Bulletin n. 3/2014
February 2015
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Guderjan Marius
    The European Social Model – Public Support through Social Investment?
    in Europe en formation (L') , n° 372, 2014/2 ,  2014 ,  80-98
    The focus of the European Social Model lies on a productive social policy that promotes active labour market participation to achieve sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. In 2013, the European Commission adopted the Social Investment Package as a strategic framework for social policy reform and the modernisation of social protection systems and services. In the light of growing disparities across Member States, anti-EU populist movements and mistrust in political institutions, the article examines the impact of social investment policies on citizens’ support for the ESM. Taking into account aggregated and individual welfare attitudes across Europe, the article argues that the transformation from passive towards active welfare models can only gain strong public and political acceptance, if it is effective in fighting poverty and providing social protection without undermining redistributive policies, social solidarity and cohesion.
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