University of Helsinki
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Joint NordWel and REASSESS International Summer School:
State, Society & Citizen – Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Welfare State Development
Helsinki, 12 -17 August 2012
NCoE NordWel and REASSESS organize a joint international summer school in Hanasaari, Espoo, 12-17 August 2012.
Welfare states can be studied with a number of theoretical and methodological approaches, from various chronological perspectives and with a focus on different empirical phenomena. The summer school aims to stimulate discussions across disciplines and foster innovative cross-disciplinary research on the development of welfare states over time. The summer school brings together PhD students and well-established scholars in scientific exchanges.
Distinguished international scholars representing different disciplines and cross-disciplinary approaches lecture in sessions covering a vast range of themes. The list of senior scholars, who have confirmed their participation, includes Jonathan Bradshaw (University of York), Jochen Clasen (University of Edinburgh), Christoph Conrad (University of Geneva), Olli Kangas (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland KELA/University of Southern Denmark), Arnlaug Leira (University of Oslo) Christopher Lloyd (University of New England, Armidale), Kimberly Morgan (George Washington University, Washington DC), Bruno Palier (Sciences Po, Paris), Dorottya Szikra (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest), Noel Whiteside (University of Warwick), Anneli Anttonen (University of Tampere), Pauli Kettunen (University of Helsinki), Pirjo Markkola (University of Jyväskylä), Klaus Petersen (University of Southern Denmark, Odense) and Veli-Matti Ritakallio (University of Turku).
We invite PhD students from different disciplinary backgrounds both within and outside the Nordic countries to participate in the discussion on the development of welfare states, their preconditions, present status and how we ought to study them. PhD Students present their papers in parallel sessions and get feedback from senior scholars and junior colleagues. Poster sessions are included.
For more information on how to apply see CALL FOR PAPERS