realise the EU’s just-transition goal.

White, rich, safe: Covid-19 exposes health inequality

White, rich, safe: Covid-19 exposes health inequality

1st April 2021 By Karola Klatt

The distribution of coronavirus vaccine around the world is glaringly unjust. But many wealthy countries have an equity problem of their own.

Ecology

Driving the next stage of European green recovery

Driving the next stage of European green recovery

6th April 2021 By Brian O'Callaghan and David Tritsch

Amid much rhetoric of a green recovery, only about a quarter of associated spending in Europe fits the bill—despite the benefits.

Green markets won’t save us

Green markets won’t save us

24th March 2021 By Katharina Pistor

Markets are an unreliable guide for navigating a problem as large and complex as climate change.

Europe’s de­carbonisation challenge? ‘Wir schaffen das’

Europe’s de­carbonisation challenge? ‘Wir schaffen das’

22nd March 2021 By Adam Tooze

Adam Tooze writes on the roadmaps to net-zero by 2050. Is a just transition for Europe realistic?

Venturing the green transformation?

Venturing the green transformation?

16th March 2021 By Franziska Cooiman

Under the European Green Deal, venture-capital firms are expected to play a vital investment role—one for which they are singularly ill-suited.

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Social Europe Publishing book

With a pandemic raging, for those countries most affected by Brexit the end of the transition could not come at a worse time. Yet, might the UK's withdrawal be a blessing in disguise? With its biggest veto player gone, might the European Pillar of Social Rights take centre stage? This book brings together leading experts in European politics and policy to examine social citizenship rights across the European continent in the wake of Brexit. Will member states see an enhanced social Europe or a race to the bottom?

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