Together the NORFACE partners organise large transnational research programmes.
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At the NORFACE Network Board Meeting in Ljubljana 11-12th April 2017 members discussed the evaluation report of the Welfare State Futures Programme, plans for a Final WSF Conference, and the issue of ...
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HESTIA Project News
Discovering the Nature and Impact of Variations in Child Protection Systems. The HESTIA project aims to discover the nature and impact of variations in child protection systems through a compar...
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The WSF Thematic Workshop on Welfare and Migration at The Hague
Discussing Key Challenges to Today’s Globalized World: Tensions Between Migration and the National Welfare State. The second Welfare State Futures (WSF) Thematic Workshop for 2017 took place at The...
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Transformations to Sustainability
The Belmont Forum and NORFACE launch 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 interdisciplinary r...
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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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