Nenning, L. orcid.org/0000-0002-5954-7727, Bridgen, P., Zimmermann, K. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Climate Crisis and Social Protection - From Worker Protection to Post-growth Transformation? Social Policy and Society, 22 (4). 695 -714. ISSN 1474-7464
Abstract
The article discusses five literature strands’ approaches towards social protection systems in the context of climate crisis: Adaptive Social Protection, Just Transition, Green New Deal, Post-growth, and Eco-feminism. As we argue, these five strands are located on a spectrum between a green growth orientation and a green anti-capitalist orientation. Furthermore, they differ in terms of their problematisation of the climate crisis and have different perspectives on relevant actors, on world regions, and – most relevant in the context of social welfare – their conceptualisation of social protection. While Adaptive Social Protection emphasizes cash transfers and insurances, Green New Deal and Just Transition approaches focus more on redistribution and labour market policies, and Post-growth and Eco-feminist approaches more on universalist policies and systems. We argue that these literatures each have their weaknesses, but also offer urgent questions, concepts, and insights for further social policy research.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press. This article has been published in a revised form in https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746423000246. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution or re-use. |
Keywords: | Climate crisis; social protection; post-growth; sustainable welfare; just transition |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2023 16:24 |
Last Modified: | 03 Feb 2024 19:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/s1474746423000246 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:204853 |