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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.

care

Care, capitalism and politics

by Kathleen Lynch on 26th November 2020

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted how the welfare state of the future must be built on an ethic of care rather than self-interest.

strategic autonomy

Barrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge

by Paul Mason on 23rd November 2020

The most frightening thing is not the UK government’s end-game strategy, Paul Mason writes. It’s that there isn’t one.

Viktor Orbán, Hungary and Poland

Europe must stand up to Hungary and Poland

by George Soros on 19th November 2020

The European Union cannot afford to compromise on the rule-of-law provisions it applies to the funds it allocates to member states.

Hungary, Poland, populists

‘Work, family, fatherland’: populist social policies in central and eastern Europe

by Mitchell Orenstein and Bojan Bugaric on 19th November 2020

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.

right-wing nationalism

The rise of right-wing nationalism: from Poland to Polanyi

by Karin Pettersson on 16th November 2020

Karin Pettersson argues that far from history ‘ending’ in 1989 it has returned, with a vengeance, due to the very deregulation its trumpeters embraced.

Trump, Republicans

The lost cause of the Trumpocracy

by Elizabeth Drew on 13th November 2020

Like the southerners who never could get over their loss in the American civil war, Trump has nothing left but his own mythology.

Next Generation EU, European Semester

Can Next Generation EU guarantee fair, inclusive recovery?

by Francesco Corti, Christian Morabito, Lorenza Antonucci and Michel Vandenbroeck on 12th November 2020

Adequate indicators are needed to identify country-specific needs and ensure tailor-made intervention which takes inequalities seriously.

minimum-wage directive

Minimum-wage directive: yes, but …

by Torsten Müller and Thorsten Schulten on 10th November 2020

The draft minimum-wage directive is a crucial first step but more needs to follow on the way to a social Europe.

socially useful work, Lucas plan

The right to socially useful work

by Kate Holman on 6th November 2020

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.

European welfare state

Is the coronavirus going to reshape the European welfare state?

by Stefanie Börner on 3rd November 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, the classical variety of national welfare models must be transformed into a multi-level social citizenship.

job guarantee

Work for all

by Jan Zygmuntowski on 3rd November 2020

An EU-wide job guarantee would be a counter-cyclical measure to tackle the health, employment and ecological crises together.

citizenship education

A watershed moment for citizenship education in Europe

by Niccolò Milanese on 2nd November 2020

The pandemic has reinforced the need for citizenship education, so individuals are equipped to cope with its global challenges—and all the others.

Auschwitz

A new start for transatlantic social democracy?

by Knut Dethlefsen on 2nd November 2020

A Biden administration could join forces with progressive Europe to rebut polarising populism on both sides of the pond.

digital labour platforms, cross-border social dialogue

A human-centred approach to the future of work: time to walk the walk

by Thorben Albrecht on 30th October 2020

The centenary of the International Labour Organization saw publication of a major report on the future of work. Action on its recommendations is now even more urgent.

democratic standards, PiS

Poland’s abortion protests—democratic standards at stake

by Maria Skóra on 30th October 2020

The passion behind the demonstrations signifies a battle for basic democratic standards in a world of creeping authoritarian temptations.

care workers, nursing homes

Fixing care: refocusing on those who need it and those who deliver it

by Oliver Roethig and Adrian Durtschi on 29th October 2020

It is time to put the patient-to-carer relationship at the centre of this most human-faced sector—and the EU must play its part.

BlueGreen Alliance

An economic recovery that puts workers and the climate first

by Jessica Eckdish on 28th October 2020

The US election provides an opportunity to take stock of where the country is headed and whether it is addressing the deepening crises its society faces.

gender inequality and welfare states in Europe

Women and welfare: interview with Mary Daly

by Mary Daly on 27th October 2020

Mary Daly tells Robin Wilson that the coronavirus crisis has exposed the partial and limited nature of gender-equality gains.

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