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26-29 April 2009, Dubrovnik

SOCIAL COHESION AND

Elena Roldán, PhD

Universidad Complutense

Madrid

1Social action in Europe: different legacies & common challenges

Spain



26-29 April 2009, Dubrovnik Social cohesion and Social exclusion in the EU

What type of commitment has theEuropean Union acquired to make

poss e a a ance e ween econom cgrowth, social cohesion and socialinclusion and to eradicate overt andsocial exclusion?

- progress and setbacks in the policy oferadication of poverty and social

exclusion?

--progress in the social inclusion policies,and what is the Social Work implication


and role definition in implementation ofthose policies ?




arc .- uropean ounc n s on:sustainable growth levels, more andbetter obs and increased social cohesion

THE EUROPEAN

UNION

and Eradicating poverty and social

exclusion by 2010.

December 2001.- Laeken EuropeanCouncil: 18 common statistical indicators

of social exclusion and poverty have beenapproved.

Open Method of Coordination: Member

States agreed on common objectives andindicators for monitoring progresstowards these objectives in the field of


.




nternat ona y compara e ata ormonitoring the economic situation andtrends have been collected for about half acentury.

By contrast, equivalent tools for monitoringsocial conditions are still in their infanc .

Over the past decade, the European Unionhas made major progress in producinginternationally comparable data for socialmonitoring. But the availability of social

behind key economic indicators.




26-29 April 2009, Dubrovnik

Data available to

Social cohesion and Social exclusion in the EU

assessprogress and Allows to study the main factor affecting

se ac s n epolicies of povertyeradication

risk of poverty, unemployment, low

educational level, gender and age, etc.and the effect of social protection

To measure the poverty the indicator usedis At-risk-of-poverty rate which is defined

POVERTY

equivalised disposable income below the

at-risk-of-poverty threshold, which is setat 60% of the national median equivaliseddisposable income (after social transfers).





s o pover y ra ePopulation%YearRisk of poverty

rate and

73,900,016%2005

72,300,016%2000

unemployment

Rose to 40% for

74,300,016%2007e unemp oye

Unemployment rate EU27Unemployment rate

EU Februar 2009

7.9% 19,200,0February

opu a onear

Netherlands 2.7%),

16,200,06.8%February

2008

Spain (15.5%)


Lithuania (13.7%).




Risk of poverty and genderwomen are more

than men

poverty in many countries:

30% -39%% of all those with income belowthe poverty threshold in Spain, Estonia,

Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland,zec epu c, ungary an ova a spercentage is between 8% -11 %,,





opu at on at r s o poverty y age group:old people and childrenPeople over 65 ad

t e popu at on age over 65.

Children (under 16) face a higher risk of

are more at risk of

poverty than menpoverty than adults in many EU countries.:

Highest percentage: Lowest %:

Italy (25%) Scandinavian

Poland (24%) countries (9% - 11%)

Spain (24%)

Greece 23%

UK (23%)


.




ucat ona atta nment eve s an r s oexclusionLower education

78% of young people (20-24) had at leastan u er secondar ualification.

of poverty

15% of people 18-24 left the educationsystem with only lower secondary

.

Highest %low-qualified young peopleMalta (30% or more) Portugal(30% or more)

In virtually all Member States, women are


less likely than men to be in this situation.




The reduction of the

the redistributive effectpercentage of peopleat risk of poverty:

represented about 27 % of GDP in 2004, a

proportion that grew by 2.6 % compared with

Less than 25 % in

Latvia and Estonia.

Sweden

Mediterraneancountries (Greece,

third of population to leave poverty:almost 34 million people.

pa n, a y, yprus,Malta and Portugal)

In 2005 social transfers reduced the at-risk-of-

poverty rate for the EU population : from 26 %

Greatest reduction:Sweden 69 %,

Czech Republic,before transfers to 16 % after transfers.As such, social transfers lifted 38 %off personswith low income above the overty line

Denmark, France,Hungary, theNetherlands Austria


Slovenia and Finland50 %



26-29 April 2009, DubrovnikSocial cohesion and Social exclusion in the EU

Progress andreforms:

.There are problem areas in which action mustbe still taken:

eradicating povertyAt-risk-of-poverty rate still high and

increasingand social Labour market participation and decreasing

unemployment.

The role andDisadvantages in education and training;

Child overt which still ersists

involvement Gender inequalities persist

of Social Work,

ethnic minorities and immigrants






.The key challenge for social policies is toensure genuine equality of opportunity and

eradicating poverty factor for social inclusion.

and social

essential in the background of the social.

The role andworkers.

involvement

of Social Work






.

It is important to implement theoretical and

eradicating poverty

well as the cognitive and analytical tools

necessary to understanding the currentand social context n w c pro ess ona ntervent on

takes place.

.

The role andIt is essential to be able to cooperate in thedesign of social inclusion policies and

involvement

of Social Work






. Analyse the impact of new economic andsocial crisis of the welfare model.

eradicating poverty

Europe . Study the consequences of his context for

and social e per ormance o e soc a wor . Understand the different areas of thesocial policy as areas of intervention of the.

The role andsocial work An analysis of the today situation could aidto ins ire ros ective social workers to take

involvementup a policy practice And as well to create networks and lobby

of Social Work

for eradicating the poverty and socialexclusion by 2010


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