Pathways to Sustainable Welfare

Kajsa Emilsson is Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work at Lund University. She studies public attitudes, political participation, and the role of economic elites in sustainable welfare.Martin Fritz is head of the junior research group 'Mentalities in Flux (flumen)' at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. His research includes eco-social attitudes, sustainable welfare and socio-structural analyses. Roger Hildingsson is Senior Researcher in Political Science at Lund University. He studies environmental politics, sustainability governance and climate change including studies of industrial decarbonisation, urban sustainability and climate futures.Håkan Johansson is Professor of Social Work at Lund University. His research addresses urban social and environmental movements and civil society organisations, including the study of civil society elites. Jamil Khan is Associate Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies at Lund University. His research includes urban climate governance, climate policy analysis and eco-social integration.Max Koch is Professor of Social Policy and Sustainability in the School of Social Work at Lund University. His research addresses the social and environmental implications of capitalist development. He has published widely on sustainable welfare and degrowth.

“A much-needed in-depth analysis of challenges and enablers associated with integrating welfare and ecological issues in cities offering guidance and inspiration to academics, policy makers and citizens alike.” Milena Büchs, University of Leeds

• 1. Introduction2. Theories of stability and change3. Local government and eco-social integration4. Civil society framings of sustainable welfare5. Public attitudes and dispositions of sustainable welfare6. Conclusion