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Podcast #5: Leaving some people behind? The social dimension of the Green Deal

The European Green Deal is the EU’s growth strategy to make its economy more sustainable. Doing so will require a far-reaching transformation of society that will greatly impact European citizens’ lives and livelihoods.

In this episode, Amandine Crespy, professor at ULB, discusses the social implications of the European Green Deal, what the EU is doing to make sure the green transition leaves no one behind, and whether its efforts are sufficient.

If you want to learn more about this topic, Amandine has recently published an article on ‘Lost in transition? Social justice and the politics of the EU green transition’

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About the guest

Amandine Crespy is Professor of Political Science & European Studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) where she is affiliated with the Cevipol and the Institut d’Etudes Européennes (IEE). She is also Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges). Her research deals with socio-economic governance and policies in the European Union (including welfare marketization, social policy, fiscal governance, the just transition) with a focus on the role of ideas, discourse and conflict. Besides publications in numerous international journals, she is the co-editor of Social Policy and the Eurocrisis (2015, Palgrave), Governance and Politics in the Post-Crisis European Union (2020, Cambridge University Press) and the author of Welfare Markets in Europe. The democratic challenge of European Integration (Palgrave, 2016), L’Europe sociale. Acteurs, politiques, débats (2019, Presses de l’Université de Bruxelles), and The European Social Question. Tackling Key Controversies (Agenda, 2022). 

About the podcast series

Ever since the von der Leyen Commission launched the European Green Deal, European climate policy went into overdrive, and it seems like every week there is a new initiative.

To help you navigate, understand and unpack these complexities, GreenDeal-NET created a podcast in which researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their work and insights. Topics range from the objectives of the Green Deal to climate adaptation and environmental movements.

Click here to discover all episodes