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

The conference focuses on factors related to the sustainability of European social policy. It aims to enhance our understanding of concepts such as governance and citizenship, as well as consider the sustainability of existing social benefits and their funding, in the context of shifting...

Within the general fields of economic growth and economic history, we are looking for papers dealing with, among others, the following topics: - The transition from stagnation to growth - The Great Divergence - Geography versus institutions - International trade and growth - Technical progress...

The ESPAnet Summer Schools are open to doctoral students with projects related to social policy from any discipline. They usually last between 10 and 14 days. Topics covered during summer schools are, for example, the origins and development of social policy, principles and practices of benefit...