Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe

Social Policy and Climate Change

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Av Mi A. Schoyen, Bjørn Hvinden, Merethe Dotterud Leiren

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Foreword by Ian GoughThis seminal book addresses the critical and urgent question of ‘what makes welfare states sustainable?’ in the era of climate change. Expert authors challenge traditional perspectives on questions of sustainability which have focused on population ageing, global economic turbulence and on containing current and future public social spending.The chapters present new empirical evidence in the form of in-depth comparative country studies from across Europe, offering an insight into how political actors, social partners and civil society organisations in countries associated with different welfare models address questions of sustainability and the extent to which they balance social, ecological and economic considerations. The editors conclude by mapping out ways in which welfare states can address these increasingly urgent and complex issues and facilitate an eco-social transition towards true sustainability.This book will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of comparative social policy, environmental politics and policy and climate change. Highlighting the political and structural challenges European societies face in the transition to low carbon economies, this book will also be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners in these areas.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-09-06
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781839104626

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Contents:Foreword xivIan GoughPART I RETHINKING WELFARE STATE SUSTAINABILITY1 Welfare state sustainability in the 21st century 2Mi Ah Schoyen, Bjørn Hvinden and Merethe Dotterud Leiren2 Sustainable development and sustainable welfare:a changing international agenda 28Bjørn Hvinden, Mi Ah Schoyen and Merethe Dotterud LeirenPART II QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS OF THEPOTENTIAL FOR AN ECO-SOCIAL TRANSITION3 Attitudes towards climate change and economic inequality:a cross-national comparative study 53Kristian Heggebø and Bjørn Hvinden4 Integrating environmental issues within party manifestos:exploring trends across European welfare states 80Judith Derndorfer, Roman Hoffmann and Hendrik TheinePART III ECO-SOCIAL POLICYMAKING (POLITICSAND POLICY) AT NATIONAL LEVEL5 Partially institutionalized eco-social policymaking in Germany 109Mi Ah Schoyen, Max Koch and Marianne Takle6 Bottom-up pressures, institutional hurdles and politicalconcerns: the long path towards an ‘eco-welfare state’ in Italy 131Marcello Natili, Angelica Puricelli and Matteo Jessoula7 The Norwegian sustainability paradox: leader abroad,laggard at home 153Mi Ah Schoyen and Marianne Takle8 The United Kingdom: a merging climate and sustainabilityagenda 175Merethe Dotterud Leiren and Marianne TaklePART IV EUROPE AS A DRIVER FOR THEECO-SOCIAL AGENDA?9 Towards an EU eco-social agenda? From Europe 2020 tothe European Green Deal 199Sebastiano Sabato, Matteo Mandelli and Matteo Jessoula10 Eco-social mobilization at the supranational level? Thecase of ‘The Right to Energy for All Europeans’ coalition 220Matteo Jessoula and Matteo MandelliPART V CONCLUSIONS11 Sustainable European welfare states: the way forward 241Bjørn Hvinden, Merethe Dotterud Leiren and Mi AhSchoyenIndex

‘When people talk about “social welfare” they are usually referring to public subsidies that are meant to reduce poverty and inequality in society. When people talk about “sustainability” they are usually talking about ecological programs that are meant to address issues like climate change and environmental degradation. Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe brings these two very basic issues together in a unique and remarkable way. This important book convincingly argues that environmental sustainability and social justice are intimately intertwined and if we are to have a sustainable future, these complex issues need to be addressed simultaneously. It also shows how different European states have attempted to address the inherent tensions found at the junctures between these fundamental issues.’