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...

The 16th annual conference of the ESPAnet will be an exciting opportunity to discuss the challenges, problems and future prospect of European welfare systems at the time of great political, economic and environmental uncertainties of the globalized world. For centuries the welfare state in...

Conference Theme: "Re-inventing the welfare state? Pathways to sustainability, equality and inclusion in European welfare states"

The conference is open to all who are interested in the problems of contemporary welfare state. Stream Themes: - Comparative methodology - Pensions - Health care - Labour market policy - Family policy - Social services and social work - Poverty and social assistance - Education - Inequalities...

Formation, growth and exit of firms are crucial for innovation, employment and structural change in modern economies. The aim of this conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions on the interdependencies between finance, human capital, innovation activities and investment activities...

Topics: - Exclusion in education and the labor market - Income distribution, poverty and financial inequality - Living conditions - Health and wellbeing - Family formation and child care - The family as social, cultural, and economic capital, and educational attainment - Social protection and...

Ideas and innovations are important drivers of sustainable success in knowledge-intensive economies. Ultimately, innovative company performance crucially depends on the motivation and creativity of employees. For this reason, companies increasingly demand effective practices to improve the...

Formation, growth, and closure of firms are crucial for innovation, employment, and structural change in modern economies. The aim of this conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions on the interdependencies between finance, human capital, innovation activities, and investment...

Suggestions for Stream Themes: 1. European Union and social policy 2. Comparative methodology 3. Pensions 4. Health care 5. Labour market policy 6. Family policy 7. Social services 8. Poverty and social assistance 9. Inequalities and social policy 10. Political economy of welfare 11. Migration...

This doctoral workshop invites papers dealing theoretically, conceptually and empirically with such pressures and with the ever shifting boundary between the public and the private in contemporary European societies. Papers might explore questions such as: - Business and welfare - State...