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...

The Theme: The relationship between global(ization) processes and welfare state development has generated much debate in recent years. However, those concerned with the impact of globalization upon social policy in developing countries and those dealing with industrialized countries to a large...