Transforming European Work and Social Protection: A New Proactive Welfare State Fit for the Future World of Work

在过去的二十年里，欧洲国家面临着前所未有的结构性变化，因为数字化、自动化；劳动力的国际化；以及向绿色经济的转型。国家和欧盟层面的干预将如何调解这些变革的影响，将深刻影响欧洲公民的未来、经济和政治稳定。transseuroworks的多层次、比较性和多方法的科学和社会影响战略是基于这样一种认识，即社会保护必须是可持续的、包容性的和可移动的，以应对不久的将来复杂和连锁的变革。该项目审查了八个政策领域：失业、疾病、老年保险、再培训、工作与生活平衡、家庭和护理政策、性别平等、外国劳工招聘和行动自由，将传统保护政策与更现代的社会投资方法相结合。通过对27个欧盟成员国和2个非欧盟国家的研究，我们解决了与不断变化的工作和社会保护世界相关的5个层面：个人、家庭、工作场所、国家和欧盟。TransEuroWorkS在其方法中注重社会多样性，包括性别、种族、教育、就业类型、年龄和家庭组成。该项目的混合方法设计，包括原始的民意调查，调查和实地实验，以及对公司经理和政策制定者的访谈，将为分析现有政策和必要的调整措施带来新的知识。TransEuroWorkS将与社会利益相关者共同设计研究工具，与欧盟和国家决策者共同参与政策反馈循环，共同生产创新产品并征求公民的反馈。因此，transseuroworks的制定旨在带来具有最大潜在社会影响的研究，以支持欧洲居民和更有凝聚力、平等、包容和绿色的未来。

Project summary For the last two decades, European countries have faced unprecedented structural changes due to digitalisation, automation; the internationalisation of the workforce; and the transition towards a green economy. How national and EU-level interventions will mediate the effects of these transformations will profoundly impact the future of European citizens, the economy, and political stability. TransEuroWorkS' multi-level, comparative, and multi-method strategy for scientific and social impact is driven by an understanding that social protection must be sustainable, inclusive, and mobile to address the complex and interlocking transformations of the near future. The project examines eight policy areas: unemployment, sickness, old-age insurances, retraining, work-life balance, family and care policies, gender equality, foreign labour recruitment and freedom of movement, combining conventional protection policies with the more contemporary social investment approaches. Through research in 27 EU-member states and 2 non-EU countries, we address 5 levels relevant to the transforming world of work and social protection: individuals, households, workplaces, countries and the EU. TransEuroWorkS centres attention on social diversity, including gender, ethnicity, education, employment type, age, and household composition in its methodology. The mixed-methods design of the project, including an original survey on public opinion, survey and field experiments, and interviews with company managers and policymakers, will bring new knowledge on the analysis of existing policies and necessary adjustment measures. TransEuroWorkS will co-design research tools with social stakeholders, engage in policy feedback loops with EU and national policymakers, co-produce innovations and solicit feedback from citizens. Thus, TransEuroWorkS is formulated to bring research with the greatest potential social impact to support Europe's residents and a more cohesive, equal, inclusive, and green future.