A European Social Union after the crisis

Book

Edited by: Vandenbroucke, Frank ; Barnard, Catherine ; De Baere, Geert

Publisher: Cambridge University Press - Cambridge

Publication date: 2017

Pages: XL, 522 p.

Keywords: European Union ; social policy ; European social model ; economic and social development ; economic and social rights ; EU law ; democracy

Geographic area: EU countries

Subject: European Union

Language: English

Illustrations: Bibliogr.;Index

ISBN/ISSN: 9781108235174

Shelfmark: 01.03.8-67021

"Today, many people agree that the EU lacks solidarity and needs a social dimension. This debate is not new, but until now the notion of a 'social Europe' remained vague and elusive. To make progress, we need a coherent conception of the reasons behind, and the agenda for, not a 'social Europe', but a new idea: a European Social Union. We must motivate, define, and demarcate an appropriate notion of European solidarity. We must also understand the legal and political obstacles, and how these can be tacked. In short, we need unequivocal answers to questions of why, what, and how: on that basis, we can define a clear-cut normative and institutional concept. That is the remit of this book: it provides an in-depth interdisciplinary examination of the rationale and the feasibility of a European Social Union. Outstanding scholars and top-level practitioners reflect on obstacles and solutions, from an economic, social, philosophical, legal, and political perspective."

Support: Paper

Contains

[Book chapter] The European Social Union : a missing but necessary 'political good' / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 47-67
[Book chapter] Social justice in an ever more diverse Union / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 92-119
[Book chapter] The impact of the eurozone governance on welfare state stability / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 143-159
[Book chapter] What follows austerity? From social pillar to New Deal / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 192-210
[Book chapter] The European social dialogue: what is the role of employers and what are the hopes for the future? / 1 ; 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 238-250
[Book chapter] The idea of a European Social Union: a normative introduction / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 3-46
[Book chapter] The solidarity argument for the European Union / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 68-91
[Book chapter] The democratic legitimacy of EU institutions and support for social policy in Europe / 1 ; 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 120-139
[Book chapter] Booms, busts and the governance of the eurozone / 1 ; 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 160-191
[Book chapter] Social dialogue: why it matters - European employers' perspective / 1 ; 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 211-237
[Book chapter] The European semester process: adaptability and latitude in support of the European social model / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 251-270
[Book chapter] Balancing economic objectives and social considerations in the new EU investment agreements : commitments versus realities Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 271-305
[Book chapter] How can the Viking/Laval conundrum be resolved? Balancing the economic and the social: one bed for two dreams? / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 309-343
[Book chapter] The basis in EU constitutional law for further social integration / 1 ; 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 344-384
[Book chapter] EU social competences and member states constitutional controls: a comparative perspective of national approaches / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 385-406
[Book chapter] Social rights, the charter, and the ECHR: caveats, austerity, and other disasters / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 407-432
[Book chapter] The European Court of Justice as the guardian of the rule of EU social law / 1 ; 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 433-456
[Book chapter] The European Social Union and EU legislative politics / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 459-476
[Book chapter] (B)Remains of the day: Brexit and EU social policy / 1. Cambridge University Press, 2017. - 477-501

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