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Social Europe articles on politics
Social Europe is an award-winning digital media publisher that publishes content examining issues in politics, economy and employment & labour. This archive brings together Social Europe articles on political issues.
There is no recovery without migration
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the essential role of migration in a globalised economy. The recovery must not be jeopardised by self-harming xenophobia.
Lessons from the pandemic for the conservative welfare state
The economic crisis induced by Covid-19 has revealed the breaking points of the conservative welfare state. It is time for a reorientation.
Women in power: it’s a matter of life and death
Countries with female leaders have suffered one-sixth as many Covid-19 deaths as those led by men and will recover sooner from recession.
America’s unhappy middle
Branko Milanovic unpacks the malaise of the US middle class and its implications for Democratic strategy towards the presidential election.
Reconfiguring welfare in an eco-social state: participation income and universal services
The problem with existing systems of income support is not their conditionality but their presumption that only market participation is a legitimate contribution.
UBI and the pandemic: all or nothing changed?
The economic impact of the coronavirus crisis has brought renewed attention to universal basic income but its politics remain challenging.
Covid-19: who will protect gig workers, if not platforms?
Gig workers already bore most of the risk associated with their work. And their platforms haven’t been keen to mitigate it during the crisis.
For a new European ‘normality’
Our way of life as we knew it won’t return, but will the ‘new normality’ herald a common European future?
Covid-19 and migrant workers’ social rights
The short- and long-term effects of the pandemic on immigrant workers depend on policies which vary substantially across western-European countries.
The big failure of small government
It is no coincidence that countries with mission-driven governments have fared better in the Covid-19 crisis than those beholden to the cult of efficiency.
A solidaristic European strategy for public health
After years of ‘public bad, private good’ ideology in healthcare, the shock of the coronavirus calls for a post-crisis European strategy to advance public health.
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