New issue of MPISOC SSRN ejournal

Out now: The latest issue of our MPISOC SSRN e-journal (Vol. 3 No. 2) includes articles on the consideration of public morality in the design of contract law, the development of welfare state models in Catholic social thought, and the protection of social and labour rights before the ILO and the Council of Europe. All texts are available for download on the SSRN website of our institute. If you would like to keep up to date with the latest papers in this series, please subscribe to our regular e-journal via this link.

Ethical and Religious Foundations of the Welfare State

This lecture series of the Institute explores the question of what role philosophical and religious value conceptions play in the state‘s assumption of social responsibility. Further information and the planned dates can be found in the overview flyer.

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The potentials and fragilities of Social Europe

Whither the fiscal state and the social state in the EU? Prof. Claire Kilpatrick, British Academy Global Professor at Queen’s University Belfast, explored this question in a lecture on 13 January in Munich. Her analysis contrasted the policies…

09.01.2026 Sozialrecht EN

„The Welfare State is an Inherent Paradox“

As part of the lecture series "Ethical and Religious Foundations of the Welfare State," Prof. Dr. Reiner Anselm (LMU Munich) explored, on 9 December 2025, the conflict inherent in the desire to lead a decent life in freedom and the restrictions…

07.01.2026 Sozialrecht EN

A new approach to the Debt Rule: Stability and Growth in the EU Fiscal Framework

How can Germany reconcile its fiscal rule with the new EU fiscal requirements? Prof. Steinbach shows a way forward that promotes investment without undermining stability.

14.11.2025 Sozialrecht EN

Life in Dignity? Minimum Income Schemes Often Fail to Meet Basic Needs

A new comparative study on minimum income protection by the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy reveals that, in many countries, minimum income schemes remain far from meeting their promise of securing a life in dignity for all –…

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