REASSESS organises its second major conference 18-20 May in Oslo to give all the researchers participating in the various strands of the centre an opportunity to meet and present their work so far. The main goal of the conference is to promote integration between the different activities within REASSESS.
‘Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model’: TAKING STOCK OF THE WORK SO FAR
Time: 18 - 20 May, 2009 Venue: Soria Moria Hotel, Oslo
VISIT THE OFFICIAL CONFERENCE WEB PAGE FOR UPDATES, WORKSHOP PROGRAMME AND PAPERS
Parallel sessions where participants discuss papers will take up most of the time of the conference. Through these parallel sessions and a few plenary sessions we wish to identify and analyse issues cutting across the themes of individual strands and issues of relevance for the Nordic welfare model’s prospects and relations to other models of welfare. Such broader and transversal issues include:
- ‘Demographic ageing’ (and interactions with gender, family / parent-child relations, ethnicity - NWM implications for care, well-being & economic security in old age, responses in public policies)
- Privatisation’ (marketisation, outsourcing, new forms of governance, regulatory policies, new public management, shift towards new public/private mixes in services and economic risk protection)
- ‘Globalisation’ (NWM sustainability & factors of competitiveness, incl. equality as asset or liability)
- ‘Migration’ (implications of its different forms)
- ‘Universalism & equality’ (ideals under pressure)
- ‘Marginal groups’ situation as “quality-tests" of the NWM’ (children, migrants, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, low-skilled persons, the poor, intersectionality, etc)
- ‘Forces of divergence and convergence’ (both within the Nordic group & in relation to non-Nordic countries / groups)
The organisers invite and encourage participants to write joint papers - across strands, institutional attachments and countries. Our intention is that all papers will be available at the conference webpage at least a fortnight before the conference.
PROGRAMME:
Monday 18 May
Noon: Arrival and registration (light lunch)
13:00-13:15
Welcome
13:15-14:00
Plenary session - keynote talk by Professor Kjetil Storesletten (University of Oslo):
‘Challenges to the Nordic Welfare Model(s) - An Economist’s View’
14:00-14:15
Prepared comment - discussion
14:15-14:30
Coffee break
14:30-16:00
Parallel sessions - presentation and discussion of papers
16:00-16:30
Coffee break
16:30-18:00
Parallel sessions - presentation and discussion of papers
20:00 Dinner
Tuesday 19 May
9:00-10:30
Parallel sessions - presentation and discussion of papers
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Parallel sessions - presentation and discussion of papers
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:45
Plenary session - keynote talk by Dr Clare Bambra (Durham University):
‘Social Inequality and Health in Comparative Perspective: How Different are the Nordic Countries from other European Countries?’
14:45-15:15
Prepared comment - discussion
15:15-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-16:30
Parallel sessions - presentation and discussion of papers
16:30-16:45
Coffee break
16:45-18:15
Parallel sessions - presentation and discussion of papers
20:00
Dinner
Wednesday 20 May
9:00-10:30
Parallel sessions - presentation and discussion of papers
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-11:45
Plenary session - keynote talk by Professor Pauli Kettunen (University of Helsinki & Leader of NCoE ‘The Nordic Welfare State - Historical Foundations and Future Challenges’ (NordWel):
‘The Nordic Model - Alternative Perspectives’
11:45-12:15
Prepared comment - discussion
12:15-13:00
Bjørn Hvinden & Viggo Nordvik (Leaders of REASSESS):
‘Summing-up of the conference - The next steps for the REASSESS’ work’
13:00-14:00
Lunch
Departure
(Some strands, the Nordic PhD student group and other subgroups will have meetings in the afternoon of 20 May)
TIME TABLE
13 Jan 2009 Invitation and call for abstracts are circulated
20 Febr 2009 Deadline for abstracts (paper proposals)
2 Mar 2009 Feedback about acceptance of abstracts
17 April 2009 Deadline for registration of participation (extended)
30 April 2009 Deadline for submission of full papers
PRACTICALITIES
REASSESS will cover travel and accommodation expenses for researchers participating in one of the centre’s ten research strands and/or the doctoral training offered by the centre. Others who wish to participate in the conference will have to cover travel and accommodation expenses through their own institution or other funding.
There is no conference fee.
The venue of the conference, the Soria Moria Hotel (www.soriamoria.no), is situated on the forest hills above Oslo city and there are many possibilities for walks in the surrounding area.
Registration
Registration and hotel booking are handled by Congress-Conference AS:
Register for the conference
For any questions, please contact Congress-Conference at reassess@congrex.no or phone +47-2256 1930.
Abstract submission
The abstract submission is handled by Congress-Conference AS:
Submit your abstract
For any practical questions regarding abstract submission, please use abstractreassess@congrex.no or call +47-2256 1930
If you have any queries about the conference and your participation please contact Bjørn Hvinden (bjorn.hvinden@nova.no) or Viggo Nordvik (viggo.nordvik@nova.no)
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