Social Policy and Sustainability
While welfare states and associated social policies have been successful in addressing social risks associated with the provision of capitalist growth and increasing their citizens’ wellbeing, they have also contributed to climate emergency and the ecological crisis. We carry out social-policy research of traditional themes such as labour markets, inequality or poverty, but also and particularly in the new circumstances of climate emergency.
Considering different scales from the local to the EU level, we (co-)develop relevant theoretical concepts such as ‘sustainable welfare’ and ‘degrowth/postgrowth’, conduct corresponding empirical research - for example into attitudes towards sustainable welfare and alternative forms of political mobilization. We also identify ‘eco-social’ policies capable of reembedding economy and society in planetary boundaries.
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Inte i min last! Utvärdering av en e-utbildning emot narkotikasmuggling inom transportsektorn
Inte i min last! Utvärdering av en e-utbildning emot narkotikasmuggling inom transportsektornSonander, A. & Thysell, M.,...FlyWell
FlyWellKoch, M., 2023 Aug 30Research output: Other contribution › Web publication/Blog post › Popular scienceFinal report: Sustainable welfare for a new generation of social policy
Slutrapport: Hållbar välfärd för den nya generationens socialpolitikTranslated title of the contribution: Final report: ...Welfare within planetary limits: deep transformation requires holistic approaches
Welfare within planetary limits: deep transformation requires holistic approachesKoch, M. & Rhiger Hansen, A., 2023 May ...Towards a New Generation of Social Policy: Commonalities between Sustainable Welfare and the IPCC
Towards a New Generation of Social Policy: Commonalities between Sustainable Welfare and the IPCCKoch, M., Buchs, M. & L...
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