Survival of the European welfare state
In: Routledge ECPR studies in European political science 14
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In: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science, 14
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In: Skrifter 3
In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning: TfS = Norwegian journal of social research, Band 65, Heft 2, S. 119-122
ISSN: 1504-291X
In: Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, Band 26, S. 60-68
ISSN: 2345-0266
It is nothing new that 'the welfare state' faces serious challenges. Ever since the 1970s, Western welfare states have by many researchers been regarded as being in crisis, but despite many policy adjustments and important variations among Western welfare states, the overall scope of the welfare state, as measured by social expenditure per capita, has by and large increased. At the same time, we can observe a globalization of social policy and the emergence of a more active social role of the state in many parts of the world during recent decades.
But new challenges due to a variety of new security issues and new dimensions of uncertainty have appeared, not least following the unanticipated Russian large-scale invasion of and war on Ukraine and concomitant international political developments. Political unease about the future of the welfare state and scope of social policies in different parts of the world has escalated. Welfare political priorities must compete with increased priorities for defense, cyber security, and issues related to energy, climate, food, and the environment.
Motivations for state responsibility for citizen welfare and well-being – as well as for the type and scope of responsibility - vary. The fate of the welfare state and social policies is clearly a question of political and normative commitment to what kind of socially active state is desired. The paper addresses the following topics: Why should a state be socially active? What were historical reasons for developing welfare states? What are current motivations for developing and maintaining welfare states? What are the economic, political, and moral dimensions of welfare state sustainability? In addition to possible national political responses to social challenges, it is argued that in a globalized world reinforced international cooperation, coordination and regulation may be necessary to achieve sustainability of (national) welfare states.
In: Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 347-349
ISSN: 2464-3076
In: Journal of Asian public policy, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 254-262
ISSN: 1751-6242
In: Journal of civil society, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 71-74
ISSN: 1744-8697
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 109, Heft 725, S. 99-104
ISSN: 1944-785X
The form of the welfare state may change, but … European nation-states will continue to view public responsibility for citizen welfare as an important role.
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 109, Heft 725, S. 99-104
ISSN: 0011-3530
World Affairs Online
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 114, Heft 5, S. 1543-1545
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Revista brasileira de estudos politicos, Heft 94, S. 113-120
ISSN: 0034-7191
In: West European politics, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 845-846
ISSN: 0140-2382
In: Democratization, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 167-168
ISSN: 1351-0347