In which john looks at what it even means to live in a global age as weve been talking about europes role in the gobal community for 47 episodes now but. Europes social model its system of welfare and social protection is regarded by many as the jewel in the crown it is what helps to give the european societies their distinctive qualities of social cohesion and care for the vulnerable over recent years however the social model has come under great strain in many states within the european union unemployment for. Europe in the global age anthony giddens john wiley sons may 2 2013 political science 256 pages 0 reviews europes social model its system of welfare and social protection is regarded by many as the jewel in the crown it is what helps to give the european societies their distinctive qualities of social cohesion and care for the vulnerable over recent years however the . Europe in a global age should make the case with similar reasoning and determination we have after all nothing to lose but introversion fragmentation underperformance injustice and insecurity and there is a future to gain neil kinnock october 2005 contents introduction 1 chapter 1 the case for global europe 6 chapter 2 european social justice for the 21st century