| Title | Mapping the social dimension of the European Green Deal |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 62871 |
| Authors | Zimmermann, K; Gengnagel, V |
| Title | Mapping the social dimension of the European Green Deal |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | European Journal Of Social Security, 25, 4 |
| Abstract | The European Green Deal calls for various economic reforms that will deeply disrupt the social order of European societies. As the European Commission makes very clear in its communications on the EGD, societal support for the profound changes that will inevitably accompany a 'green transition' hinges on social inclusion of stakeholders and social groups. This article aims to identify the social policy instruments proposed by the EGD to address the social implications of its 'green transition', and to explore how they relate to societal expectations. Analytically, it distinguishes between protective (redistributive) and productive (economy-oriented) social policy and argues that democratic social inclusion - which the European Commission strives to achieve - requires protective social policy. Empirically, the paper analyzes a) the socio-political instruments set out in the EGD and b) public statements made by a range of European-level actors who participated in the debates on the EGD. Our findings show that productive social policy prevails in the EGD's proposed instruments and in stakeholders' demands, but that there are also vague indications of a more nuanced concept of social inclusion that acknowledges social conflict. |
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