Welfare

Welfare

Welfare

Welfare

5 June 2017

The causes of Brexit: Free movement concerns and welfare chauvinism

By Alessandro Pellegata

Britons voted for Brexit driven largely by “welfare chauvinism”. But what causes the latter?

22 May 2017

Pensions and the European Semester: From National to Supranational Policy Domain?

By Igor Guardiancich and Mattia Guidi

The European Semester has proved to be more powerful than expected in shaping national pension debates and outcomes.

20 April 2017

The REScEU Mass Survey – Infographic #6: EU measures for migrants

By Alessandro Pellegata

The survey asked respondents to evaluate three potential EU initiatives to deal with the issues of workers mobility within the Union and immigration from extra-EU countries.

13 April 2017

The REScEU Mass Survey – Infographic #5: European attitudes on freedom of movement

By Alessandro Pellegata

Public attitudes on the freedom of movement across EU borders were tapped through two different questions. The first asks how freely EU citizens should be allowed to enter the labour market of another member state

30 March 2017

The REScEU mass survey – Infographic #4: How should the EU help its citizens?

By Alessandro Pellegata

This set of questions aims to investigate respondents’ support of a series of possible initiatives and measures to strengthen the EU social dimension

13 February 2017

Does the welfare state play a role in urban unrest?

By Chiara Lodi Rizzini

One of the main causes of social unrest is to be found in the retrenchment of the welfare state.

11 November 2016

Solidarity, charity and stability

By Carlo Burelli

Realistic solidarity should be understood as opposed to charity. So conceived, solidarity benefits the less advantaged with material welfare, and the well-off with socio-political stability.

25 July 2016

Restricting access to social benefits and the lasting legacy of the Brexit debate

By Fancesco Costamagna

In an attempt to accommodate some of the United Kingdom’s requests, the European Court of Justice has created a dangerous precedent for the EU’s freedom of movement.

30 June 2016

Social benefits for intra-EU migrants: How fundamental is European citizenship?

By Filippo Croci

Three recent rulings by the ECJ—Dano, Alimanovic and García-Nieto—highlight a conflict between European citizenship rights and the preservation of national welfare systems.

30 May 2016

Territory, Politics and Growth: Opportunities and Challenges

By Maurizio Ferrera

Territories and space have acquired a new salience in the post-industrial, globalized politico-economic systems. In addition to great opportunities, however, spatial politics implies a number of threats to the well-being of our societies.

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