Europe must stand up to Hungary and Poland
The European Union cannot afford to compromise on the rule-of-law provisions it applies to the funds it allocates to member states.
Social Europe articles on politics
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‘Work, family, fatherland’: populist social policies in central and eastern Europe
The new east-west divide in Europe is not just about authoritarian regimes defying the rule of law. It is also down to smartly crafted economic appeals.
The rise of right-wing nationalism: from Poland to Polanyi
Karin Pettersson argues that far from history ‘ending’ in 1989 it has returned, with a vengeance, due to the very deregulation its trumpeters embraced.
The lost cause of the Trumpocracy
Like the southerners who never could get over their loss in the American civil war, Trump has nothing left but his own mythology.
Can Next Generation EU guarantee fair, inclusive recovery?
Adequate indicators are needed to identify country-specific needs and ensure tailor-made intervention which takes inequalities seriously.
Minimum-wage directive: yes, but …
The draft minimum-wage directive is a crucial first step but more needs to follow on the way to a social Europe.
The right to socially useful work
Amid the 1970s economic crisis in Britain, Lucas Aerospace workers, threatened with redundancy, developed a plan for socially useful work. It’s an idea whose time has come.
Work for all
An EU-wide job guarantee would be a counter-cyclical measure to tackle the health, employment and ecological crises together.
Is the coronavirus going to reshape the European welfare state?
In the wake of the pandemic, the classical variety of national welfare models must be transformed into a multi-level social citizenship.
A watershed moment for citizenship education in Europe
The pandemic has reinforced the need for citizenship education, so individuals are equipped to cope with its global challenges—and all the others.
A new start for transatlantic social democracy?
A Biden administration could join forces with progressive Europe to rebut polarising populism on both sides of the pond.
Poland’s abortion protests—democratic standards at stake
The passion behind the demonstrations signifies a battle for basic democratic standards in a world of creeping authoritarian temptations.
