Together the NORFACE partners organise large transnational research programmes.
Read MoreWSF Thematic Workshop and Summer School “The Future of Child and Family Welfare Policy”
How far does variation in policies and priorities reflect diversity in the social construction of abuse and neglect between countries? Are variations in policy and practice associated with variation i...
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Prestigious NWO Visitors Grant for Prof. John Fluke to join project HESTIA
The Dutch team of project HESTIA has secured a Visitor’s Travel Grant for Prof. John Fluke of the University of Colorado to join the research project HESTIA at the the Faculty of Behavioural and Socia...
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News from the Scientific Programme Coordinator WSF
Preparation has started for the final conference, May 24-25th 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. The five calls for participants - that follow our five research clusters - will g...
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Transformations to Sustainability
The Belmont Forum and NORFACE have launched the Programme ”Transformations to Sustainability” (acronym: T2S). T2S will contribute to re-structuring the broad field of sustainability research by placing social science and humanities at the heart of interdiscipl...
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Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course
Existing and rising inequalities pose fundamental challenges to European societies and economies. The increasing gap between rich and poor, exacerbated by the recent financial and economic crises, is a key concern. The sources of inequalities in contemporary s...
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Welfare state futures
The development of welfare systems was one of the defining characteristics of the 20th century, especially in Europe. However, in times of change, it will be important to re-think “the welfare state”. The title of the research programme ERA-NET Cofund Welf...
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