1. Introduction: Social solidarity in Europe: the fourth pillar / Marion Ellison -- 2. The concept of solidarity in the European integration discourse / Józef Niznik -- 3. Solidarity at the margins of European society: linking the European social model to local conditions and solidarities / Tomáš Sirovátka and Petr Mareš -- 4. Towards a globalisation of solidarity? / Menno Fenger and Kees van Paridon -- 5. Contested terrains and emerging solidarities within child care law, policy and practice in Europe / Marion Ellison -- 6. Embedding European identity in context: changing social solidarities in Europe / Jim Barry, Elisabeth Berg and John Chandler -- 7. Intra-European energy solidarity at the core of the European integration process: future possibilities and current constraints / Annamária Orbán and Zoltán Szántó -- 8. Social solidarities and immigration integration policies in South-Eastern Europe / Anna Krasteva -- 9. Normative power Europe: a tool for advancing social solidarity within and beyond Europe / Andy Storey -- 10. Social solidarity in post-socialist countries / Damir Josipovic -- 11. Trade unions, NGOs and social solidarity in Romania / Cristina Stanus -- 12. Social solidarity and preferences on welfare institutions across Europe / Béla Janky -- 13. Social solidarity, human rights and Roma: unequal access to basic resources in Central and Eastern Europe / Richard Filcak and Daniel Skobla -- 14. Conclusion: the future of social solidarity in an enlarged Europe: key issues and research questions / Marion Ellison
Summary
As Europe's public realms face upheaval, this text identifies how social solidarity is being re-invented from below and redefined from above. Interdisciplinary transnational approaches provide new insights into the relationship between national and transnational social solidarity across Europe
