The conference will assess current welfare statistics and demonstrate the relevance of these figures to existing and future welfare practices and reforms. Topics covered will include ageing and aged care, children, youth and families, welfare expenditure, labour force, housing and homelessness.

The theme for the 2007 conference is 'Social Policy through the Life Course: Building Community Capacity and Social Resilience'. This theme encapsulates two interrelated issues in social policy. The first concerns life-course transitions, including the diverse challenges and opportunities which...

Topics: labour economics, pensions, and related research areas (including poverty, housing and savings).

Topics: - welfare regimes and labour markets - social protection and activation policies in Europe - policies of reconciling work and welfare - the role of the EU activities in these fields - the politics and policies of welfare reform - designs and pitfalls of comparative analyses, as well the...

Papers addressing issues of livelihoods and well-being in developing countries adopting a multi-disciplinary perspective are invited for the GPRG conference 2007.