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Claudia Lubk analyzes the transferal between the guiding principle of sustainability and the policy field of labor market policy. She discusses both separately to elaborate the most important aspects necessary to make the transition towards sustainable labor market policy. In addition, the author focusses on the political feasibility of measures to implement sustainable policies and considers the challenges posed by realizing the sustainability concept. Based on this analysis, a working definition of sustainable labor market policy is developed.

Intro -- Danksagung -- Abstract -- Kurzfassung -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sustainability -- 2.1 The Evolution of the Concept -- 2.1.1 The Limits to Growth -- 2.1.2 The Stockholm Conference and the Brundtland Commission -- 2.1.3 The Rio Summit in 1992 -- 2.1.4 After Rio 1992 -- 2.2 Definition -- 2.2.1 General Definition -- 2.2.2 Sustainability as a Concept -- 2.3 Intra- and Intergenerational Justice -- 2.3.1 Justice and Fairness -- 2.3.2 Calculation -- 2.4 Institutions to Further Sustainable Development -- 2.5 Characteristics of Sustainability -- 2.6 Sustainability Models -- 2.6.1 The Pillar Models -- 2.6.2 Sustainability Triangle -- 2.6.3 Sustainability Circles -- 2.6.4 The HGF Sustainability Model -- 2.7 The Dimensions of Sustainability -- 2.7.1 The Ecological Dimension -- 2.7.2 The Economic Dimension -- 2.7.2.1 Politics -- 2.7.2.2 Consumers -- 2.7.2.3 Companies -- 2.7.3 The Social Dimension -- 2.8 Summary -- 3. Realizing Sustainable Development -- 3.1 Past Achievements -- 3.1.1 Citizens -- 3.1.2 Companies -- 3.1.3 Politicians and Scientific Assessment -- 3.2 Strategies for Sustainable Development -- 3.2.1 Overview -- 3.2.2 Strategies -- 3.2.3 Sustainable Development Strategies -- 3.2.4 Sustainable Development Rules -- 3.2.5 Sustainability Management in Germany -- 3.3 Challenges in Implementing Sustainable Development -- 3.3.1 Communicational Challenges -- 3.3.2 Challenges in Society -- 3.3.3 Scientific Challenges -- 3.3.3.1 The Concept of Sustainability -- 3.3.3.2 Connecting Fields of Research -- 3.3.3.3 Defining and Measuring (Future) Needs -- 3.3.4 Structural Political Challenges -- 3.3.4.1 Institutional Collaboration -- 3.3.4.2 Enforceability of the Sustainability Concept -- 3.3.4.3 Self-Interest of Stakeholders -- 3.3.4.4 Temporal Considerations -- 3.3.4.5 Costs.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introductory notes -- 2 Political philosophy: different attitudes and methodologies -- 2.1 Political philosophy between realism and utopianism -- 2.2 Two orders of methodological criteria: desirability and feasibility -- 3 Realistic utopianism. The case of John Rawls -- 3.1 Desirability and feasibility in A Theory of Justice -- 3.2 From A Theory of Justice to Political Liberalism : Rawls's new focus on stability -- 3.3 The ambiguities of Rawls's political approach -- 3.4 The shortfalls of Rawls's realistic utopianism -- 3.5 Realistic utopianism: a preliminary assessment -- 4 Realism. The case of Machiavelli -- 4.1 Machiavellism: merits and limits of a conventional reading -- 4.2 Necessity, contingency and possibility: the normative dimension of Machiavelli's thought -- 4.3 Effectiveness, adaptability, stability: desirability and feasibility criteria for means -- 4.4 Machiavelli's normative models -- 4.5 Realistic utopianism and realism: a comparison -- 5 Utopianism. The case of Plato -- 5.1 Desirability and feasibility in the Republic -- 5.2 Questioning Kallipolis -- 5.3 Philosophy and politics in Plato's dialogues -- 5.4 Rethinking Kallipolis -- 5.5 Realistic utopianism and utopianism: a comparison -- 6 Theoretical adequacy and practical relevance. Why political philosophy should be philosophical -- 6.1 Political philosophy: a twofold commitment -- 6.2 Political philosophy and philosophy -- 6.3 The basic commitments of realistic utopianism and reasonable faith -- 6.4 Reasonable versus rational faith: recovering the theoretical commitments of realistic utopianism -- 6.5 A Kantian exercise -- 6.6 An alternative profile for realistic utopianism -- 7 Two practical functions for political philosophy

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