The European Social Question Tackling Key Controversies.

The European Social Question Tackling Key Controversies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amandine, Crespy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2022.
Series:Building progressive alternatives.
Subjects:
European Union
Politics and government
Social policy
European Union countries > Social policy.
European Union countries > Politics and government.
European Economic Community countries > Social policy.
European Union countries
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Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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