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We produce information to promote and maintain an economically and socially sustainable welfare state. The project is funded by the Strategic Research Council in 2021–2027.
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Sustainability must be considered as a single entity

The recent book Social Sustainability in Ageing Welfare States discusses social sustainability from different perspectives. In their book chapter, Paula Saikkonen and Paul Bridgen examine how sustainability can be understood and what it means for care services. They use the concept of integrated sustainability to emphasize that sustainability must be considered as a single entity.

Extending working lives – balancing economic and social sustainability?

As populations age, longer working lives have become central to ensuring the economic sustainability of pension systems and the welfare state. Less often asked, however, is for whom continued employment is realistic — and under what conditions. Our recent chapter in the book Social Sustainability in Ageing Welfare States shows that socially sustainable extension of working lives requires recognizing inequalities and adopting a life-course perspective.

Care is a key question in social sustainability

The book Social Sustainability in Ageing Welfare States discusses social sustainability from different perspectives. In their book chapter, Minna Zechner and Lena Näre explain how the care perspective on social sustainability directs attention to social relationships involved in fulfilling individual needs.