Program of the Workshop:
Potsdam, March 31-April 1, 2006
Welfare State Regimes, Public Education and Child Care - Theoretical Concepts for a Comparison of East and West
Friday March 31, 2006
Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:45 -9:15 a.m.
Welcome
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
"Prof. Konrad Jarausch (Center for Research on Contemporary History, Potsdam)
Introduction
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Prof. Karen Hagemann (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Technical University of Berlin, Department of History)
I. Keynote lectures
Gender, Welfare States and Child Care in Comparison
9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Prof. Kimberly Morgan (George Washington University, The Elliot School for International Affairs)
Comment: Prof. Ute Gerhard (University of Frankfurt, Interdisciplinary Center for Women and Gender Studies)
Chair: Prof. Karen Hagemann (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Technical University of Berlin, Department of History)
Coffee Break: 11:15- 11:30 a.m.
States, Families and Education in Comparison
11:30 - 1:00 a.m.
Prof. Hans Bertram (Humboldt University of Berlin, Department of Sociology)
Comment: Prof. Sabine Reh (Technical University of Berlin, Department of Education)
Chair: Prof. Konrad Jarausch (Center for Research on Contemporary History, Potsdam)
Lunch: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
II. Gender, Labor Market and Child Care: Comparing Welfare State Regimes in East and West I
2:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Prof. Sonya Michel (University of Maryland, Department of History):
"Gender, Labor Markets and Child Care in Comparative Historical Perspective"
Prof. Trudie Knijn, (Utrecht University, Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science):
"Gender, Labor Market and Child Care: Comparing Welfare State Regime - Sociological Perspectives"
Comment: Prof. Tora Korsvold (The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian Centre for Child Research)
Chair: Prof. Gunilla Budde (University of Oldenburg, Department of History)
Coffee Break: 4:15 - 4:30 p.m.
III. Gender, Labor Market and Child Care: Comparing Welfare State Regimes in East and West II
4:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Dr. Dorottya Szikra (ELTE University Budapest, Faculty of Social Work and Social Policy and Central European University, Gender Studies Department):
"Hungarian Family and Child Support in a Historical and Comparative Perspective"
Dr. Anca Gheaus (New Europe College, Bucharest):
"Gender Justice and the Welfare State in Post-communism"
Comment: Dr. Claudia Crotti (University of Berne, Department of Education)
Chair: Prof. Hildegard Maria Nickel (Humboldt University of Berlin, Department of Sociology)
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 1, 2006
IV. Families, Schools and the State: Comparing Education Systems I
9:15 - 11:00 a.m.
PD Dr. Thomas Coelen (University of Rostock, Department for Philosophy of Education and Social Education):
"Toward a Typology of All-Education Systems. Preliminary Theoretical and Methodological Ideas - First Results from secondary Analyses"
Prof. Cristina Allemann-Ghionda (University of Cologne, Department of Education):
"Between pedagogy and ideology: some transnational topoi in the discussion about half-day and full-day schooling"
Comment: Dr. Sabina Larcher (University of Zurich, Department of Education)
Chair: Prof. Agostino Portera (Università degli Studi di Verona, Centro Studi Interculturali)
Coffee Break: 11:00 - 11:15 a.m.
V. Families, Schools and the State: Comparing Education Systems II
11:15 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Prof. Miguel Pereyra (University of Granada, Department of Education):
"Families, care time and schooling in Europe: comparative patterns"
Prof. Dominique Groux (College of Teacher Education, Versailles, and University of Potsdam):
"Families and their symbolic hopes about the school institutions: an East-West comparison"
Comment: Dr. Elisabeth Regnault (Université Louis Pasteur, Sciences de l'éducation)
Chair: Prof. Juliane Jacobi (University of Potsdam, Department of Education)
Lunch: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
VI. Gender, Child Care and Schools: Relating and Comparing Welfare and Education Systems
2:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Prof. Rainer Treptow (University of Tubingen, Department of Educational Science):
"Welfare State Regimes, Public Education and Child Care - Theoretical Concepts for a Comparison of East and West"
Prof. Karin Gottschall (University of Bremen, Center for Social Policy):
"Comparing public education and child care systems in West and East- potential and pitfalls of Welfare Regime Approaches".
Comment: Prof. Anette Borchorst (University of Aarhus, Department of Political Science)
Chair: Prof. Karen Hagemann (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Technical University of Berlin, Department of History)
Coffee Break: 4:15 - 4:30 p.m.
V. Round Table - Final Comments
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Comments:
Prof. Hans Bertram (Humboldt University of Berlin, Department of Sociology)
Prof. Jacqueline Heinen (Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Laboratoire Printemps)
Prof. Juliane Jacobi (University of Potsdam, Department of Education)
Prof. Karel Rydl, (University of Pardubice, Faculty for Humanities)
Chair: Prof. Konrad Jarausch (Center for Research on Contemporary History, Potsdam)
Dinner (7:00 p.m.)
Registration
The number of participants is limited because of the workshop facilities. First come first serve. The deadline of the registration is March 20, 2006.
All participants will have to pay a registration fee of 20,- Euro, and a fee of 10,- Euro for each lunch. An advance registration for the lunch is necessary.
Please send you registration to:
Katja Stender (Workshop assistant)
Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam
Am Neuen Markt 1
1467 Potsdam
Fax: +40-(0)331/28991-60
E-Mail: katja.stender@web.de