The European Social Question Tackling Key Controversies.

Over recent years it has become increasingly clear that the European Union is falling short of its promise to enhance social cohesion across the continent. Welfare state modernization has been at the centre of divisive debates over the redistribution of wealth and imbalances between a wealthy Europe...

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Main Author: Amandine, Crespy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2022.
Series:Building progressive alternatives.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Dedication -- Introduction: "Social Europe" -- irrelevant, catching up or dangerous? -- 1 What is the European social question? -- Grasping the social question from different conceptual angles -- Inequality, justice and solidarity -- Social rights and social citizenship -- Welfare states and the European social model -- EU socio-economic governance and Social Europe -- Cohesion and convergence -- Explanations for the EU's social deficit 
505 8 |a Institutional factors: a fundamental asymmetry between economic and social integration -- Ideational factors: the neoliberal turn and the death of Social Europe -- Political factors: joint-decision trap and sovereignty -- Material and social factors: the hegemony of economic actors -- Reflecting on the normative roots of the European social question -- The internationalist or intergovernmentalist perspective -- The transnationalist or federalist perspective -- Pluralist perspectives -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 2 Is the EU a key player in addressing social issues? 
505 8 |a Piecemeal prerogatives across policy areas -- Differentiated modes of policy-making and governance -- A failed political project -- The EU and national welfare states -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 3 Are socially minded actors too weak in EU policy-making? -- The institutional triangle -- The European Commission -- The Council -- The European Parliament -- The independent institutions -- The Court of Justice of the European Union -- The European Central Bank -- The member states -- Political coalitions and socio-economic models -- The implementation of social policies 
505 8 |a Organized civil society -- The European Economic and Social Committee -- Trade unions -- Non-governmental organizations -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 4 Is European social regulation a thing of the past? -- The patchy rise of social issues in the EU's primary law -- A gradual build up in the treaties -- The advent of EU-wide fundamental social rights? -- The laborious extension of social regulation through legislation -- Free movement and labour law -- Health -- The key role of case law -- The codification of case law through legislation 
505 8 |a Strengthening legislation through case law -- From extending to curtailing social rights? -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 5 Does liberalization undermine social cohesion? -- The freedom to provide services and social dumping -- From attempts to strike the balance between market freedom and labour law ... -- ... To a pro-market offensive -- And back -- The marketization of welfare -- From public service to competitive markets -- Liberalizing welfare services through sectoral directives -- Limiting public financing via the control of state aid 
500 |a The opening up of welfare states. 
520 |a Over recent years it has become increasingly clear that the European Union is falling short of its promise to enhance social cohesion across the continent. Welfare state modernization has been at the centre of divisive debates over the redistribution of wealth and imbalances between a wealthy European core and its peripheries. Some see the policies and governance of the EU as part of the problem, others rather as the solution.<br><br>This book examines the key issues facing the EU's social policy-making. Each chapter focuses on a single challenge and explores the arguments and considerations that coalesce around it. The book helps students and researchers alike to understand how the EU operates and shapes social policy on multiple levels, and to better assess the EU's role in supporting social cohesion. 
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