European Social Union after the Crisis

Today, many people agree that the EU lacks solidarity and needs a social dimension. This debate is not new, but until now the notion of a ''social Europe'' remained vague and elusive. To make progress, we need a coherent conception of the reasons behind, and the agenda for, not a ''social Europe'', but a new idea: a European Social Union. We must motivate, define, and demarcate an appropriate noti...