should take more action. With pragmatism, Halsema has contrasted her politics with those of the new populist political right, such as Pim Fortuyn. While the right, in Halsema's eyes, had become dogmatic and tried to reform society on the basis of new principles, Halsema claimed that the left has got more feeling for the "narrow margins of politics." According to Halsema, the left has emphasised equitable outcomes, as opposed to merely fair-minded principles. This new course has been integrated into several practical proposals on the economy, which together form Vrijheid Eerlijk Delen ("Sharing Liberty Fairly"). These proposals have led to considerable debate. Halsema proposes that the main goal of the welfare state should be the emancipation of citizens from poverty. To ensure this, she proposes a new model for the welfare state, which is modelled on the Danish welfare state. In her perception of the welfare state, the government should endeavour to ensure full employment by cutting taxes on labour, increasing labour flexibility and creating more government jobs. If there is more work, so this theory goes, everybody can get a job, after a maximum of one year of unemployment. She also called for the implementation of a partial basic income. Personal life Halsema lives in Amsterdam with her two children and her partner, the documentary maker Robert Oey, who among others made the film De Leugen (The Lie) in which Halsema participated amongst others by singing. Bibliography 1995 – Ontspoord. Opstellen over criminaliteit & rechtshandhaving 1997 – Land in zicht. een cultuurpolitieke benadering van de Ruimtelijke Ordening (with Maarten Hajer) 2005 – Vrijheid als ideaal (edited by Bart Snels) 2006 – Linkse lente 2008 – Geluk! Voorbij de hyperconsumptie, haast en hufterigheid 2010 – Zoeken naar vrijheid 2016 – Pluche. Politieke memoires 2017 – Nergensland, Nieuw licht op migratie 2018 – Macht en Verbeelding. Essay voor de maand van de filosofie References Parlement.com biography External links Femke Halsema Drs. F. (Femke) Halsema at parlement.com 1966 births Living people 20th-century Dutch women politicians 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch women politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians Dutch criminologists Dutch people of Jewish descent Dutch sociologists Dutch women sociologists GroenLinks politicians Leaders of GroenLinks Mayors of Amsterdam Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Politicians from Haarlem Academic staff of Tilburg University Utrecht University alumni Dutch women criminologists