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Towards a New Generation of Social Policy: Commonalities between Sustainable Welfare and the IPCC

Koch, Max LU ; Buchs, Milena and Lee, Jayeon LU (2023) In Politiche Sociali / Social Policies 2023(1). p.27-42
Abstract
The climate crisis calls for a new generation of social policy compatible with planetary limits and economic postgrowth circumstances. This article analyses how some of the pillars of such a new generation of social policy may be conceptualized by highlighting commonalities between the most recent IPCC report and the sustainable welfare literature. Methodologically triangulating content analysis of the IPCC report, literature review and qualitative data analysis from citizen forums, we argue that this convergence is particularly evident in four areas central to policymaking: the importance of human needs in eco-social policymaking; the identification of governance structures suitable for a social-ecological transformation; the requirement... (More)
The climate crisis calls for a new generation of social policy compatible with planetary limits and economic postgrowth circumstances. This article analyses how some of the pillars of such a new generation of social policy may be conceptualized by highlighting commonalities between the most recent IPCC report and the sustainable welfare literature. Methodologically triangulating content analysis of the IPCC report, literature review and qualitative data analysis from citizen forums, we argue that this convergence is particularly evident in four areas central to policymaking: the importance of human needs in eco-social policymaking; the identification of governance structures suitable for a social-ecological transformation; the requirement to co-develop policies via a deliberative, «bottom-up» element; and the need to decouple welfare provision from economic growth (Less)
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Climate crisis, IPCC, sustainable welfare, eco-social policies, degrowth/postgrowth
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Politiche Sociali / Social Policies
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2023
issue
1
pages
27 - 42
publisher
Societa Editrice Il Mulino
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  • scopus:85168348533
ISSN
2284-2098
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Sustainable Welfare for a New Generation of Social Policy
Postgrowth Welfare Systems
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English
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