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European Commission Bureau of European Policy Advisers and Joint Research Centre

The importance of social reality for Europe - an application to civil participation. Marcel Canoy, Frédéric Lerais, Massimiliano Mascherini, Andrea Saltelli, Daniele Vidoni. European Commission Bureau of European Policy Advisers and Joint Research Centre.

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European Commission Bureau of European Policy Advisers and Joint Research Centre

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  1. The importance of social reality for Europe - an application to civil participation Marcel Canoy, Frédéric Lerais, Massimiliano Mascherini, Andrea Saltelli, Daniele Vidoni European Commission Bureau of European Policy Advisers and Joint Research Centre Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  2. Happiness indicators (Eurobarometer) Apparent happiness throughout Europe Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  3. Objective indicators • Health, longevity • Education • Employment • Poverty Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  4. Good social outcomes • Longer life expectancy • from 43.5 to 75.4 for men; • from 46.0 to 81.4 for women • Access to educational opportunities • Upper secondary: • from 57% of the 50-54 year olds • to 77% of 20-24 year olds Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  5. Old times/new times Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  6. Old times/new times Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  7. Old times/new times Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  8. Paradigm shifts in the debate • Old • Disjoint social and economic pillars • Social models based on male breadwinners • Subsidiarity • New • Social performance input to economic performance • Disappointing social performance, new social risks, trends aggravate • Shared responsibilities Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  9. Social performance input to economic performance • New challenges for growth require social performance as input • Labour participation • Quality of education • Creation of social capital • Innovation Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  10. Social performance • Bad news in key areas • child poverty • education (tertiary, dropouts) • fertility • obesity, alcoholism and mental illness • two tier labour markets • prospects for low skilled men • rise of consumer debt • social exclusion • integration of migrants • low participation in traditional politics Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  11. Children’s well-being (Unicef)Rate of poverty Child poverty rate 2005 and changes in the nineties Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  12. Education (Eurostat, DG EAC)Share of Early School Leavers by Gender Females Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  13. Youth Unemployment rate (Eurostat) Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  14. Shared responsibilities • All stakeholders important, including non-profit organizations • But not for the ‘usual’ reasons • Coherence across policy fields and layers needed Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  15. Citizenship indicators (source JRC report) Heterogeneity of participation in Europe Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  16. Distribution of engagement in EuropeJRC and European Social Survey 2002 Full engagement No engagement Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  17. Participation for the future of Europe • Different modes of social participation in Europe • Different impact of income and gender • The countries that do well are also country where participation is high • Nordic countries for instance • Participation is needed for the acceptance and development of modern social policies Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  18. Participation for the future of Europe • In many areas there is need for a bigger role of stakeholders • When countries register high level of participation, they also have confidence in policies; • Measures regarding health as an example; Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  19. Importance of trust • Engagement correlated with trust • Participating people perceive world more positively • The greater the participation the higher the trust in others; • Trust in politicians is related to engagement; • Fully engaged more satisfied with democracy • Trust diverges wildly across Europe Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  20. Trust and engagementJRC and European Social Survey 2002 Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  21. Conclusion Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  22. Websites To know more Site of BEPA http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/policy_advisers/index_en.htm Site of CRELL http://crell.jrc.ec.europa.eu Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

  23. EU event Site of the conference: Beyond GDP (November) http://www.beyond-gdp.eu/ Social performance for the EU BEPA-JRC

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