Social Protection: Hot Topic but Contested Agenda

Global Policy Watch - Briefing #28

By Barbara Adams and Karen Judd

Social protection has surfaced to the top of multiple agendas, from human rights to the promotion of economic growth, from decent work to economic, social and gender equality. Its champions, particularly at the global level, include a host of different players, with different priorities, institutions and policy streams, all competing to define the concept and own the discourse.