Welfare and Social Issues

The Green European Journal asked experts, activists, and politicians from around Europe about the politics of basic income where they are.

As the Finnish experiment draws to a close, social policy expert Heikki Hiilamo explains what’s next for basic income in Finland.

Richard Florida’s critical assessment of inequality within and between cities diagnoses the problem, but fails to offer real answers.

An interview on the 21st-century challenges facing the trade union movement, from energy transition to new forms of work.

Growing inequality has become a hallmark of many cities. For this reviewer, Richard Florida’s latest book is a worrying prescription for more of the same.

From the War on Drugs to health, are changes in attitudes to drugs being reflected in policies around Europe?

Does renewed discussion at EU level present an opportunity to advance social Europe?

INRS, the French body in charge of occupational health and safety, analyses the potential impact of automation on occupational health and safety.

Fundamental upheavals to work are destabilising hard-fought protections. Labour codes – and work itself – must be reshaped to reflect the economic realities of our time.

Welfare state models have historically linked social protection to employment. How can these adapt to new realities? Proposals and perspectives on social protection and the future of work from across Europe.