Postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The 17th annual ESPAnet conference in Stockholm will increase the interest to bridge research on migration, social protection and European welfare states, thus creating a solid foundation for evidence-based policymaking, not only in Sweden but also internationally. Topics: European refugee...

This conference aims at expanding the geographical and thematic scope of degrowth discussions, as well as building dialogues with critical social theories, sciences and social movements.

The theme for the 21st Uddevalla Symposium seeks new perspectives on innovation and entrepreneurship. Topics: - Firm growth and new determinants - Regional growth and regional challenges - Minorities, inclusion and discrimination - Gender issues - Geographies of innovation, resources and...

2016 Special Focus: Aging, Life-course, and Social Change. Theme 1: Economic and Demographic Perspectives on Aging; Theme 2: Public Policy and Public Perspectives on Aging; Theme 3: Medical Perspectives on Aging, Health, Wellness; Theme 4: Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging.

The conference will engage with the growing inequalities across societies and regions: considering gender, class, race/ethnicity, age, disability, citizenship and migrant status, employment situation, and their intersections. Some of the general themes in Revisioning Gender include: - The Great...

The conference encompasses a very broad definition of economic demography, and encourages applicants from any of the social and medical sciences working on population issues. Papers are welcomed within the fields of demography, sociology, public health, epidemiology, labour economics, and...

We invite scholars to present and discuss their research on the economic, political, social and cultural impacts of migration, with focus on Nordic countries in themselves and in broader international comparisons. Results of empirical research engaging both qualitative and quantitative methods...

Concerning civil society’s relations to economic development, among others, the following general questions of issue might be raised: • Conceptual and theoretical issues • Which tendencies of development can be observed within the Swedish and international social economy? • In what...