
A green growth and innovation paradigm
Meeting the challenge of climate change requires social democracy to come up with a new social paradigm.
Analysis and debate on work and welfare, social rights, migration, gender, climate and the future of European societies.

Meeting the challenge of climate change requires social democracy to come up with a new social paradigm.

Not only have many children been traumatised by the Russian invasion. Some of their carers and teachers have too.

Measures advanced by trade unions, and trade union involvement, will be key to getting through this crisis.

In a world that is ever more interconnected it is essential to question naturalised dividing lines and build solidarity.

‘Respect’ was a motif of the successful electoral campaign by Germany’s social-democratic leader, Olaf Scholz, in 2021. What’s at stake?

Patrick ten Brink and Alberto Vela
The faster we deploy the European Green Deal, the quicker we become crisis-proof. Brussels must resist siren calls for inertia.

To deal with the climate crisis, governments must recognise that only the state has allowed the last three crises to be contained.

A new declaration based on the Istanbul convention carries forward the struggle against a pervasive social phenomenon.

Judith Vorbach and Susanne Wixforth
A ‘social taxonomy’ should be developed as a counterpart to the green investment taxonomy, with comprehensive employee involvement.

Tineke Strik, Erik Marquardt and Saskia Bricmont
Lack of action has allowed Greece to build a dark system of pushbacks, surveillance and other fundamental rights violations.

Silvia Casalino and Zita Gurmai
Lesbian feminists gather today for a conference in Budapest facing a ‘gender ideology’ backlash.

Europe must put children first in its response to the conflict in Ukraine.

The latest European Social Survey shows rising concern about climate change. But is it enough?

The G20’s pandemic-preparedness fund risks becoming just another burdensome distraction.

Adam Rogalewski and Philip Freeman
Clapping key workers was one thing—Europe needs to recruit and retain more of them.

Poland’s welcome doesn’t mitigate the upheaval and labour gaps facing refugees.