Gemeinsam mit Ihnen will sich die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung folgenden Fragen nähern: 1) Was ist Wohlstand/gesellschaftlicher Fortschritt? 2) Was sind die Quellen des Wachstums der Zukunft? 3) Wie werden aus Finanzinvestitionen (mehr) reale Investitionen? Ziel ist es, eine Auseinandersetzung mit...

Das Thema der Tagung lautet: “Wachstum – Fortschritt – Lebensqualität: (k)eine Geschlechterfrage?“. Im Mittelpunkt der diesjährigen efas-Fachtagung werden somit Fragen zu der Bedeutung der Geschlechterverhältnisse für die Entwicklung alternativer Wirtschafts- und...

The UNRISD Conference will critically examine the following interrelated issues and questions: 1. Social impacts and distributional consequences of policies and processes associated with green economy. 2. The potential and limits of structural and institutional change. 3. Agency and social...

Vom Freiwilligendienst bis zum privatisierten Sozialkonzern: Die Infrastruktur des modernen Wohlfahrtsstaats hat sich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten massiv gewandelt. Die Sektion Sozialpolitik der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie widmet ihre Jahrestagung mit dem Titel...

The central theme of the conference will be the consequences of and the lessons to be learnt from the economic and political rise of new global actors, including countries like China and India. The resulting power shifts and the strengthening of interactions between developing countries have...

The Theme: 'Production, Reproduction, Protection in the Welfare State' The 2011 RC19 meeting brings together leading scholars in the field of comparative welfare state studies from different parts of the world and encompassing a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, social policy and...

This co-sponsored event brings academics, practitioners and policymakers from around the world together in one of the world's most beautiful places to present, hear, and discuss new research in urban and real estate economics, real estate finance, development and investment.

We invite social scientists to contribute to the conference. Papers should focus on one of the following topics regarding social stratification: - Early childhood and pre-school education - General secondary and tertiary education - Vocational education and lifelong learning - Labour markets and...

Topics: Any aspect of regional science.

The main theme of the Conference is Space, Economy and Environment. This main theme would include the following topics: - Global Financial Crisis - Green Growth and its Spatial Implications - Aging Society and Economic Space - Urbanization and Economic Development - Local Development in a...