Document Type

Contribution to Book

Language

eng

Publication Date

2019

Publisher

Springer VS, Weisbaden

Source Publication

The European Social Model under Pressure

Source ISSN

9783658270421

Abstract

Advanced postindustrialization generates numerous challenges for the European social model. Central among these challenges is declining income, unstable employment, and inadequate training of semi- and unskilled workers. In this chapter, I assess the partisan basis of support for social policies that address the needs of these marginalized workers. I specifically consider the impacts of postindustrial cleavages among core constituencies of social democratic parties on the capacity of these parties to pursue inclusive social policies. I argue – and find support for in empirical analyses – that encompassing labor organization is the most important factor in strengthening the ability of left parties to build successful coalitions in support of outsider-friendly policies. I go beyond existing work on the topic by considering the full array of postindustrial cleavages facing left parties, by more fully elaborating why encompassing labor organization is crucial, and by considering a more complete set of measures of outsider policies than extant work. I compare my arguments and findings to important new work that stresses coalition building and partisan politics but minimizes the role of class organization.

Comments

Accepted version. "The Partisan Politics of New Social Risks in Advanced Postindustrial Democracies: Social Protection for Labor Market Outsiders," in The European Social Model under Pressure. Eds. Romana Careja, Patrick Emmenegger, and Nathalie Giger. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2019: 139-157. DOI. © 2019 Springer VS. Part of Springer Nature. Used with permission.

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