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...

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.

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...

The objective of this workshop is to discuss these new social risks and the policy responses that are being developed to deal with them. We invite contributions by PhD students working on any aspect of the process of welfare state adaptation to the emergence of new social risks. The workshop is...