Category: Conferences

  • The ESPAnet 2016 Conference – Call for stream convenors

    The ESPAnet Conference 1-3 September 2016 Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Re-inventing the welfare state? Pathways to sustainability, equality and inclusion in European welfare states Call for stream convenors is now open. Link to information about requirements and themes Deadline for Expression of interest is 27 November 2015. link to Conference homepage    

  • Call for Contributions “ Fiscal welfare in Europe”

    Workshop on Fiscal welfare in Europe – Call fro contributions May 26th-27th, 2016,  Paris, France The aim of this seminar is to prepare the publication of an edited book with an international Publisher. Contributions addressing the following issues are particularly welcome: 1. The politics of social tax expenditures 2. The distributional effects of social tax…

  • Microfinance International Conference 28 – 29 October 2015 Bordeaux

    Title: “What role can microfinance play in Europe in the era of austerity?” 28 – 29 October 2015, Université de Bordeaux, France Conference website in English: http://microcredit2015.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en Call for papers in English or French, three key themes: The impact of microfinance in Europe The relationship between impact and organisational challenges of microfinance in Europe The role…

  • 2nd ESPAnet Poland Conference, 15-17th October 2015

    Title: “Innovations in social policy”  15-17th October 2015, University of Łódź, Poland Englsih website: >http://www.kpips.uni.lodz.pl/innovations-in-social-policy-espanet-poland/home/ This is an interdisciplinary conference for doctoral students, scientists and lecturers interested in social politics.  The aim is to discuss key problems, challenges and trends occurring in this important area of public life. Further information regarding thematic sessions are found on the…

  • 8th ESPANET Italy Conference 17-19 September, 2015.

    Title: “Italian and global welfare: comparing models, experiences, development trajectories” 17-19 September 2015, University of Salerno, Italy Conference website: http://www.espanet-italia.net/conferenza2015.html  The following sessions will be held entirely or partly in English: Session 1: Different analytical levels of social and health integration Session 2: The aging population and the economic downturn: the double crisis of the…

  • BIGSSS International Conference 2015

    Title: “From POVERTY to PARTIES & INSTITUTIONS to INEQUALITY: Linking Structural Inequalities to Social Policy-Making” September 24th-25th, University of Bremen, Germany Website: https://www.bigsss-bremen.de/conferences/bigsss-international-conference-2015.html Deadline for Abstract Submission: April 15th, 2015  

  • 13th Annual ESPAnet conference

    3-5 September 2015, Odense, Denmark The lost and new worlds of welfare http://www.sdu.dk/espanet2015 Call for paper abstracts The theme for the ESPAnet 2015 conference in Odense, Denmark is “The lost and new worlds of welfare”. On the one hand, the theme obviously takes inspiration from ‘The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism’, one of the truly…