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Social inequalities in Europe: facing the challenge

This discussion paper describes the extent of social inequalities both within and between the countries of the European Union. In the first three chapters we address the micro level of individual life courses: education, employment and income. The following chapters analyse the societal consequences of inequalities. Chapter 4 looks at the unequal distribution of financial resources, while chapter 5 addresses the social and political outcomes of financial inequalities. In sum, there is mounting scientific evidence that various forms of educational, employment and financial inequalities increase over time. Moreover, societal exclusion is likely to lead to forms of political exclusion that is, a depoliticisation of socially excluded groups or to various forms of political extremism. This is an alarming sign for the future of European democracies and is in glaring contradiction to the democratic political values of equality enshrined in the Treaties.

Extent
Seite(n): 114
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (P 2014-005)

Subject
Politikwissenschaft
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Europapolitik
Soziologie von Gesamtgesellschaften
Beschäftigungssituation
Einkommensunterschied
Bildungsertrag
Einkommensverteilung
Bildungsniveau
EU
geschlechtsspezifische Faktoren
Armut
Arbeitslosigkeit
Bildungschance
europäische Sozialpolitik
soziale Ungleichheit
Reichtum

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Allmendinger, Jutta
Driesch, Ellen von den
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
(where)
Deutschland, Berlin
(when)
2014

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Allmendinger, Jutta
  • Driesch, Ellen von den
  • Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Time of origin

  • 2014

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