Climate change is highly relevant to social policy and the welfare state as it more and more
frequently affects people's private spheres like homes and livelihoods. In that sense, climate …

As the chapters in this volume illustrate, the scholarship on welfare institutions and policies
of advanced democracies rests on a rich theoretical and empirical basis. There is an …

This editorial argues for the importance of examining European social policy-making in
relation to climate change from a global social policy perspective. It highlights that climate …

Climate change is one of the major challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.
Impacts and risks will grow over time and call for a double response: adaptation to new …

Climate change (CC) is surely one of the most encompassing and egregious threats in
Europe today, so it is appropriate that we consider its implications for social policy in Europe …

The commentary addresses the scope for synergy between climate change policy and social
policy in the European Union (EU) from a 'sustainable welfare'perspective. The emerging …

Climate change is a pressing and potentially devastating policy challenge confronting
contemporary societies. While the transition towards low greenhouse gas emissions is …

• This suggests another conceptual parallel: just as the „social question‟ fostered the
welfare state, now climate threat and environmental challenge is fostering the rise of the …

At the outset of the twenty-first century, modern welfare states face major challenges.
Demographic change puts public pension and healthcare systems under pressure as the …

This study assesses the extent to which policy frameworks at EU and national level are
equipped to tackle the socioeconomic impacts associated with climate action policies …