Video Welfare State Futures Final Conference (May 2018)04/06/18
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 Prof. Ellen Immergut and former
WelfSOC Results from Deliberate Forums24/05/18
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 an
Healthcare and Superdiversity24/05/18
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 and provider
NORFACE Welfare State Futures final conference15/05/18
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 public, as such concluding three
Peter Taylor-Gooby at the UK House of Commons03/05/18
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 and insecurities in the European labour market of recent year
WelfSOC Results from Deliberate Forums03/05/18
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 an
New Special Issue in Social Policy & Administration03/05/18
“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 large scale data, a
An East–West Comparison of Healthcare Evaluations in Europe: Do Institutions Matter?03/05/18
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 data from the fourth
Busting Myths about “Welfare Tourism”03/05/18
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 MEP & former immigration minister, Mark Harper MP o
Nina Biehal Presents HESTIA Findings to British Members of Parliament and the House of Lords30/04/18
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 the House of Lords who are looking into the dramatic rise in t
Twelve transnational projects receive 11.5 million euros for research on transformations to sustainability26/04/18
Twelve transnational research projects starting in 2018 have been awarded 11.5 million euros from the Belmont Forum and NORFACE joint programme Transformations to Sustainability (T2S). The twelve teams with 56 principal investigators will undertake research in transformations to sustainability areas
Dr. Kilpi-Jakonen appointed as Scientific Programme Coordinator of NORFACE inequality programme29/03/18
The NORFACE partners are pleased to announce that Dr. Elina Kilpi-Jakonen of Turku University, Finland has been appointed as Scientific Programme Coordinator for the research programme Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course (acronym: DIAL). As Scientific Programme Coordinator she will work ov