Towards sustainable welfare states in Europe : : social policy and climate change / / edited by Mi A. Schoyen, Bjørn Hvinden, Merethe Dotterud Leiren.

• TeilnehmendeR: Hvinden, Bjørn, 1949-; Schoyen, Mi A.,; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud,; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 pages)

"This 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- PART I Rethinking welfare state sustainability -- 1. Welfare state sustainability in the 21st century -- 2. Sustainable development and sustainable welfare: a changing international agenda -- PART II Quantitative assessments of the potential for an eco-social transition -- 3. Attitudes towards climate change and economic inequality: a cross-national comparative study -- 4. Integrating environmental issues within party manifestos: exploring trends across European welfare states -- PART III Eco-social policymaking (politics and policy) at national level -- 5. Partially institutionalized eco-social policymaking in Germany -- 6. Bottom-up pressures, institutional hurdles and political concerns: the long path towards an 'eco-welfare state' in Italy -- 7. The Norwegian sustainability paradox: leader abroad, laggard at home -- 8. The United Kingdom: a merging climate and sustainability agenda -- PART IV Europe as a driver for the eco-social agenda? -- 9. Towards an EU eco-social agenda? From Europe 2020 to the European Green Deal -- 10. Eco-social mobilization at the supranational level? The case of 'The Right to Energy for All Europeans' coalition -- PART V Conclusions -- 11. Sustainable European welfare states: the way forward -- Index.