Working Yet Poor: Challenges to EU Social Citizenship

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Working Yet Poor: Challenges to EU Social Citizenship

Edited by Luca Ratti · Paul Schoukens
Hart Publishing July 2025

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ISBN-13
9781509966585
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Publication
July 2025
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This open access book explores the EU regulatory framework to measure in-work poverty and reduce its impact on different groups of workers in the labour market. Its innovative approach links the enhancement of social rights with the full realisation of EU citizenship entitlements and values.

For almost two decades, EU countries have experienced rampant inequalities as well as the varied spread of in-work poverty, both around Europe and within national labour markets. Without the realistic prospect of EU citizens earning a decent living, the substantive content of EU citizenship itself could be put in jeopardy.

Following an in-depth scrutiny of the main policy options at both EU and national levels to reduce the number of working poor, this invaluable resource provides a theoretical reflection on the role of legislation and socio-fiscal welfare in contemporary labour markets.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Luca Ratti (University of Luxembourg) and Paul Schoukens (KU Leuven, Belgium)

Part I – Setting the Scene On In-Work Poverty in the EU
1. Conceptualisation: In-Work Poverty and Its Determinants
Antonio Garcia-Munoz (University of Luxembourg)
2. A Comparative Analysis of In-Work Poverty across EU Countries
Christina Hießl (Frankfurt University, Germany)
3. Harmonization of EU Labour and Social Law
Mijke Houwerzijl and Nuna Zekic (both Tilburg University, the Netherlands)
4. In-Work Poverty and the Gender Paradox
Marta Capesciotti and Barbara De Micheli (Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini, Italy)

Part II – Developing a Genuine EU Social Citizenship
5. EU Social Citizenship
Ane Aranguiz (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)
6. Adequate Wages across the EU
Giulia Marchi and Ester Villa (both University of Bologna, Italy)
7. Social Security in the Combat of In-Work Poverty and the EU
Eleni De Becker (KU Leuven, Belgium)

Part III – Policy Proposals for Combating In-Work Poverty
8. Domestic Proposals for EU Member States: Direct and Indirect Measures
Florence Tornincasa (European Anti-Poverty Network, Belgium)
9. EU Policy Proposals
Ramon Pena Casas and Dalila Ghaliani (both European Social Observatory, Belgium)
10. The Role of Social Partners in Addressing In-Work Poverty
Ankie Hartzen and Vincenzo Pietrogiovanni (both Lund University, Sweden)

Part IV – Identifying New Possible Pathways for Further Research On In-Work Poverty
11. Structural In-Work Poverty and the Law
Luca Ratti (University of Luxembourg)
12. The Role of Socio-Fiscal Welfare in the EU: Unveiling the Hidden Welfare State
Paul Schoukens (KU Leuven, Belgium; Tilburg University, the Netherlands)

Conclusion
Luca Ratti (University of Luxembourg) and Paul Schoukens (KU Leuven, Belgium)
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