An open conference on the political and social economy of care in Sweden, Finland, Australia, Canada and the UK. Organizers: the Nordic Centre of Excellence REASSESS (Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model) (Web) and Stockholm University, Department of Social Work (Web).
October 26 2009, 09.00-17.30
Aula Svea, Sveavägen 160, Department of Social Work, Stockholm
Registration before October 18
This conference will focus on the roles of markets and migration in shaping the provision, funding, regulation and distribution of formal and informal care. It will situate recent developments in the Nordic and liberal welfare states in a broader international context, taking into account the increased movement of people (especially women) around the world and the ever-growing emphasis on private markets. Speakers will analyse similarities and differences between countries within and between welfare regimes as well as between different areas of care (child care, disability care and elder care).
At the conference, an interdisciplinary, international research team will explore contemporary trends in the political and social economy of care, including child care, elder care and disability care. These scholars are drawn from the disciplines of sociology, social policy, social work, political science and economics, and have all established international reputations for scholarly, policy-focused research and a keen interest in social policy in the Nordic countries.
Confirmed speakers
Sweden
Professor Barbara Hobson and Professor Marta Szebehely, Stockholm University
Finland
Professor Anneli Anttonen, University of Tampere and Associate Professor Teppo Kröger, University of Jyväskylä
Australia
Professor Deborah Brennan and Professor Bettina Cass, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney
UK
Professor Sue Himmelweit, Open University, Milton Keynes and Professor Fiona Williams and Professor Sue Yeandle, University of Leeds
Canada
Professor Rianne Mahon, Carleton University, Ottawa and Professor Ito Peng, University of Toronto
Chairs and discussants
PhD Tine Rostgaard (SFI – The Danish National Centre for Social Research, Copenhagen, Denmark and Professor Kari Wærness University of Bergen, Norway
Opening of the conference
Professor Bjørn Hvinden, Leader of REASSESS, NOVA, Oslo, Norway
The conference is open to researchers, students, policy makers and others interested in comparative perspectives on care issues. The conference is free of charge but it is required to register before October 18 by sending an email with your name and affiliation to pasec#socarb.su.se
A PhD course, Care of older people: comparative perspectives on policies, practices and outcomes, will be arranged in connection to the conference, please see www.reassess.no
Source: Genus@genus.gu.se