Social Justice and the Welfare State: Institutions, Outcomes, and Attitudes in Comparative Perspective

The social legitimacy of the universal basic income from a social justice perspective: a comparative analysis of Germany and Slovenia

“…(Mau, 2003, p. 195) Sachweh (2016 takes up this argument and develops a more detailed perspective on the embodiments of social justice in different welfare institutions. He argues that the different approaches towards social justice are related to basic principles such as equality, need and merit (Sachweh, 2016), which play different roles in different welfare setups (Esping-Andersen, 1990). To be sure, there is not one concept of social justice that is represented in all the different measures and policies that can be found in the complex welfare setting of a countrydifferent policies might represent different routes and perspectives.…”

Crises and the reconfiguration of solidarities in Europe – origins, scope, variations

“…Finally, two different lines of literature deal with welfare solidarity, one focusing on the welfare state and the other studying private philanthropy and care giving. Research on the welfare state focuses on the acceptance and social support for government redistribution, and social policies that address individual hardship and risk (Sachweh 2016). Solidarity here is understood as positive attitudes towards social policies that enhance redistribution and improve life chances (Svallfors 2010).…”

Differentiated Distributive Justice Preferences? Configurations of Preferences for Equality, Equity and Need in Three Welfare Domains

“…Yet, empirical work that systematically dissects how preferences regarding the distribution of collectively available resources are context-dependent is largely lacking (Bicchieri, 2006;Sachweh, 2016;Scott & Bornstein, 2009). This is unfortunate, because the assumption that people apply the same distributive justice principles universally across different welfare distributions (e.g.…”

“…The social justice literature generally identifies three principles of distributive justice (Deutsch, 1975), which not only refer to more abstract ideal types of welfare distribution, but are also strongly embedded in institutional designs of European welfare states (Clasen & van Oorschot, 2002;Sachweh, 2016). While distributive justice preferences have been defined in various ways (see for instance Sabbagh & Schmitt, 2016), we use the concept to refer to fundamental and long-lasting beliefs on the legitimacy of the various distributive logics through which a welfare state allocates benefits and services.…”

“…While distributive justice preferences have been defined in various ways (see for instance Sabbagh & Schmitt, 2016), we use the concept to refer to fundamental and long-lasting beliefs on the legitimacy of the various distributive logics through which a welfare state allocates benefits and services. First, the principle of equality, here understood as equality in outcomes rather than equality in opportunities (Sachweh, 2016), posits that all citizens should be treated equally within welfare distribution and receive the same level of social welfare when confronted with a certain risk, without reference to additional requirements. Second, the principle of equity makes distributions dependent on previous contributions to the common good.…”