Assistant Professor in Political Economy of Inequality at UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice Application deadline: 30 November 2016 at 17:00hrs (Irish Time) The successful candidate will contribute to the School’s graduate and undergraduate programmes. Specifically, the person will be required to: teach a graduate course in the political economy or economics of …
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Oct 31
Position as Professor of Public Policy/ Social Policy in Berlin
The Hertie School of Governance is a European Professional School for Public Policy. They are recruiting a Professor of Public Policy Deadline: 27 November 2016 The recruitment committee will consider profiles combining a disciplinary background in the social sciences (e.g. political science, sociology, economics) with expertise in comparative social policy analysis. We are open to various areas …
Sep 15
1 Post-doc Scholarship at CeSO in Lueven, Belgium
Vacancy: Post-doc (2,5 years) for the project ‘Public Attitudes to the Welfare State: Russia and Europe Compared’ Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Belgium (Supervisor: prof Wim van Oorschot) The post-doc is expected to develop and contribute to analyses of Russian welfare attitudes in comparison with attitudes of people from a selection of European countries, as well …
Sep 12
1 Fellowship at MZES University of Mannheim, Germany
Department A: ‘European Societies and their Integration’ at the The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) offers a 2-5 year Fellowship from 1 January 2017. Deadline for application: 2 October 2016. The MZES is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Mannheim dedicated to comparative European social research and the analysis of European integration processes. …
Aug 25
10 Positions for Early-Stage Researchers at the BIGSSS-departs Ph.D. Program in Bremen Germany
The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its PhD program BIGSSS-departs (doctoral education in partnerships). The call is open until September 15, 2016. The program starts in February 2017. The contracts are 42 month time-limited work contracts. Accepted researchers are asked to move to Bremen to be present and participate in the …
Aug 19
Workshop “Baltic States After the crisis? Transformation of Welfare Systems and Social Problems” 24-25 of November 2016 Vilnius University, Lithuania.
The aim of the workshop is to discuss welfare system reforms which have been implemented during the recent financial and economic crisis of 2008/2010 and post-crisis period, and major social problems in the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). For information about the workshop and the preliminary program click here Researchers interested in presenting fully …
Aug 11
CfP: VI REPS Conference (ESPAnet Spain) 16-17 February 2017, in Seville
6th REPS (ESPAnet Spain) conference at the University Pablo de Olavide in Seville Spain. The conference theme is “Dealing with the future. Towards a new agreement on Welfare.” Deadline for abstracts is now: September 9, 2016 Deadline for full texts: January 20, 2017 More information about the conference at: http://reps-sevilla.com Note: the conference webpage is in …
Aug 01
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY – Call for Proposals Special issue 2017
Invitation for proposals for the 2017 Special Issue of JESP. Interested parties are requested to send a proposal by 31st October 2016 The propsal should be short (no more than 1000 words) describing the scope of the proposed theme; the papers that it would contain; the timetable. They should make a case to justify the dedication of …
May 06
3rd International Conference ESPAnet Poland
Conference theme: Social Investment and Development Warsaw, 22-24 September 2016 Registration has closed. Deadline for sending full papers: 31 August 2016 Conference details here Email the organizers: espanetpolska2016@uw.edu.pl Conference organizers: The conference is organized by the Institute of Social Policy at the University of Warsaw in cooperation with ICRA Foundation Anna Kurowska (Institute of Social Policy, University …
May 04
9th ESPAnet Italy Conference, 22-24 September 2016 in Macerata
The Conference Welfare Models and Models of Capitalism. The challenges for socio – economic development in Italy and Europe at the University of Macerata, has sessions in both English and Italian. Link to description of the 27 sessions here Registration for the Conference is closed until the conference: Link to the Conference Registration info here. Link to the registration …