JOINT NORDWEL AND REASSESS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL:
STATE, SOCIETY & CITIZEN - CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON WELFARE STATE DEVELOPMENT
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 Lorand 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.
We welcome paper proposals by PhD students. The approved proposals will be selected on the basis of their quality. Papers can be written from a broad historical or contemporary perspective and come from different disciplines such as history, social policy, sociology, political science, and political philosophy. Guidelines for papers and posters will be sent in connection with the letters of approval.
Participants who complete the summer school successfully are credited with 6 ECTS credits.
COURSE FEE
The course fee is 150 euros. Accommodation is financed by the
organizing centres. A limited number of travel grants will be available.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants are asked to submit an abstract (max 400 words) for a paper and a short biography (including a list of publications) by e-mail no later than 29 February 2012 to our coordinator
Heidi Haggren, heidi.haggren@helsinki.fi.