Contradictions of Social Policies in the Anthropocene

Monday, 7 July 2025: 09:00-10:45
Location: FSE038 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
RC19 Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (host committee)

Language: English and Spanish

This session discusses contradictions of social policies in the Anthropocene. Social policies to be discussed include Universal Basic Income (UBI) and Basic Income (BI). UBI is defined as a universal income that is unconditionally received by the people of a country or state. It has been implemented in a few countries. BI is conditional income that is received during a period of time by some people of a country or state, conditioned to different requirements. The BI has been implemented in many countries. Contradictions between these and other social policies will be discussed in the Anthropocene. Theoretical and empirical research will be evaluated for presentation.
Session Organizer:
Tania GARCIA-RAMOS, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, Puerto Rico
Chair:
Julian LABOY, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Oral Presentations
What Can Platform Workers Tell Us about the Nature of the Social Contract and Labour Relations?
Lauren GRAHAM, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Khuliso MATIDZA, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss of Solidarity and Civic Virtue? Shift from the Three Worlds of Welfare to Technocratic Social Investment Hybrid Welfare States
Pasi MOISIO, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland; Johanna PELTONIEMI, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Universal Basic Income Projects: A Social Policy to Address the Employment Automation Process
Tania GARCIA-RAMOS, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, Puerto Rico; Bianelle VELEZ, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, PR; Michael GARCIA CAMILO, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, PR; Jormy FIGUEROA, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, PR; Victoria MUÑIZ GARCÍA-RODRÍGUEZ, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico
Social Representations of Unconditional Basic Income: A Sociological Analysis from the Basque Country
Itziar GUERENDIAIN GABÁS, University of Basque Country, Spain
Rethinking Social Policy in the Anthropocene: Balancing Social Floors and Ecological Ceilings for Sustainable Welfare
Markus KETOLA, United Kingdom; Johan NORDENSVARD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Frauke URBAN, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
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