The RC19 annual conference brings together international scholars in the fields of comparative welfare state and social policy studies, encompassing a range of disciplines such as sociology, social policy, political science, and economics. Conference theme: Expansion and Retrenchment in Social...

In this conference we wish to explore the diverse links between international migration and social inequality, in a Nordic, European and global context. We invite scholars from across disciplinary boundaries to engage in a discussion of how these changes can be conceptualized and studied, from a...

Scholars and other experts from around the world are invited to submit paper and panel abstracts that address the theme, “Ethics, Innovation, and Well-Being in Business and the Economy.”

Topics: - Social Policy challenging change: radical, resistant, resolute - Welfare reform - Welfare policy and politics - Austerity and Social Policy - Family policy and politics - Devolution, Governance and Citizenship - Race, Ethnicity & Migration - Current Political Landscape and Social...

Our sessions at this conference seek, in particular, empirical papers dealing with Issues on Africa Economic Development, especially in the areas of: 1. Income Inequality, Poverty and Inclusive Growth 2. The Labour Market and Rural-Migration 3. Any area of Health Economics 4. Environment and...

Life course research is a burgeoning, interdisciplinary, research field. It is characterized by a shared interdisciplinary theoretical approach that inspires studies in such diverse fields as sociology, demography, epidemiology, economics, psychology, and social biology. It is also characterized...

The workshop will focus on sustainable development issues and compare the problems, experiences and policies of China and European countries. A non-limitative list of topics, which can be investigated, is: - Global warming and air pollution. - Fertility, changes in family configuration, gender...

The conference provides researchers who use the SOEP with the opportunity to present and discuss their work with other researchers familiar with SOEP data. Researchers of all disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, geography, political science, public health, psychology and sociology) who use...

The theme of the conference is "Analytical Foundations for Cooperation in a Multipolar World". Subthemes: - Perspectives and policies for sustainable, inclusive growth - Poverty and inequality in a rapidly changing world - Sustainable development for the 21st Century - Structural transformation...

The conference is devoted to investigating ways in which international migration affects economic and social change in developing countries. Possible topics include the effects of migration on poverty, inequality, and human capital formation; social networks and migration; diaspora...