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Henning Meyer

Henning Meyer is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Social Europe, Honorary Professor of Public Policy and Business at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, and Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research at Cambridge University. He previously served as Chief of Staff and Director General for Policy at a German state Ministry of Finance and Science and was the first Fellow of the German Federal Ministry of Finance.

The Future of Social Democracy: How the German SPD can Win Again

Henning Meyer

Social democracy can’t survive without vision. The SPD must rediscover its purpose and emotional power.

The emotional underpinnings of populism

Peter Hall and Henning Meyer

Peter A. Hall and Henning Meyer discuss how perceptions of fairness and economic uncertainty have fuelled populism.

Robots won’t make us redundant

Lars Klingbeil and Henning Meyer

Globalisation, digitalisation, artificial intelligence—it’s time to stop debating work in a fear-laden way.

A democratic model for Facebook

Henning Meyer

Facebook is regularly in the news as a force disrupting democratic politics across the globe but what if democracy could be the model to save

Understanding The SPD’s Grand Coalition Dilemma

Henning Meyer

Observers of German politics are witnessing a rather puzzling drama. More than four months after the election there is still no new government and the

Understanding The Digital Revolution And What It Means

Henning Meyer

The digital revolution, used here as shorthand for broader technological change, is one of today’s most hotly debated topics in politics, economics and business. It

No Need For Basic Income: Five Policies To Deal With The Threat Of Technological Unemployment

Henning Meyer

The potential threat of technological unemployment is one of the most hotly debated economic issues of our times: in boardrooms and trade union offices but

Five Filters Moderate The Technological Revolution

Henning Meyer

The technological revolution is one of today’s most hotly debated topics in politics, economics and business. It makes politicians wary about which preparatory policies to

Here Is Why Brexiters Are Completely Wrong On Trade

Henning Meyer

The fight for the UK to remain a member of the European Union is now fully on. The country will have a momentous decision to

Five Reasons Why A Basic Income Won’t Solve Technological Unemployment

Henning Meyer

There has been a buzz recently about the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) and why it could be a solution to technological unemployment.

The Work And Inequality Challenge Of The Digital Revolution: How Should Governments Respond?

Henning Meyer

After more than half a decade of debate dominated by the global financial crisis, 2014 saw a departure from this singular focus. Thomas Piketty started

How The German Government Gained 100bn From The Greek Crisis

Henning Meyer

I have long been mulling over how much money the German government has actually saved as a result of the Greek/Eurozone crisis. It has been

Can Proportional Representation Save The ‘United’ Kingdom?

Henning Meyer

I will be writing about the Labour Party and its political soul-searching in the coming weeks. But I want to make a more general point

A Sovereign Wealth Fund For The Eurozone?

Henning Meyer

Social Europe Journal has just published its latest by Giacomo Corneo. The main argument of the paper is that the state should become a kind of

If You Look At One Graph About Inequality Look At This!

Henning Meyer

You might have heard about recent reports stating that global inequality is decreasing. This is a nice example of constructing the comparison according to the result

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