Publications
Publications of European Foreign Policy
International Policy Analysis
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Publications of Social Democracy Monitor
Publications of European Economic and Social Policy
International Policy Analysis
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Publications of European Integration
International Policy Analysis
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Recent Publications
Daniel Totz:
Ready for Change?
The Party Reforms Planned by the Social Democratic Party of Germany
(December 2011)
Björn Hacker:
Contours of a Political Union
Recalibrating European Economic and Monetary Union through More Integration
(November 2011)
Julia Würtz:
Social Democratic European Election Programmes in Comparison
(November 2011)
Ernst Hillebrand and Gero Maaß:
In Search of a New Political Narrative for a Solidarity-based Society in Europe
Ten Key Questions about the Future of Social Democracy in Europe
(October 2011)
Christian Kroll:
Measuring Progress and Well-Being
Achievements and Challenges of a New Global Movement
(October 2011)
Christian Kroll:
Measuring Progress and Well-Being
An Opportunity for Political Parties?
(October 2011)
Nick Malkoutzis:
Young Greeks and the Crisis
The Danger of Losing a Generation
(September 2011)
Klaus Busch:
The Corridor Model – Relaunched
Short Version
(July 2011)
Björn Hacker:
Europe: Sink or Swim?
The German Approach to the Crisis May Prove to Be
Economic and Political Dynamite for the EU
(July 2011)
Nick Malkoutzis:
Greece – A Year in Crisis
Examining the Social and Political Impact of an
Unprecedented Austerity Programme
(June 2011)
Frank Decker and Volker Best:
Lost in the New Five-Party System?
Coalition Options and Strategies of the German Social Democratic
Party in the Run-up to the 2013 Federal Elections
(June 2011)
Rainer Lenz:
Crisis in the Eurozone
Financial Management without a Financial Policy
(June 2011)
Annelie Buntenbach, David Begg, Erich Foglar, Agnes Jongerius, Wanja Lundby-Wedin, Yannis Panagopoulos, Joao Proenca, Jaroslav Zavadil:
Solidarity in the Economic Crisis
Challenges and Expectations for European Trade Unions
(May 2011)
Gerard Hughes / Nick Clark and Jane Hardy:
Free Movement in the EU
Ireland / Great Britain
(May 2011)
Publication in English / Ireland
Publication in English / Great Britain
Klaus Busch and Dierk Hirschel:
Europe at the Crossroads
Ways Out of the Crisis
(May 2011)
Toralf Pusch, Ralf Götz, Kay Ohl, Uwe Fink and Gabriele Sterkel:
Wage Policy Coordination in the Eurozone
A Robust Concept for Greater Macroeconomic Stability?
(May 2011)
Arne Heise and Hanna Lierse:
Budget Consolidation and the European Social Model
The effects of European austerity programmes on social security systems
(March 2011)
The financial and economic crisis is intensifying the pressure for budget consolidation, increasing the likelihood of cuts in social services throughout Europe. One government after another is bringing forward a budget consolidation programme. Cuts are envisaged above all in social services. What effects will this have on welfare states in EU member countries and on Social Europe in general? In this study cuts in social systems are analysed and compared, both planned and already undertaken.
Peadar Kirby:
Briefing paper on the Irish elections 2011
Facing an Angry Electorate: Irish Politicians Desperately Seek to Convince
(February 2011)
Even before Irish voters go to the polls on February 25, it is already clear that this election will result in the most extensive changes in Ireland s party and political system since the 1930s. The main issue to be decided is just how radical those changes are going to be. A coalition between the Christian democratic Fine Gael party and the social democratic Labour party looks likely, while a minority Fine Gael government is another possible outcome.
Iain Begg:
An EU Tax
Overdue Reform or Federalist Fantasy?
(February 2011)
The aim of this paper is to look behind the often rather strident politics and to investigate the case for an EU tax analytically. The paper proposes and assesses criteria for selecting potential taxes, and looks in detail at a number of options for new funding instruments. It then appraises the scope for significant change in how the EU budget is financed and how it might be achieved.
Christos Katsioulis:
The New NATO Strategy
A Temporary Compromise
(January 2011)
In this paper, Christos Katsioulis analyses the New NATO Strategy and its core tasks defence, crisis management and cooperative security. However, the author also shows how the Strategic Concept avoids definite positions on disputed points, such as the role of nuclear weapons in the Alliance, crisis management in relation to other actors, relations with Russia, and the question of defence funding in a period of financial and economic crisis.
Sven Jochem:
Scandinavian Labour and Social Policy
Models for a Preventive Welfare State
(January 2011)
Reference is often made in discussions of the preventive welfare state in Germany to Scandinavian welfare states. In this paper, author Sven Jochem provides a systematic account of the implementation of preventive social policy in the Nordic countries and shows how preventive social policy in the Nordic countries is based on particular institutions and traditions.