Publications

The conveners of the Vision Europe Summit 2017 published this conference declaration based on the discussions which took place during the summit. Along seven guiding principles, it emphasized the need to implement proactive policies at the national and European level in...

This publication deals with the all-encompassing question of “winners and losers of globalization”. The goal, in tackling such a controversial issue, is to go beyond taking stock of the impact of globalization on economic, political and social systems around the world and to...

Globalization has led to an increase of GDP for almost all economies involved in the global exchange of goods and services. However, due to changes in scarcity conditions within the individual economies, there are winners and losers of globalization within each country. In...

At the occasion of the second Vision Europe Summit in November 2016 leaders from the eight convening think tanks and foundations signed the conference declaration "Building common ground: Towards strategic migration and refugee policies in Europe".

Refugee flows to Europe are unlikely to subside soon, as many conflicts persist and the average duration of protracted refugee situations worldwide is on the rise. The paper puts forward policy recommendations for a paradigm-shift from reactive to pro-active refugee...

Tiziana Caponio (University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto) and Teresa M. Cappiali (Collegio Carlo Alberto) analyze the current migration/integration ‘crisis’ from a bottom-up perspective by considering three different sets of responses: public opinion perceptions of...

This publication suggests ways forward on a national and EU level in order to ensure sustainable welfare states which are able to fulfil their core functions and ensure the well-being of European citizens in the decades to come.

Conference Declaration published at the Vision Europe Summit in Berlin in November 2015. It calls for action to implement welfare reforms in seven main dimensions.

This comparative survey - implemented in eight European countries - maps citizens' attitudes towards welfare state arrangements and welfare state reforms.

This paper suggests that welfare systems first designed 50 or more years ago need to be recast to confront today's challenges. The analysis also shows the strengths of existing welfare states and ways of reform.