On 24-25 May 2018, the Final Conference of the NORFACE Welfare State Futures (WSF) research programme was held at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. A video from the Final Conference, featuring an interview with WSF Scientific Programme Coordinator … Lees meer
Participants Often Had Higher Preferences for Redistribution after the Forum Katharina Zimmermann, Jan-Ocko Heuer and Steffen Mau (WelfSOC) published an article in the journal „Social Policy & Administration“. The paper analyses citizens’ attitudes towards the welfare state from a qualitative … Lees meer
Presentation of UPWEB Findings in Gröpelingen, Bremen, Germany How do inhabitants of Bremen’s superdiverse neighborhoods put together their healthcare? This was the question leading our discussion event in Gröpelingen, Bremen on the 20th of November, 2017. We first interviewed residents … Lees meer
On 24-25 May 2018, NORFACE will organise the final conference of its research programme Welfare State Futures (WSF). The conference will communicate the findings from the fifteen transnational WSF research projects, as well as their policy implications, to the wider … Lees meer
Peter Taylor-Gooby gave the keynote at an EXCEPT project conference, introduced by Rosie Duffield MP, at the House of Commons of the UK on 25 April 2018. EXCEPT is a research project which aims to address the increasing youth unemployment … Lees meer
Participants Often Had Higher Preferences for Redistribution after the Forum Katharina Zimmermann, Jan-Ocko Heuer and Steffen Mau (WelfSOC) published an article in the journal „Social Policy & Administration“. The paper analyses citizens’ attitudes towards the welfare state from a qualitative … Lees meer
“Political Legitimacy and Welfare State Futures” – Edited by Heejung Chung, Peter Taylor-Gooby, and Benjamin Leruth Research on welfare attitudes, or attitudes towards the welfare state has grown impressively over the past decade due to the increase in cross-nationally comparable … Lees meer
by Tamara Popic and Simone M. Schneider (HEALTHDOX) Existing research on differences in welfare attitudes in Eastern compared to Western Europe often explains these differences in terms of legacies – past institutions and socialization processes under the communist regime. Using … Lees meer
Emma Carmel, Head of British TRANSWEL Team, Debating on BBC Sunday Politics West Dr Emma Carmel, Head of the British team of the Welfare State Futures TRANSWEL project, enjoyed debating EU, UK and Brexit immigration & policy with Molly Cato … Lees meer
by Nina Biehal (HESTIA) In February, Nina Biehal was invited to present some of the findings of the HESTIA study to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on thresholds for care. This group includes members of parliament and members of … Lees meer