15th ESPAnet Conference | 14-16 September 2017 | Lisboa, Portugal

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Opening Session Aud. Adriano Moreira (Floor -1)

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PAPER ROUND A

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PAPER SESSION A.1: Welfare States in Transition – Bringing Light Into the ‘Black Boxes’ of Reform Processes Welfare states in transition: What is social policy change, how to studyand how to explain it? Auditorium 6 (1st floor) Convenors: Sonja Blum | Johanna Kuhlmann Papers COMPARING IRISH ACTIVATION AND SOCIAL HOUSING REFORMS; IMPLEMENTATION MARKETISATION Mary Murphy (Ireland)1 1 - Maynooth University CONTRIBUTION OF POLICY PROCESS THEORIES IN THE ANALYSIS OF CARE POLICY CHANGES IN FRANCE. Anais Cheneau (France)1; Valérie Fargeon (France)1 1 - CREG - Université Grenoble Alpes

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PAPER SESSION A.7: Empirical research on labour market and care issues from a capabilities perspective. Room Lisboa (Ground floor) Convenors: Mara Yerkes | Anna Kurowska Papers FLEXIBLE WORKING AND WORK INTENSITY IN THE UK: THE ROLE OF GENDER AND PARENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STATUS. Heejung Chung (United Kingdom)1; Mariska Van Der Horst (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Kent THE UK SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE SCHEME: REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARED PARENTING? Jana Javornik (United Kingdom)1; Liz Oliver (United Kingdom)2 1 - University of East London; 2 - Leeds University Business School ANY TIME TO CARE? WORK AND FAMILY LIFE RECONCILIATION OF THIRD COUNTRY MIGRANT WOMEN IN THE POST STATE-SOCIALIST CZECH REPUBLIC. Lenka Formankova (Czech Republic)1 1 - Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences Contributed papers SOCIETAL PARTICIPATION OF SWEDISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN FINLAND: A CAPABILITY APPROACH. Elisabeth Hästbacka (Finland)1; Mikael Nygård (Finland)1 1 - Åbo Akademi University, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Social policy Unit

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PAPER SESSION A.3: International developments in the provision of long term care: the emergence of care chains and care drain. Room 10 (3rd floor) Convenors: Heinz Rothgang | Lorraine Frisina Doetter Papers POLISH MIGRANT CARERS - MOTIVES OF MIGRATION AND CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN THEIR FAMILIES IN POLAND. Agnieszka Furmańska-Maruszak (Poland)1; Elżbieta Kościńska (Poland)2 1 - Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland; 2 - Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz


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PAPER SESSION A.4: Welfare, what for? Rethinking the Welfare State. Room 8 (3rd floor) Convenors: Christina Beatty | Larissa Povey | Jon Warren Papers RECONCEPTUALIZING THE WELFARE STATE. AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GROWING SYMBIOSIS AND CONTRADICTION WITH CAPITALISM IN RICH EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES. Bea Cantillon (Belgium)1 1 - University of Antwerp LIBERALISM NEO-LIBERALISM AND THE DISCIPLINARY WELFARE STATE: THE UK’S SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM IN TWO RECESSIONS, THE 1930S AND SINCE 2008. Matthew Cooper (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Warwick A NEW UNIVERSALISM? VARIETIES OF BASIC INCOME AND WELFARE STATE REFORM. Jurgen De Wispelaere (United Kingdom)1,2; Luke Martinelli (United Kingdom)1 1 - Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath; 2 - Independent Social Research Foundation RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN TIMES OF AUSTERITY: CITIZENS’ PERCEPTIONS OF WELFARE CONDITIONALITY FROM A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE. Katharina Zimmermann (Germany)1; Jan-Ocko Heuer (Germany)1 1 - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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PAPER SESSION A.8: Discourse and policy-making during the crisis (I). Room 7 (3rd floor) Convenors: Daniel Cardoso | Catherine Moury Papers ANALYSING PARLIAMENTARY DISCOURSE IN GREECE BETWEEN THREE MEMORANDA: A POPULIST APPEAL. Vasiliki Tsagkroni (Netherlands)1; Stella Ladi (United Kingdom)2 1 - Erasmus University Rotterdam; 2 - Queen Mary University London THE DISCURSIVE DECONSTRUCTION OF THE IRISH SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP MODEL DURING THE EUROZONE CRISIS. Angie Gago (Portugal)1 1 - IPRI-NOVA NARRATIVES AND DISCOURSES BEHIND THE 2010 AND 2012 LABOUR MARKET REFORMS IN SPAIN. EUROPE AS AN AUTHORITATIVE RESOURCE. Sergio González Begega (Spain)1; Ana Marta Guillén Rodríguez (Spain)1; Ángel Alonso Domínguez (Spain)1 1 - University of Oviedo POPULISM, BLAME SHIFTING AND THE CRISIS: COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN PORTUGUESE POLITICAL PARTIES. Marco Lisi (Portugal)1; Enrico Borghetto (Portugal)1 1 - Nova University of Lisbon

Contributed papers NARRATIVES OF CRISIS IN 1980S ENGLISH EDUCATION: CONSERVATIVE ACTORS AND IDEAS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES. Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey (United Kingdom)1 1 - London School of Economics and Political Science


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PAPER SESSION A.15: Welfare and Unemployment Dynamics: Mechanisms, Determinants and the Role of Social Policy. Room 10 (2nd floor) Convenors: Torsten Lietzmann | Katrin Hohmeyer Papers STILL OUT OF WORK? GENUINE STATE DEPENDENCY AND UNEMPLOYMENT INERTIA IN EUROPE. Raffaele Grotti (Ireland)1; Giorgio Cutuli (Italy)2 1 - Economic and Social Research Institute; 2 - University of Trento WORK AND WELFARE TRAJECTORIES IN NORWAY OVER TWO DECADES: HAS THE GOAL OF GETTING MORE PEOPLE IN WORK BEEN ACHIEVED FOR PERSONS AT RISK OF HEALTH-RELATED EXCLUSION FROM THE LABOUR FORCE? Thomas Lorentzen (Norway)1; Hans-Tore Hansen (Norway)1 1 - Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TRAJECTORIES AMONG YOUNG FINNISH SOCIAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS – WHAT ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF WELFARE DEPENDENCY? Ilari Ilmakunnas (Finland)1,2; Pasi Moisio (Finland)2 1 - University of Turku; 2 - National Institute for Health and Welfare

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PAPER SESSION A.16: The State of Local Welfare: The implementation, organization and politics of local welfare Room 9 (2nd floor) Convenors: Menno Fenger | Romke Van Der Veen Papers THE TERRITORIALISATION OF LOCAL WELFARE. THE CASE OF LOMBARDY REGION AFTER THE 2015 REFORM. Eugenio Salvati (Italy)1; Pietro Previtali (Italy)1 1 - University of Pavia ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN POLAND – LOCAL SOCIAL CITIZENSHIP PERSPECTIVE. Maria Theiss (Poland)1 1 - University of Warsaw MIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN GALICIA: A CASE OF TOPDOWN POLITICAL INFLUENCE. Belén Fernández-Suárez (Spain)1 1 - Professor of Sociology / University of A Corunna VARIATIONS IN LOCAL WELFARE STATE IN SPAIN. CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICE CO-PRODUCTION IN FIVE CITIES. Maria Jesus Rodriguez Garcia (Spain)1 1 - Universidad Pablo de Olavide

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PAPER SESSION A.18: Fiscal Welfare in Europe. Room 7 (2nd floor) Convenors: Nathalie Morel | Michaël Zemmour

Papers FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR ALL? A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ASSET BUILDING POLICIES IN EUROPE. Sarah Kuypers (Belgium)1 1 - Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp


FISCAL WELFARE FOR THE POOR: THE CHANGING POLITICS OF INCOME SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME WORKERS IN FRANCE AND THE UK. Chloé Touzet (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Oxford FISCAL WELFARE, PROGRESSIVITY, AND DESCENTRALIZATION: THE CASE OF SPAIN. Paula Hermida (Spain)1; José Antonio Noguera (Spain)1 1 - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) THE GOLDEN AGE OF FISCAL WELFARE: TAX EXPENDITURES AND INEQUALITY IN PORTUGAL (1989-2011). Edna Costa (Portugal)1 1 - IPRI-NOVA Contributed papers TAX BREAKS VERSUS DIRECT EXPENSES? THE MARKET OF HOME BASED CARE AND PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD SERVICES IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. Clémence Ledoux (France)1 1 - University of Nantes

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PAPER SESSION A.26: Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: national experiences Room 8 (2nd floor) Convenors: Inês Amaro | Francisco Nunes Papers WHAT HAS 10 YEARS OF MINIMUM INCOME STANDARD RESEARCH TAUGHT US? Abigail Davis (United Kingdom)1 1 - Loughborough University ADEQUACY OF INCOME IN PORTUGAL: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT ESTIMATION METHODS. José António Pereirinha (Portugal)1; Elvira Pereira (Portugal)2; Francisco Branco (Portugal)3; Dália Costa (Portugal)2 1 - ISEG Universidade de Lisboa; 2 - ISCSP Universidade de Lisboa; 3 - FCH Universidade Católica MEASURING POVERTY IN THE NETHERLANDS: A GENERALISED REFERENCE BUDGET APPROACH. J. Cok Vrooman (Netherlands)1; Stella Hoff (Netherlands)2; Benedikt Goderis (Netherlands)2 1 - The Netherlands Institute for Social Research|SCP & Utrecht University; 2 - The Netherlands Institute for Social Research|SCP BELGIAN REFERENCE BUDGETS FOR ADEQUATE SOCIAL PARTICIPATIONAND AND THEIR USE AS A FLEXIBLE BENCHMARK TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF MINIMUM INCOME PROTECTION Bérénice Storms (Belgium)1 1 - CSB (University of Antwerp) and CEBUD (Thomas More) Contributed papers ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM ESSENTIAL BUDGET FOR A DECENT LIVING: AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY BY CARITAS MALTA. Suzanne Piscopo (Malta)1; Leonid Mckayo (Malta)2; Andre Bonello (Malta)3 1 - Head, Dept. of Health, Physical Education and Consumer Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Malta; 2 - Director, Caritas Malta; 3 - Head of Community Outreach, Caritas Malta

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PAPER SESSION A.20: Rethinking the Religion and Social Policy Nexus. Room 9 (3rd floor) Convenors: Daniel Béland | Rana Jawad | Emmanuele Pavolini


Papers CHURCH POOR RELIEF DURING THE TIME OF CRISIS – EXPERIENCE FROM THE EVANGELIC LUTHERAN CHURCH OF FINLAND. Heikki Hiilamo (Norway)1 1 - VID Spezialized University A THEORY OF SOCIAL SERVICE RELIGIONIZATION: BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AND THE LOCAL. Amos Zehavi (Israel)1 1 - Tel Aviv University LAÏCITÉ FROM STATE POLICY TO THE CLASSROOM: UNDERSTANDING STATE SECULARISM THROUGH EDUCATION POLICY. Chris Lizotte (Finland)1 1 - University of Helsinki INTERESTS AND CONTROL: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SOCIAL POLICIES IN IRELAND AND IN POLAND. Dorota Szelewa (Ireland)1 1 - University College Dublin, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

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PAPER SESSION A.29: Open Stream Aud. Óscar Soares Barata (Ground floor) Convenors: Karin Wall | Pedro Hespanha | Fernando Serra

Papers AGENDA 2030: THE GOVERNANCE AND COORDINATION OF NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN EUROPE. Marianne Takle (Norway)1; Mi Ah Schoyen (Norway)1; Bjorn Hvinden ((Norway)1 1 - NOVA- Norwegian social Research, Oslo and Akershus University College

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF THE NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE SECTOR – DOES SIZE MATTER? Stephanie Reitzinger (Austria)1; Ulrike Schneider (Austria)1 1 - Vienna University of Economics and Business, Institute for Social Policy GROWTH AND WELFARE IN GLOBAL CAPITALISM. Bruno Palier (France)1 1 - Sciences Po Centre d’études européennes and LIEPP 15:00-15:30

Coffee break (floor -1)

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PAPER ROUND B

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PAPER SESSION B.7: Aging populations and pensions from a capabilities perspective Room Lisboa (Ground floor) Convenors: Mara Yerkes | Anna Kurowska Papers TOWARDS A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR WELFARE REFORM IN EUROPE: A CAPABILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH Jean-Michel Bonvin (Switzerland)1; Francesco Laruffa (Switzerland)1 1 - University of Geneva A DEVICE FOR BETTER POLICIES IN AGEING SOCIETIES? THEORY-BASED CRITIQUE OF THE ACTIVE AGEING INDEX. José São José (Portugal)1; Virpi Timonen (Ireland)1; Carla Amado (Portugal)2; Sérgio Santos (Portugal)2 1 - Trinity College, University of Dublin; 2 - University of Algarve, Faculty of Economics


IS LOWER PENSION AGE A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN? PENSION AGE REFORM IN POLAND IN THE CAPABILITY APPROACH PERSPECTIVE. Janina Petelczyc (Portugal)1 1 - Institute of Social Policy, University of Warsaw Contributed papers FOOD INSECURITY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN EUROPE: THE EMPOWERING APPROACH OF CARITAS’ EMPORIUMS OF SOLIDARITY IN ROME. Daniela Bernaschi (Italy)1; Laura Leonardi (Italy)1 1 - University of Florence

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PAPER SESSION B.1: Welfare States in Transition – Bringing Light Into the ‘Black Boxes’ of Reform Processes Explaining social policy reforms in health policy Auditorium 6 (1st floor) Convenors: Sonja Blum | Johanna Kuhlmann Papers PROGRAMMATIC ACTORS STRUGGLING OVER SECTORAL STATEHOOD IN GERMAN HEALTH POLICY. Johanna Hornung (Germany)1; Nils C. Bandelow (Germany)1 1 - University of Braunschweig CLAIMING AUTHORITY OVER HEALTH CARE IN GERMANY, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE USA. Scott Greer (United States of America)1; Margitta Maetzke (Austria)2 1 - School of Public Health, University of Michigan; 2 - Institute of Politics and Social Policy, Johannes Kepler University Linz THE ROLE OF DOCTORS IN THE POLICY PROCESS: THE CASE OF MEDICAL PROVISION SHORTAGES AND PRIMARY CARE REFORMS IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. Thomas Gerlinger (Germany)1; Patrick Hassenteufel (France)2; Renate Reiter (Germany)3 1 - Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften; 2 - Université Versailles-SaintQuentin Laboratoire Printemps; 3 - FernUniversität in Hagen, Institut für Politikwissenschaft (KSW) VOICE OF THE PHARMACISTS IN THE TIME OF HEALTH POLICY TRANSFORMATION IN TURKEY. Asli Orhon (Turkey)1 1 - Bogazici University

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PAPER SESSION B.11: Self-employment, vulnerability and precarity: Meeting the challenge of reforming social protection systems in Europe and beyond Room 10 (3rd floor) Convenors: Kevin Caraher | Enrico Reuter Papers DIFFERENT SHADES OF PRECARITY: THE CASE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE NETHERLANDS. ANALYSIS OF STRATIFYING MECHANISMS AND SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS. Dorota Lepianka (Netherlands)2; Nuria Elena Ramos Martín (Netherlands)1 1 - Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS), University of Amsterdam; 2 - Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University SUPPORTING PRECARIOUS WORK? A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF IN-WORK BENEFITS. Joan Abbas (United Kingdom)1 1 - IPR, University of Bath SELF-EMPLOYED: SOVEREIGN OR PRECARIOUS? Mia Tammelin (Finland)1 1 - Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyvaskyla


YOUTH ACTIVATION THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP. OPPORTUNITIES AND INEQUALITIES FROM AN URBAN PERSPECTIVE. Maria Dodaro (Italy)1 1 - Phd Course in Urban and Local European Studies, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano Bicocca

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PAPER SESSION B.4: Changing provision, delivering services under Austerity. Room 8 (3rd floor) Convenors: Christina Beatty | Larissa Povey | Jon Warren Papers FROM WELFARE TO WORKFARE: SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CONDITIONALITY IN SLOVAKIA Gábor Csomor (Slovakia)1 1 - Institute for Labour and Family Research PATHWAYS TO PRIVATISATION: JOB PATH AND THE DELEGATED IRISH WELFARE STATE. Kenny Doyle (Ireland)1 1 - Waterford Institute of Technology “I CAN’T WAKE UP MY NEEDS”: SPENDING WORKING AGE SOCIAL SECURITY MONEY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RECIPIENTS. Kate Summers (United Kingdom)1 1 - London School of Economics and Political Science DIFFERENT ACTORS AND DIFFERENT DEMANDS: SOCIAL POLICIES AND SATISFACTION. Mehmet Fatih Aysan (Turkey)1; Mesut Karakas (Turkey)2 1 - Dr.; 2 - Associate Prof.

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PAPER SESSION B.8: Discourse and policy-making during the crisis (II). Room 7 (3rd floor) Convenors: Daniel Cardoso | Catherine Moury Papers INSIDE THE STATE OF AUSTERITY: FROM THE MARGINALIZATION OF ALTERNATIVES TO THE PRODUCTION OF FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL POLICY. Asa Maron (Israel)1 1 - Department of Sociology, University of Haifa BEYOND AUSTERITY: DE-POLITICISATION, RE-POLITICISATION, AND THE DISCURSIVE BALANCE OF CONFLICTING EXPECTATIONS IN ITALY, PORTUGAL AND SPAIN (20142016). Pellegrino Cammino (Italy)1; Dima Mohammed (Palestine)2 1 - University of Siena - IFL-NOVA University of Lisbon; 2 - IFL - NOVA University of Lisbon THE VALUE OF CARE LABOUR. A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES IN THE NETHERLANDS AND ITALY. Ellen Grootegoed (Netherlands)1; Evelien Tonkens (Netherlands)1; Barbara Da Roit (Italy)2 1 - University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht; 2 - University of Venice Contributed papers FROM WORDS TO ACTION: THE MICRO-POLITICS OF ‘DOING POLICY’. Orit Bershtling (Israel)1 1 - Haifa University THE CRISIS EFFECT ON THE PORTUGUESE SOCIALIST PARTY IDEA ABOUT A EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY. Dina Sebastião (Portugal)1 1 - Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of the 20th Century – University of Coimbra


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PAPER SESSION B.15: Welfare and Unemployment Dynamics: Mechanisms, Determinants and the Role of Social Policy. Room 10 (2nd floor) Convenors: Torsten Lietzmann | Katrin Hohmeyer Papers CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT IN FINLAND, GERMANY AND DENMARK. Regina Konle-Seidl (Germany)1; Thomas Rothe (Germany)1; Simo Aho (Finland)2 1 - IAB; 2 - University of Tampere WELFARE BENEFIT RECIPIENTS WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT BIOGRAPHIES: CAN ALMPS ADDRESS THEIR SPECIFIC DIFFICULTIES? Cordula Zabel (Germany)1 1 - Institute for Employment Research THE TRAJECTORIES OF JOB SEEKERS WITH ACTIVITY: A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. Sabina Issehnane (France)1; Leila Oumeddour (France)2; Léonard Moulin (France)3 1 - Rennes 2 University and Center for Employment Studies (CEET); 2 - Center for employment studies (CEET); 3 - The National institute for demographic studies (INED) Contributed papers HOW WELL THEY COPE? EFFECTS OF EDUCATION AND LABOR MARKET STATUS ON SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF THE YOUTH IN EUROPE. Judit Kalman (Hungary)1 1 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

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PAPER SESSION B.16: The State of Local Welfare: The implementation, organization and politics of local welfare. Room 9 (2nd floor) Convenors: Menno Fenger | Romke Van Der Veen Papers THE GROWTH OF THE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE POPULATION AS THE UNINTENDED DECENTRALISATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY. Marjolijn De Wilde (Belgium)1 1 - University of Antwerp - Herman Deleeck Center for Social Policy AGAINST THE DEVOLUTION: THE CENTRALIZING OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IN FINLAND. Paula Saikkonen (Finland)1 ; Minna Ylikännö (Finland)2 1 - National Institute for Health and Welfare; 2 - the Social Insurance Institute of Finland TORN BETWEEN POLICY AND PROFESSIONAL PRINCIPLES. SOCIAL WORK IN A MODERNIZING WELFARE STATE. Margo Trappenburg (Netherlands)1 1 - Professor ASSOCIATIONS OF IMMIGRANTS IN SPAIN AS SOCIAL ACTORS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS OF POLITICS OF LOCAL WELFARE. Mourad Aboussi (Spain)1 1 - University of Granada

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PAPER SESSION B.25: Economic crisis, poverty and policy reactions. Room 7 (2nd floor) Convenors: Leen Vandecasteele | Henning Lohmann | Marco Giesselmann Papers EXPOSURE TO LIFE COURSE RISKS AND CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE: THE IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ON HOW YOUNG PEOPLE FARE OVER THEIR CAREER. Ruud Muffels (Netherlands)1,2,3 ; Tim Reeskens (Netherlands)4 1 - Netspar-Tilburg; 2 - IZA-Bonn; 3 - DIW-Berlin; 4 - Tilburg University


LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE ON ECONOMIC SHOCKS AND INCOME INEQUALITY THROUGH AGE-PERIOD-COHORT ANALYSIS: EVIDENCE FROM FINLAND. Esa Karonen (Finland)1 ; Mikko Niemelä (Finland)1 1 - University of Turku INCOME POVERTY IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN: FINLAND 1987-2011. Camilla Härtull (Finland)1 1 - Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland AFRICAN WOMEN FACING THE CRISIS IN A POOR PARISIAN SUBURB. Isabelle Droy (France)1 ; Jean-Luc Dubois (France)1 1 - IRD French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development 15:30-17:30

PAPER SESSION B.20: Rethinking the Religion and Social Policy Nexus. Room 9 (3rd floor) Convenors: Daniel Béland | Rana Jawad | Emmanuele Pavolini Papers CONVERSION OR CONTROVERSY? THE DISPUTE OVER “CONVERSION THERAPY” AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIAL POLICY-MAKING. Eyal Zack (Israel)1 1 - Haifa University WHY DO SWEDES TRUST THE STATE AND SCOTS DON’T? AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF STATE-CITIZENS RELATIONS IN MODERN WELFARE SYSTEMS. Ingela Naumann (United Kingdom)1; Lindsay Paterson (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Edinburgh RELIGION AND TIME COMMITMENTS OF WOMEN: EVIDENCE FROM THE 2104 TURKISH TIME USE SURVEY. Dorothy Rosenberg (United States of America)1; Sevinc Rende (Turkey)2 1 - International Graduate Programme in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies, the Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain; 2 - Department of Economics Isik University Istanbul Turkey RELIGION AND TIME COMMITMENTS OF WOMEN: EVIDENCE FROM THE 2104 TURKISH TIME USE SURVEY. Dorothy Rosenberg (United States of America)1; Sevinc Rende (Turkey)2 1 - International Graduate Programme in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies, the Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain; 2 - Department of Economics Isik University Istanbul Turkey RELIGIOUS PROSOCIALITY UNDER PRESSURE – HOW DOES RELIGIOSITY RELATE TO OLDER PEOPLE’S ATTITUDES TOWARDS YOUTH-ORIENTED SOCIAL SPENDING? Dominik Lober (Germany)1 1 – University of Konstanz

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PAPER SESSION B.29: Open Stream Aud. Óscar Soares Barata (Ground floor) Convenors: Karin Wall | Pedro Hespanha | Fernando Serra Papers CAN ONE PARENT BRING UP A CHILD AS WELL AS TWO PARENTS TOGETHER? MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS LONE PARENTS IN 22 WELFARE STATES. Mia Hakovirta (Finland)1; Milla Salin (Finland)1 1 - University of Turku, Department of Social Research THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY POLICIES IN 23 COUNTRIES ON WOMEN´S CHILDBEARING: A LONGITUDINAL MICRO-DATA ANALYSIS. Katharina Wesolowski (Sweden)1; Sunnee Billingsley (Sweden)2; Gerda Neyer (Sweden)2; Tommy Ferrarini (Sweden)1 1 - Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University; 2 - Sociology Department, Demography Unit, Stockholm University


DIVORCE AND WIDOWHOOD PENALTY IN TERMS OF POVERTY RISKS: GENDER AND WELFARE POLICY. Anat Herbst-Debby (Israel)1; Miri Endeweld (Israel)2; Amit Kaplan (Israel)3 1 - Bar-Ilan University; 2 - National Insurance Institute; 3 - Tel Aviv-Jaffa Academic College EMERGENCE OF A “PARENTALISM” IN THE FRAMING OF FAMILY POLICIES IN EUROPE. Claude Martin (France)1 1 - CNAF – EHESP 18:30-20:00

Welcome Reception @ Lisbon City Hall Transportation to the Lisbon City Hall will be provided.



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PAPER ROUND C

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PAPER SESSION C.7: Theory and empirics: working to apply the CA in social policy research Room Lisboa (Ground floor) Convenors: Mara Yerkes | Anna Kurowska Papers RETHINKING ACTIVE AGEING POLICIES: A TENTATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS AND ITS OPERATIONALIZATION. Andrea E. Schmidt (Austria)1; Eszter Zólyomi (Hungary)2; Stefania Ilinca (Romania)2; Ricardo Rodrigues (Portugal)2 1 - Austrian Public Health Institute Ltd.; 2 - European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research COLLECTIVES, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH ON SOCIAL INVESTMENT AND THE CAPABILITY APPROACH. Ortrud Lessmann (Austria)1 1 - International Research Centre for Social and Ethical Questions (Ifz) Salzburg SOCIAL INVESTMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CAPABILITIES IN PRACTICE; THE CASE STUDY OF HOMELESSNESS IN DUBLIN. Rory Hearne (Ireland)1 1 - Maynooth University Contributed papers NUSSBAUM’S CAPABILITIES APPROACH AND HOUSING POLICY ENHANCING OLDER PEOPLE’S HUMAN CAPITAL. Cristiana Di Pietro (Italy)1 1 - LUMSA University, Rome

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PAPER SESSION C.1: Welfare States in Transition – Bringing Light Into the ‘Black Boxes’ of Reform Processes Explaining social policy reforms in fields of ‘old social risks’. Auditorium 11 (2nd floor) Convenors: Sonja Blum | Johanna Kuhlmann Papers INDIVIDUALISATION REVERSED: THE ‘BLACK-BOX’ POLITICS OF SOCIAL REGULATION IN THE UK’S PUBLIC/ PRIVATE PENSION MIX. Paul Bridgen (United Kingdom)1; Traute Meyer (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Southampton SPANISH TRADE UNIONS AGAINST RETRENCHMENT: STRATEGIC CHOICES AND OUTCOMES. Pablo Del Rio Loira (Netherlands)1; Menno Fenger (Netherlands)1 1 - Erasmus University Rotterdam HOW SOME REFORM ATTEMPTS SUCCEED WHILE OTHERS FAIL – A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TWO PENSION REFORM PROCESSES IN ONE COUNTRY. Anniken Hagelund (Norway)1 1 - Department of sociology and human geography, University of Oslo Contributed papers REORGANIZATION OF PORTUGUESE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN REGIONAL ASYMMETRIES. João Antunes (Portugal)1; Rosária Ramos (Portugal)1 1 - CAPP-ISCSP


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PAPER SESSION C.2: Families and poverty. Room 9 (3nd floor) Convenors: Mikael Nygård | Mia Hakovirta Papers DIVERGING TRENDS IN SINGLE MOTHERS’ POVERTY RISK: POLICY FOR FAMILIES AND THE ROLE OF COMPOSITION. Sabine (Germany)1; Hannah Zagel (Germany)2 1 - WZB Berlin Social Science Center; 2 - Humboldt University of Berlin DYNAMICS OF CHILD POVERTY IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. Elena Bárcena-Martín (Spain)1; Carmen Blanco-Arana (Spain)1; Salvador Pérez-Moreno (Spain)1 1 - University of Malaga FAMILY SOLIDARITY IN EUROPEAN POVERTY PREVENTION: WHAT ARE THE PATTERNS OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE? Patricia Frericks (Germany)1, Julia Höppner2, Ralf Och2 1 - Professor for Social Policy, Kassel University, 2 - Kassel University CHILD POVERTY AND CHILD SUPPORT POLICY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR EUROPE. Laura Cuesta (United States of America)1; Daniel R. Meyer (United States of America)2 1 - Rutgers University; 2 - University of Wisconsin-Madison Contributed papers FAMILY POLICY SUPPORT AND CHILD POVERTY IN TIMES OF PERMANENT AUSTERITY: GENEROSITY OF FAMILY POLICY TRANSFERS AND CHILD POVERTY IN OECD COUNTRIES 2009-2014. Marja Palmu (Finland)1; Fredrica Nyqvist (Finland)1 1 - Åbo Akademi university

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PAPER SESSION C.4: Where are we now? The results and consequences of Welfare reform. Room 8 (3nd floor) Convenors: Christina Beatty | Larissa Povey | Jon Warren Papers WORKING HARDER TO STAND STILL: TRENDS & CONVERGENCE IN THE STRUCTURAL INADEQUACY OF MINIMUM INCOME PACKAGES ACROSS THE EU AND U.S. Zach Parolin (Belgium)1 1 - Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy (University of Antwerp) LABOUR-MARKET POLICY SPENDING SINCE THE CRISIS: A MULTIPLIER OF INEQUALITY BETWEEN COUNTRIES? René Lehwess-Litzmann (Germany)1 1 - Sociological Research Institute (SOFI) Goettingen THE FAILED NATIONAL REFORM OF THE AUSTRIAN MINIMUM INCOME SCHEME: AUSTERITY, WORK, REFUGEES, INTERESTS AND FEDERALISM. Marcel Fink (Austria)1; Bettina Leibetseder (Austria)2 1 - Institute for Advanced Studies; 2 - Johannes Kepler University

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PAPER SESSION C.8: Policy Reform during the crisis. Room 7 (3nd floor) Convenors: Daniel Cardoso | Catherine Moury

Papers REFORMING LABOR MARKETS IN THE EUROZONE: ITALY AND FRANCE COMPARED. Beatrice Magistro (United States of America)2 ; Stefano Sacchi (Italy)1 1 - University of Milan; 2 - University of Washington


MAKING CHANGE POSSIBLE: LABOUR MARKET REFORMS AND THE CRISIS IN PORTUGAL. Rui Branco (Portugal)1 1 - NOVA University of Lisbon SOCIAL SOLIDARITY FOR ALL? TRADE UNION STRATEGIES, DUALISATION AND LABOUR MARKET REFORM IN ITALY AND SOUTH KOREA. Timo Fleckenstein (United Kingdom)1; Lee Soohyun (United Kingdom)2; Niccolo Durazzi (United Kingdom)1 1 - London School of Economics; 2 - University of Leeds THE NEW POLITICS OF ITALIAN SOCIAL POLICIES. MATTEO RENZI’S “BLOC BURGEOIS” STRATEGY AND THE PRESSURE OF ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT PARTIES. Stefano Ronchi (Germany)1 1 - GK-SOCLIFE, University of Cologne

09:00-11:00

PAPER SESSION C.14: Health, employment status, and disability: A comparative and institutional perspective. Room Monsanto (Ground floor) Convenors: Josephine Foubert | Veerle Buffel | Kristian Heggebø Papers THE DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT PARADOX: DO GENEROUS WELFARE STATES HAVE HIGHER DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT RATES? Ben Baumberg Geiger (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Kent A NEW HIERARCHY OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION. ANALYZING SOCIAL POLICIES IN REGARDS TO WORK AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE NATIONAL CONTEXT OF GERMANY. Elisa Fiala (Germany)1 1 - ISCSP, University of Lisbon IDEALS OF CITIZENSHIP, INTERACTIONS OF RECOGNITION: YOUNG MEN WITH MILD INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN SUPPORTED WORK. Melissa Sebrechts (Netherlands)1 1 - University of Amsterdam FIFTEEN YEARS OF REFORMING THE SWEDISH SICKNESS INSURANCE SYSTEM: A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN POLITICAL PRESSURE AND RESEARCH EVIDENCE. Christian Ståhl (Sweden)1 1 - Linköping University

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PAPER SESSION C.16: The State of Local Welfare: The implementation, organization and politics of local welfare. Room 6 (3nd floor) Convenors: Menno Fenger | Romke Van Der Veen Papers TOWARDS A LOCAL WELFARE REGIME TYPOLOGY. Babs Broekema (Netherlands)1; Eefje Steenvoorden (Netherlands)1; Jeroen Van Der Waal (Netherlands)1 1 - Erasmus University Rotterdam THE SOCIAL LEGITIMACY OF SHIFTING CARE RESPONSIBILITIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON CITIZENS’ EVALUATIONS OF SOCIAL WELFARE REFORMS IN DUTCH MUNICIPALITIES. Femke Roosma (Netherlands)1 1 - Assistant Professor Tilburg University


REABLEMENT CARE IN THE MAKING – THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. Mia Vabø (Norway)1 1 - NOVA, Norwegian Social Research, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Science

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PAPER SESSION C.23: Beyond neoliberalism: Concepts and ideas in current welfare state policies. Room 6 (2nd floor) Convenors: Patricia Frericks | Birgit Pfau-Effinger Papers WHAT IS WELFARE? Per Jensen (Denmark)1 THE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NEOLIBERALISM DURING 1999-2012: EAST AND WEST. Tomas Sirovatka (Czech Republic)1; Steven Saxonberg (Czech Republic)2 1 - Masaryk University; 2 - Masaryk University and Komensky University EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING AS POST-NEOLIBERAL GOVERNANCE. Niklas Andersen (Denmark)1 1 - Department of Political Science, Aalborg University

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PAPER SESSION C.21: Comparative Methodology: Causal Inference in Social Policy Analysis. Room 5 (3rd floor) Convenors: Thomas Biegert | Elias Naumann Papers MAPPING THE EVOLUTION OF THE COMPARATIVE METHOD IN SOCIAL POLICY. Emanuele Ferragina (France)1; Christopher Deeming (United Kingdom)2 1 - Sciences Po; 2 - University of Strathclyde COMING TO EUROPE: AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND AMERICAN MIGRANTS’ ADAPTION TO COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE STATES. Troels Fage Hedegaard(Denmark)1; Christian Albrekt Larsen (Denmark)1 1 - Aalborg University MEASURING DISCRIMINATION WHEN LABOR DEMAND IS HIGH: EVIDENCE FROM THREE FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN NORWAY. Kristian Heggebø (Norway)1; Gunn E. Birkelund (Norway)2; Jon Rogstad (Norway)3 1 - NOVA Norwegian Social Research; 2 - University of Oslo; 3 - Fafo AFFORDING COLLEGE WITH THE HELP OF ASSET BUILDING. IMPACT ESTIMATES FROM THE FIRST COHORT OF THE ACHAB EXPERIMENT. Davide Azzolini (Italy)1; Alberto Martini (Italy)2; Barbara Romano (Italy)3; Loris Vergolini (Italy)1 1 - FBK-IRVAPP; 2 - Università del Piemonte Orientale and ASVAPP; 3 - Università di Torino & ASVAPP

09:00-11:00

PAPER SESSION C.11: Self-employment, vulnerability and precarity: Meeting the challenge of reforming social protection systems in Europe and beyond. Room 10 (3rd floor) Convenors: Kevin Caraher | Enrico Reuter

Papers LIBERAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROFESSIONS FACING CRISIS. EVIDENCES FROM THE SPANISH SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM. Sandra Obiol-Francés (Spain)1; Antonio Santos Ortega (Spain)1; Alicia Villar Aguilés (Spain)1; David Muñoz (Spain)1; Vicent A. Querol (Spain)2 1 - University of València; 2 - Universitat Jaume I


SOLO SELF-EMPLOYMENT - A PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT FORM? A GERMAN-DUTCH COMPARISON. Wieteke Conen (Netherlands)1; Karin Schulze Buschoff (Germany)2 1 - Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies/ University of Amsterdam; 2 - The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI)/ Hans-Böckler-Foundation ACCESS TO SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED: DETERMINED BY WELFARE STATE REGIMES? Spasova Slavina (Belgium)1,2; Ghailani Dalilla (Belgium)2; Vanhercke Bart (Belgium)2,3; Bouget Denis (Belgium)2,4 1 - Centre d’étude de la vie politique (CEVIPOL), Université Libre de Bruxelles; 2 - European Social Observatory; 3 - Centre for Sociological Research (CESO), the University of Leuven.; 4 - Université de Nantes

09:00-11:00

PAPER SESSION C.15: Welfare and Unemployment Dynamics: Mechanisms, Determinants and the Role of Social Policy. Room 7 (2nd floor) Convenors: Torsten Lietzmann | Katrin Hohmeyer Papers THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO WORK AND LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT: THE CASE OF BELGIUM. Diego Collado (Belgium)1 1 - Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp BENEFIT GENEROSITY AND EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE. A LONGITUDINAL POPULATION ANALYSIS. Kjetil Van Der Wel (Norway)1 1 - Oslo and Akershus University College UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS IN RETURNING TO WORK AMONG UNEMPLOYED OLDER WORKERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Jo Neary (United Kingdom)1; Hilary Thomson (United Kingdom)1; Vittal Katikireddi (United Kingdom)1; Ewan Macdonald (United Kingdom)1; Judith Brown (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Glasgow

09:00-11:00

PAPER SESSION C.27: Linking ‘Doing Policy’ and ‘Policy Delivery’: Frontline delivery of welfare-to-work policies in Europe. Room 8 (2nd floor) Convenors: Rik Van Berkel | Dorte Caswell | Flemming Larsen

Papers COPRODUCTION AND SOCIAL INNOVATION IN THE DELIVERY OF EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES: LESSONS FROM THIRD SECTOR-LED SERVICES FOR LONE PARENTS. Colin Lindsay (United Kingdom)1; Sarah Pearson (United Kingdom)2 1 - University of Strathclyde; 2 - Sheffield Hallam University

ACTIVATION IN DIFFERENT REGULATORY SETTINGS: INSIGHTS FROM SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SWITZERLAND. Michelle Beyeler (Switzerland)1 1 - Bern University of Applied Sciences KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON, OR BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE? GOVERNANCE TENSIONS AND INNOVATION IN FRONTLINE ACTIVATION SERVICES. Vidar Bakkeli (Norway)1 1 - Work Research Institute (AFI)


FACILITATING COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AT THE STREET LEVEL: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY. Eirin Pedersen (Norway)1; Eric Breit (Norway)1 1 - Work Research Institute, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences

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PAPER SESSION C.29: Open Stream Aud. Óscar Soares Barata (Ground floor) Convenors: Karin Wall | Pedro Hespanha | Fernando Serra Papers WHY SOME EMPLOYEES MIGHT THRIVE ON JOB INSECURITY: HUMAN VALUES AS MODERATING FACTOR IN THE JOB INSECURITY - WELL-BEING RELATIONSHIP. Ola Sjöberg (Sweden)1 1 - Swedish Institute for Social Reserach POVERTY RISK OF THE UNEMPLOYED IN EUROPE: WHY IS IT HIGHER IN SOME COUNTRIES THAN IN OTHERS? Rhein Thomas (Germany)1; Bruckmeier Kerstin (Germany)1 1 - Institute for Employment Research (IAB) Contributed papers REACHING OLDER WORKERS THROUGH E-LEARNING: PERCEPTIONS OF NURSES IN AN ONLINE COURSE. Joseph Vancell (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Hull

11:00-11:30

Coffee break (floor -1)

11:30-13:00

PLENARY SESSION: The EU in the Aftermath of the Crisis: Raising Questions about Welfare Problems and Solutions. Aud. Adriano Moreira (floor -1) David Natali, S. Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa and European Social Observatory of Brussels Moderator: Paula Campos Pinto, ISCSP

13:00-14:30

Lunch (floor -1)

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PAPER ROUND D

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PAPER SESSION D.10: Pension policies – challenges, reforms, outcomes. Room Lisboa (Ground floor) Convenors: Susan Kuivalainen | Kati Kuitto Papers INEQUALITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INDEXING RETIREMENT AGES TO LIFE EXPECTANCY. Wouter De Tavernier (Denmark)1 1 - Centre for Comparative Welfare Studies, Aalborg University REFORMING ALTERNATIVE EARLY EXIT PATHWAYS IN EUROPE: IS THERE INSTRUMENT SUBSTITUTION AND COST SHIFTING? Aart-Jan Riekhoff (Finland)1 1 - University of Tampere AVOIDING OLD-AGE POVERTY IN TIMES OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE: AN UNCONDITIONAL BASIC INCOME SCHEME FOR PENSIONERS WITHIN THE GERMAN STATUTORY PENSION INSURANCE. Valentin Vogt (Germany)1 1 - KU Eichstaett-Ingolstadt


GENDERING OLD AGE PENSION REFORM: HOW PRIVATE PENSION SCHEMES RESHAPE OUTCOMES FOR MEN AND WOMEN. Anne Skevik Grødem (Norway)1; Jon M. Hippe (Norway)2 1 - Institute for Social Research; 2 - Fafo

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.1: Welfare States in Transition – Bringing Light Into the ‘Black Boxes’ of Reform Processes Explaining social policy reforms in field of ‘new social risks’. Auditorium 11 (2nd floor) Convenors: Sonja Blum | Johanna Kuhlmann Papers RECOVERING THE COSTS OF THE CHILD SUPPORT SYSTEM: THE APPROACH OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES. Christine Skinner (United Kingdom)1 1 - Christine Skinner University of York, UK. EXPLAINING THE POLICY PROCESS AND ASSESSING THE GOALS OF A MAJOR PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY REFORM IN POLAND. Anna Kurowska (Poland)1 1 - Institute of Social Policy, University of Warsaw THE END OF POLICY DUALISM IN NORWAY? Anne Lise Ellingsæter (Norway)1 1 - Dept of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo WELFARE IN THE POST-INDUSTRIAL ERA. NEW SOCIAL RISKS IN SPAIN AND ITALY. David Luque Balbona (Spain)1 ; Ana Marta Guillén (Spain)1 1 - University of Oviedo

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.11: Self-employment, vulnerability and precarity: Meeting the challenge of reforming social protection systems in Europe and beyond. Room 10 (3rd floor) Convenors: Kevin Caraher | Enrico Reuter Papers MAPPING LIVING STANDARDS AND POVERTY AMONG THE SELF-EMPLOYED IN EUROPE: AN EXPLORATION OF A ROUGH AND ISOLATED LANDSCAPE. Jeroen (Belgium)1 1 - Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy - University of Antwerp PATTERNS AND POLITICS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED IN THE UK. Fran Bennett (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Oxford COLLECTIVE SOLIDARITIES AND THE VULNERABILITY OF SELF-EMPLOYED WITHOUT PERSONNEL (ZZP’ERS) IN THE NETHERLANDS AFTER THE CRISIS. Silvia Rossetti (Netherlands)1; Susanne Heeger-Hertter (Netherlands)2 1 - Utrecht University School of Governance; 2 - Utrecht University School of Law Contributed papers SOCIAL PROTECTION OF WORKERS IN SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND NON-STANDARD CONTRACTS IN MACEDONIA, BULGARIA AND ROMANIA. Maja Gerovska Mitev (Macedonia)1; Luana Pop (Romania)2; Boyan Zahariev (Bulgaria)3 1 - Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University; 2 - Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest; 3 - Open Society Institute, Sofia


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PAPER SESSION D.6: At the edge of the welfare state: marginal populations as policy challenge. Room 9 (3rd floor) Convenors: Evelyne Baillergeau | Dorota Lepianka | Nienke F Boesveldt Papers THE PERCEIVED LEGITIMACY OF A BASIC INCOME AMONG FINNISH FOOD AID RECIPIENTS. Suvi Linnanvirta (Finland)1; Christian Kroll (Finland)1; Helena Blomberg (Finland)1 1 - University of Helsinki DRAWING BACK FROM ENABLING WELFARE STATE THE NON TAKE-UP OF SOCIAL BENEFITS BY FAMILIES LIVING IN PRECARITY. Barbara Lucas (Switzerland)1 1 - University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland (HETS, HES∑SO) INTER- AND INTRAGROUP SOLIDARITY IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: AWARENESS, IDENTFICATION AND PREPAREDNESS. Trudie Knijn (Netherlands)1; Marit Hopman (Netherlands)1 1 - Utrecht University Contributed papers BENEFICENCE, STREET BEGGING AND DIVERTED GIVING SCHEMES. Cristian Perez (Chile)1 1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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PAPER SESSION D.9: How healthcare systems and welfare regimes respond to migrants’ health needs. Room 8 (3rd floor) Convenors: Marco Terraneo | Mara Tognetti Papers HOW EXPECTATIONS OF HEALTH AND WELFARE SYSTEMS ARE ACCOMMODATED, RESISTED AND EXACERBATED IN THE CONTEXT OF DIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN HEALTH AND WELFARE SYSTEMS. Hannah Bradby (Sweden)1; Sarah Hamed (Sweden)1 1 - Uppsala University ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES BY MIGRANTS IN DIFFERENT HEALTH SYSTEMS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Aldo Rosano (Italy)1; Alessandra Fasano (Italy)2; Nadia Mignolli (Italy)3; Roberta Pace (Italy)4 1 - Italian National Institute of Health; 2 - University of Salento, Lecce; 3 - Italian National Institute of Statistics - Istat, Rome; 4 - University of Bari, Bari INCOME INEQUALITY AND PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN NORWAY: COMPARING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH A NATIVE AND IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND. Jon Erik Finnvold (Norway)1 1 - NOVA Norwegian Social Research, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.12: Welfare States in Illiberal Democracies. Room 7 (3rd floor) Convenors: Dorottya Szikra | Mehmet Umut Korkut Papers DISCURSIVE GOVERNANCE OVER PRO-POPULATION POLITICS FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE: CASE OF TURKEY. Ezgi Pehlivanli Kadayifci (Turkey)1; Hande Eslen Ziya (United Kingdom)2; Umut Korkut (United Kingdom)3 1 - Middle East Technical University; 2 - University of Brighton; 3 - Glasgow Caledonian University


TOWARDS A „CASTE-LIKE” SOCIETY .TRENDS AND IMPACT OF EXCLUSIONARY SOCIAL POLICY OF THE “ILLIBERAL” STATE IN HUNGARY. János (Hungary)1 1 - Civitas Europica Centralis Foundation OVERHAULING RUSSIA’S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: IDEAS AND AGENTS OF POLICY CHANGE. Meri Kulmala (Finland)1; Zhanna Chernova (Russian Federation)2; Michael Rasell (United Kingdom)3 1 - Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki; 2 - Department of Sociology, Higher School of Economics (Saint Petersburg); 3 - School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln Contributed papers IN VITRO FERTILIZATION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND NATIONAL SURVIVAL: THE DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN POLAND. Giulia Capacci (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Bologna HUNGARY: “END WELFARE AS WE HAVE COME TO KNOW IT”? - HOW THE ‘WORKBASED SOCIETY’ AFFECTS THE FAMILY. Anna Máté (Hungary)1 1 - Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.13: Cash and/or Care? Room 7 (2nd floor) Convenors: Rense Nieuwenhuis | Kenneth Nelson | Tomas Korpi Papers INVESTING IN SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY. Tine Hufkens (Belgium)1; Gerlinde Verbist (Belgium)1; Dieter Vandelannoote (Belgium)2; Francesco Figari (Italy)3,4 1 - Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp; 2 - Federal Planning Bureau; 3 - Università degli Studi dell’Insubria; 4 - Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex THE DIMINISHING POWER OF ONE? POVERTY RISKS OF SINGLE PERSONS AND LONE PARENTHOOD IN THE SWEDISH WELFARE STATE 1975-2015. Susanne Alm (Sweden)1 1 - Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University DOING BETTER FOR SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES: CASH AND CARE POLICIES. Laurie Maldonado (United States of America)1 1 - LIS- Luxembourg Income Study, The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequalities at Graduate Center, City University of New York A CLASSIFICATION OF CARE POLICIES BEYOND THE “CASH/CARE”-DICHOTOMY. Birgit Pfau-Effinger (Germany)1; Thurid Eggers (Germany)1; Christopher Grages (Germany)1 1 - University of Hamburg Contributed papers WHAT DO CHILDREN NEED AT THE MINIMUM? THE ADEQUACY OF CHILD CENTRED POLICIES IN SIX DIFFERENT WELFARE STATES. Tess Penne (Belgium)1 1 - Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.17: Health and social exclusion. Room 6 (3rd floor) Convenors: Maria Vaalavuo | Iben Nørup


Papers THE HEALTH PENALTY OF SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES IN INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT. Rense Nieuwenhuis (Sweden)1 1 - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) - Stockholm Univeristy DOES WELFARE GENEROSITY BUFFER THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC RECESSION ON ADOLESCENT’S PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH? MULTILEVEL ANALYSES OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Dawit Shawel Abebe (Norway)1; Anne Grete Tøge (Norway)1; Espen Dahl (Norway)2; Kjetil Arne Van Der Wel (Norway)2 1 - Centre for Welfare and Labour Research, Oslo and Akershus University College; 2 - Faculty of Social Sciences, Oslo and Akershus University College SOCIAL AND LABOUR MARKET POLICIES AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR. Elke Heins (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Edinburgh THE EFFECTS OF STRUCTURAL FACTORS ON PRESCRIBING AND EQUITY. A REGISTERBASED STUDY OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES BY HEALTH CARE SECTOR IN NORTHERN FINLAND. Katri Aaltonen (Finland)1; Jani Miettinen (Finland)1; Timo Maljanen (Finland)1; Lauri Virta (Finland)1; Jaana E. Martikainen (Finland)1 1 - Kela research, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.19: Relating Social Policy and Social Work. Room 6 (2nd floor) Convenors: Ute Klammer | Simone Leiber | Sigrid Leitner Papers SOCIAL WORK AMONG THE HOMELESS – THE UNDERBELLY OF SOCIAL POLICY IN POLAND. Marta Czapnik (Poland)1 1 - Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Resocialization at Warsaw University ROMANIAN SOCIAL WORKERS: POWER AND EXPERTISE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSION SINCE 1990. Florin Lazăr (Romania)1; Anca Mihai (Romania)1; Daniela Gaba (Romania)1; Georgiana-Cristina Rentea (Romania)1; Alexandra Ciocanel (Romania)1; Shari Munch (United States of America)2 1 - University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work; 2 - School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey INJURED, BUT RESPONSIVE. SOCIAL WORK AND THE NEOLIBERAL REFORMS OF WELFARE POLICIES IN (SOUTHERN) EUROPE. Riccardo Guidi (Italy)1; Teresa García Giráldez (Spain)2 1 - University of Pisa; 2 - Complutense University of Madrid FORESEEING NEW HORIZONS: SOCIAL WORKERS AS POLITICAL ACTORS IN AN AUSTERITY CHALLENGED EUROPE. Carla Pinto (Portugal)1; Ana Esgaio (Portugal)1 1 - ISCSP - University of Lisbon Contributed papers PUBLIC SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW POOR IN SPAIN. SOCIAL WORKERS’ AGENCY IN THE RESHAPING OF THE FAMILY, THE MARKET AND THE STATE. Sergio Sánchez Castiñeria (Spain)1 1 - University of Barcelona

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.28: Building Welfare State Capacity in the Developing World. Room 5 (3rd floor) Convenors: Luís Mah | Daniel Carolo


Papers THE POLITICS OF SOCIAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES - A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BRAZIL AND SOUTH AFRICA. Ayomide Kolawole (Ireland)1 1 - University College Dublin RE-CALIBRATING MEASUREMENT TOOLS FOR EXPANDING COMPARATIVE WELFARE STATE RESEARCH TOWARDS MIDDLE INCOME WELFARE STATES. Kerem Gabriel Öktem (Germany)1 1 - Bielefeld University WHEN EAST MEETS WEST: DIFFUSION OF LONG-TERM CARE INNOVATION FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO CHINA. Minna Van Gerven (Netherlands)1 1 - Assistant Professor at University of Twente BRAZIL’S BOLSA FAMILIA PROGRAMME AND THE DIFFUSION OF IDEAS AND POLICY ELEMENTS. Maria Clara Oliveira (Portugal)1 1 - Universidade de São Paulo / Centro de Estudos da Metrópole Contributed papers TOWARDS A MORE UNEQUAL BRAZIL? A STUDY OF POLITICAL REFORMS MADE BY THE TEMER GOVERNMENT AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION DURING THE PERIOD 2016-2017. Kjetil Klette Boehler (Norway)2; Dirce Zan (Brazil)1; Daniela Vieira (Brazil)3; Priscilia Souza de Carvalho (Brazil)4 1 - University of Campinas; 2 - NOVA, Norwegian Social Research. Oslo and Akershus University College; 3 - University of Campinas. Dept of Sociology; 4 - University of Campinas. Dept. of Political science THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF A DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY. Jörg Althammer (Germany)1 1 - Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.22: The Middle Class and Its Impact on Poverty and Inequality. Room 10 (2nd floor) Convenors: Tim Reeskens | Wim Van Lancker Papers A DIVIDED MIDDLE? ON DIFFERENCES IN WEALTH AND INHERITANCE ACROSS EUROPEAN MIDDLE CLASSES. Philipp Korom (Austria)1 1 - University of Graz, Department for Sociology

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND INCOME INEQUALITY: HOW FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT HURTS LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME GROUPS. David Weisstanner (Switzerland)1 1 - University of Bern MIDDLE-CLASS SINGLE PARENTS. Young-Hwan Byun (Sweden)1 1 - Stockholm University WEALTH AS A NEW SOURCE OF DISTORTION AND INEQUALITY WITHIN THE MIDDLE CLASS. Louis Chauvel (Luxembourg)1; Eyal Bar Haim (Luxembourg)1 1 - University of Luxembourg


Contributed papers “UNCERTAIN LIVES”: DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC VULNERABILIZATION AND SOCIAL DISQUALIFICATION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS IN PORTUGAL. Catarina Vieira da Silva (Portugal)1 1 - Inter-university Phd in Social Work in University of Coimbra and Catholic Univesity in Lisbon

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.24: The Achilles’ heel of health care futures. Room 9 (2nd floor) Convenors: Maria Asensio Menchero | Beatriz Padilla | Sonia Hernández-Plaza Papers IMMIGRANTS’ AND NATIVES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD HEALTH CARE IN DENMARK, GERMANY, AND THE NETHERLANDS. Jeanette Aj Renema (Netherlands)1; Verena Seibel (Germany)2 1 - Radboud University; 2 - University of Konstanz PORTUGUESE PUBLIC OPINION TOWARD HEALTHCARE IN THE CONTEXT OF CRISIS. Tamara Popic (Portugal)1; Simone Schneider (Ireland)2 1 - University of Lisbon; 2 - Trinity College Dublin LOOKING TO MIGRANTS’ HEALTH CARE EXCLUSION FROM IN-BETWEEN SYSTEM HOLES: THE PORTUGUESE CASE. Jessica Lopes (Portugal)1; Simone Castellani (Portugal)1 1 - University Institute of Lisbon BRICOLAGING FOR RESILIENCE: ORGANISATIONAL ADAPTATION TO SUPERDIVERSITY, AUSTERITY AND WELFARE RESTRUCTURING ACROSS DIFFERENT EUROPEAN WELFARE REGIMES. Jenny Phillimore (United Kingdom)1; Sarah Hamed (Sweden)2; Florence Samkange-Zeeb (Germany)3; Vera Rodrigues (Portugal)4 1 - Institute for research into Superdiversity, University of Birmingham; 2 - Uppsala University; 3 - university of bremen; 4 - ISCTE REFORM AND RE-ORIENTATION IN THE SCANDINAVIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. HAS THE MODEL LOST ITS DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS? Paula Blomqvist (Sweden)1; Ulrika Winblad (Sweden)1 1 - Uppsala University

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.27: Linking ‘Doing Policy’ and ‘Policy Delivery’: Frontline delivery of welfare-to-work policies in Europe. Room 8 (2nd floor) Convenors: Rik Van Berkel | Dorte Caswell | Flemming Larsen Papers ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE OF ACTIVATION POLICY: TRANSPARENCY AS ORGANIZATIONAL IDEAL IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF A WELFARE AGENCY. Kerstin Jacobsson (Sweden)1; Katarina Hollertz (Sweden)1; Ida Seing (Sweden)2 1 - University of Gothenburg; 2 - Linköping University WORLDS OF INDIVIDUALIZATION: THE DELIVERY OF ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET SERVICES IN ITALY, GERMANY AND THE UK. Monticelli Lara (Italy)2; Graziano Paolo (Italy)3; Rice Deborah (Germany)1; Fuertes Vanesa (United Kingdom)4 1 - University of Oldenburg; 2 - Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; 3 - University of Padua; 4 - Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh ACTIVATING THE MOST DISADVANTAGED: POLITICALLY TOO COSTLY, ADMINISTRATIVELY TOO RISKY? Delia Pisoni (Switzerland)1 1 - IDHEAP, University of Lausanne


CONDITIONALITY VARIATIONS IN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE: THE CASE OF NORWAY AND PORTUGAL. Susana Vilhena (Norway)1 1 - Centre for the study of professions, Oslo and Akershus University College

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.29: Open Stream Aud. Óscar Soares Barata (Ground floor) Convenors: Karin Wall | Pedro Hespanha | Fernando Serra Papers INSTITUTIONAL LINKAGE BETWEEN PUBLIC AND COLLECTIVELY NEGOTIATED OCCUPATIONAL SICKNESS BENEFITS IN FINLAND, 1944-2016: CASE OF METAL INDUSTRY. Laura Järvi (Finland)1 1 - University of Turku SOCIAL PROTECTION IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES: INCOME TRAJECTORIES DURING 15 YEARS BEFORE DYING WHEN AGED 55-69. Jon Ivar Elstad (Norway)1; Åsmund Hermansen (Norway)2; Henrik Brønnum-Hansen (Denmark)3; Lasse Tarkiainen (Finland)4; Olof Östergren (Sweden)5 1 - NOVA, Centre for Welfare and Labour Research, Oslo and Akershus Univerfsity College of Applied Sciences; 2 - Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences; 3 - Department of Public Health, University Of Copenhagen; 4 - Population Research Unit, University of Helsinki; 5 - CHESS, Stockholm University WHAT DID YOU REALLY EARN LAST YEAR? EXPLAINING MEASUREMENT ERROR IN SURVEY INCOME DATA. Stefan Angel (Austria)1; Franziska Disselbacher (Austria)1; Matthias Schnetzer (Austria)2; Stefan Humer (Austria)1 1 - WU Vienna University of Economics and Business; 2 - Austrian Chamber of Labour ACTIVATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE OUTSIDERS: MINIMUM INCOME SCHEME BENEFICIARIES ENGAGED IN PUBLIC WORKS. Silvia Girardi (Luxembourg)1; Valeria Pulignano (Luxembourg)3; Roland Maas (Luxembourg)2 1 - LISER & KU Leuven; 2 - LISER; 3 - KU Leuven Contributed papers FINANCIALISATION AND TRANSNATIONAL HEALTH CARE PRACTICES. Ipek Eren Vural (Turkey)1 1 - Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Middle East Technical University

14:30-16:30

PAPER SESSION D.5: European Social Policy: Current challenges in EU social policy. Auditorium 6 (1st floor) Convenors: Caroline De La Porte | Margarita León Papers EUROZONE CRISIS, EURO-AUSTERITY AND EUROPE’S WELFARE STATES: LESSONS FROM THE MAASTRICHT DECADE. H. Tolga Bolukbasi (Turkey)1 1 - Bilkent University Department of Political Science and Public Administration SOCIAL DIVERGENCE IN EUROPE: MORE COORDINATION OR REFORMED EMU? Laszlo Andor (Hungary)1 1 - Associate Professor, Corvinus University (Budapest) ENSURING SUBSISTENCE ACROSS EUROPE: A FISCAL EQUALIZATION MECHANISM BASED ON POVERTY-GAPS. Maximilian Sommer (Germany)1 1 - Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt


FROM HOUSING AS ASSET TO HOUSING AS PATRIMONY: POLICY IDEAS AND THE RE-EMERGENCE OF THE HOUSING QUESTION. Dorothee Bohle (Italy)1; Leonard Seabrooke (Denmark)2 1 - European University Institute; 2 - Copenhagen Business School HEALTHCARE REFORMS IN TIMES OF CRISIS - LEGITIMACY AND CONFLICT AVOIDANCE. Imre Szabo (Hungary)1; Amandine Crespy (Belgium)2 1 - Central European University, Department of Political Science; 2 - Université Libre de Bruxelles 16:30-17:00

Coffee break (floor -1)

17:00-18:30

PLENARY PANEL: Global Pathways of Welfare State Developments. Aud. Adriano Moreira (floor -1) Daniel Béland, University of Saskatchewan Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, University of Oxford Mogens K. Justesen, Copenhagen Business School Moderator: Isabel Soares, ISCSP

18:30-19:00

Launch of the Oxford University Press book: After Austerity. Aud. Óscar Soares Barata (Ground floor) – limited to 150 seats Peter Taylor-Gooby

19:30-21:30

Conference dinner @ ISCSP (floor -1) Transportation to the city center will be provided.


PLENARY SESSION The EU in the Aftermath of the Crisis: Raising Questions about Welfare Problems and Solutions David Natali, S. Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa and European Social Observatory of Brussels Moderator: Paula Campos Pinto The presentation aims at shedding light on the way the European Union (EU) has addressed the 2008 economic and financial crisis through a rapid summary of the main reforms passed on the EU socioeconomic governance (from the Fiscal Compact, to the European Semester; and from the ECB Quantitative Easing to the European Pillar of Social Rights) and its impact on member states’ political economies and welfare policies. The presentation looks at two questions: What has the EU done to react to the economic and financial crisis? What has shaped the EU socio-economic reforms? To answer them we stand on the shoulders of Hugh Heclo. For the latter politics is not just about powering (orchestrating political consensus). It is also about puzzling: wondering what to do and raising questions about problems and their solution. We thus frame the EU response to the crisis in terms of a form of ‘bounded puzzling’. Since the emergence of the Great Recession, the changing EU socio-economic governance has been shaped by three main factors: institutions, interests and ideas. EU socio-economic governance has proved flexible enough to change and provide some solution to the challenges originated by the Great Recession, but reforms have been consistent with a ‘muddling through’ process that leaves some EU existential problems still unanswered. David Natali is Professor of Comparative and EU Politics at the S. Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, and associate researcher at the European Social Observatory of Brussels. He holds a doctorate in political science at the European University Institute in Florence. He has been involved in several integrated European projects and networks of excellence. His research is mainly centred on a comparative analysis of social policy reforms, EU integration, industrial relations and the politics of welfare. He teaches on the doctorate programme of the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) – Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in Florence. His most recent publications include: D. Natali (eds.)The New Pension Mix in Europe, Brussels, PIE-Peter Lang, 2017; B. Vanhercke, D. Bouget and D. Natali (eds.), Social Policy in the European Union. State of Play 2016, Brussels, ETUI/OSE, 2016; and A. Agostini, V. Lisi, D. Natali and S. Sabato, Balancing Protection and Investment: Structural reforms in five countries, Brussels, ETUI, 2016.


PLENARY PANEL Global Pathways of Welfare State Developments Daniel Béland, University of Saskatchewan Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, University of Oxford Mogens K. Justesen, Copenhagen Business School Moderator: Isabel Soares Daniel Béland This panel presentation offers a critical discussion of recent social policy trends in Canada and the United States, with an emphasis on areas such as family benefits, health care, and old-age pensions. The focus for each country is on the federal level but significant variations do existing among U.S. states and Canadian provinces. I show how, since 2008, social policy austerity has proved quite limited in the United States and Canada, two countries that have witnessed attempts to expand, rather than shrink, social protection. Yet, the 2016 election of Donald Trump to the Presidency has changed the political dynamic in the United States. As for Canada, the Trudeau government continues to expand social policy rather than retrench it amidst enduring federal deficits. I conclude with a brief discussion of two recent episodes: the Republican attempt to repeal Obamacare and the federal-provincial agreement on the expansion of the Canada Pension Plan. Daniel Béland holds the Canada Research Chair in Public Policy (Tier 1) at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. A specialist of social policy, he has published 15 books and 115 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Recent books include Advanced Introduction to Social Policy (Edward Elgar, 2016; with Rianne Mahon), and Obamacare Wars: Federalism, State Politics, and the Affordable Care Act (University Press of Kansas, 2016; with Philip Rocco and Alex Waddan), and Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada: Political and Economic Dimensions (University of Toronto Press, 2017; with André Lecours, Gregory P. Marchildon, Haizhen Mou, and Rose Olfert).

Social Policy in Latin America: Going Against the Current? Diego Sánchez-Ancochea (in collaboration with Juliana Martínez Franzoni) In contrast to the experience in most of Europe, Latin America´s social policy was traditionally characterised by high levels of segmentation with sharp differences in access and generosity between different income groups. Yet in recent years social spending and coverage increased rapidly—at a time when Europe was witnessing austerity and spending cuts. Did the recent expansion contribute to a reduction in segmentation? Are we witnessing the consolidation of a more generous and equitable social policy? Focusing on three policy outcomes (access, generosity and equity) and considering the period 2003-2013, this presentation explores this question. It shows how the expansion of coverage in Latin America has gone hand in hand with ongoing concerns about the generosity of transfers, the quality of services and the gaps between different social groups. We also identify country differences within a region with several welfare paths and evaluate future scenarios. Diego Sánchez-Ancochea is Director of the Latin American Centre and Governing Body Fellow of St Antony’s. His research concentrates on income inequality, structural transformation, development models and the political economy of development in Latin America. Together with Juliana Martínez Franzoni, he is the author of The Quest for Universal Social Policy in the South. Actors, Ideas and Architectures (CUP, 2016) and Good Jobs and Social Services: How Costa Rica Achieved the Elusive Double Incorporation (Palgrave McMillan, 2013). Diego Sánchez-Ancochea is also the co-editor of the Journal of Latin American Studies and upcoming Treasurer of the Latin American Studies Association.


Mogens K. Justesen This talk will consider the links between democracy, inequality, and redistribution in developing countries, focusing in particular in developments in one of Africa’s key emerging economies – South Africa. In contrast to widely held expectations based on models of redistribution in political economy, inequality has increased considerably since the introduction of post-apartheid democracy in South Africa in 1994. Based on data from this case, the talk will address potential explanations for why democracy does not always translate into more redistribution and lower levels of inequality. Mogens K. Justesen is an associate professor at the Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School. His main research interests revolve around democracy, poverty, and economic development in development countries. Justesen’s work spans from country-level analysis of political institutions and economic growth to individual-level analysis of survey data on poverty and (electoral) corruption. He is currently leading a research project on poverty, electoral clientelism, and vote buying in new democracies, with a particular focus on South Africa. Justesen’s research has been published in a number of international outlets, including Comparative Politics, Electoral Studies, Political Research Quarterly, European Journal of Political Research, and the World Bank Economic Review.



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PAPER ROUND E

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.10: Pension policies – challenges, reforms, outcomes. Room 8 (3rd floor) Convenors: Susan Kuivalainen | Kati Kuitto Papers INFORMATION ON PENSIONS AS AN EXAMPLE OF EXPERIMENTAL SURVEYS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES. Ilpo Airio (Finland)1; Sanna Tenhunen (Finland)2; Karoliina Koskenvuo (Finland)1; Olli Kangas (Finland)3 1 - The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Research at Kela; 2 - Finnish Centre for Pensions; 3 - The Social Insurance Institution of Finland THE DECLINE OF A WELFARE MARKET. THE CASE OF STATE-SUBSIDIZED PRIVATE PENSIONS IN GERMANY. Frank Nullmeier (Germany) THE COMPLEX INTERPLAY OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, WELFARE STATE LEGACIES AND HOUSING REGIMES IN THE PROCESS OF THE RELATIVE CONVERSION OF BELGIAN AND DUTCH PENSIONS. Johan De Deken (Netherlands)1; Maarten Keune (Netherlands)1 1 - University of Amsterdam

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.1: Welfare States in Transition – Bringing Light Into the ‘Black Boxes’ of Reform Processes Social policy change in Europe and beyond: Where will we go from here? Auditorium 11 (2nd floor) Convenors: Sonja Blum | Johanna Kuhlmann Papers TO PREVENT OR TO TREAT? EXPLAINING PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES IN OECD COUNTRIES. Katharina Böhm (Germany)1 1 - Faculty of Social Science, Ruhr-University Bochum ARE THE POLICY CHANGES CONCERNING INTERNAL MIGRANTS IN CHINA A ‘PARADIGM SHIFT’? Yuxi Zhang (United Kingdom)1; Stuart Gietel-Basten (United Kingdom)2 1 - Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford; 2 - Associate Professor, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford MORAL ECONOMIES OF THE WELFARE STATE: A QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE STUDY. Bjorn Hvinden (Norway)2; Steffen Mau (Germany)3; Peter Taylor-Gooby (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Kent UK; 2 - NOVA; 3 - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.2: Family policy reforms. Room 10 (3rd floor) Convenors: Mikael Nygård | Mia Hakovirta

Papers POLICIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFTER THE 2007 RECESSION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE UK AND FRANCE. Kitty Stewart (United Kingdom)1; Stewart (United Kingdom)2 1 - London School of Economics and Political Science; 2 - LSE


VARIATIONS IN NORDIC FAMILY POLICY OVER TIME: CASH AND CARE SERVICES IN TIMES OF AUSTERITY. Tine Rostgaard (Denmark)1; Gudny Eydal (Iceland)2 1 - KORA Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research; 2 - University of Iceland CENTRAL EUROPEAN (POST-COMMUNIST) FAMILY POLICIES: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY AND POLAND. Olga Nesporova (Czech Republic)1 1 - Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs in Prague Contributed papers PARADISE LOST? CHANGES IN FINNISH FAMILY POLICY IN TIMES OF AUSTERITY. Josefine Nyby (Finland)1 1 - Åbo Akademi University, Faculty of education and welfare studies, Vaasa, Finland

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.6: At the edge of the welfare state: marginal populations as policy challenge Room 9 (3rd floor) Convenors: Evelyne Baillergeau | Dorota Lepianka | Nienke F Boesveldt Papers A STREET-LEVEL VIEW OF TREATING HOMELESSNESS - AN EXAMPLE FROM A QUÉBEC PERIPHERAL REGION. Pierre-André Tremblay (Canada)1; Christiane Bergeron-Leclerc (Canada)1 1 - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi TRAVELLING IDEAS: HOUSING FIRST AS AN APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS IN NORWAY. Inger Lise Skog Hansen (Norway)1 1 - Sociologis

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.14: Health, employment status, and disability: A comparative and institutional perspective. Room Lisboa (Ground floor) Convenors: Josephine Foubert | Veerle Buffel | Kristian Heggebø

Papers WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BENEFIT CONDITIONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH? EVIDENCE FROM THE UNITED STATES ON TANF POLICIES. Owen Davis (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Kent EMPLOYMENT STATUS CHANGES OF WORKERS WITH POOR HEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE BETWEEN 2004 AND 2013. Thomas Leoni (Austria)1; René Böheim (Austria)2 1 - Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO); 2 - Vienna University of Economics and B usiness Administration (WU) STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES – WHAT DO THEY DO AFTER SCHOOL? Eva Kopf (Germany)1 1 - Institute for Employment Research (IAB) 09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.12: Welfare States in Illiberal Democracies. Room 7 (3rd floor) Convenors: Dorottya Szikra | Mehmet Umut Korkut Papers A NEW POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INSECURITY? AKP AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTORS IN RE-INSTITUTIONALISATION OF TURKISH INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Didem Ozkiziltan (Germany)1 1 - Freie Universitaet, Berlin


SOCIAL POLICY OF UNCERTAINTY: PARADIGM CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF SOCIAL RIGHTS IN HUNGARY. Gábor Juhász (Hungary)1 1 - Eötvös Loránd University POPULISM, ILLIBERALISM OR SOMETHING ELSE? WELFARE POLICY REFORMS IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE. Attila Bartha (Hungary)1 1 - Center for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and IBS Budapest Contributed papers REFORMING OR REFRAMING THE HEALTH? PRESENTATION OF TURKISH HEALTH REFORM BY AKP. Ayşecan Kartal (Turkey)1 1 - Galatasaray University Department of Political Science

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.13: Cash and/or Care? Room 7 (2nd floor) Convenors: Rense Nieuwenhuis | Kenneth Nelson | Tomas Korpi Papers CLOSING THE DISABILITY GAP: HOW CASH AND CARE POLICIES ALLOW FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN TO ALLEVIATE THEIR POVERTY RISK IN BELGIUM. Julie Vinck (Belgium)1 1 - Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp SUBJECTIVE HEALTH AND THE WELFARE STATE – POTENTIAL EFFECTS FROM THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN CASH AND CARE. Maria Forslund (Sweden)1 1 - Stockholm University/SOFI HAS UNIVERSAL CHILDCARE PROVISION MADE A DIFFERENCE TO MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT IN IRELAND? Brendan O’neill (Ireland)1 1 - University College Dublin, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice (PhD candidate) Contributed papers ENROLLMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN TURKEY: NEW EVIDENCE AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS. Anna Batyra (Turkey)1 1 - Sabanci University, Education Reform Initiative

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.17: Health and social exclusion. Room 6 (3rd floor) Convenors: Maria Vaalavuo | Iben Nørup Papers MATERIAL DEPRIVATION AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN EUROPE. Marco Terraneo (Italy)1; Mara Tognetti Bordogna (Italy)1 1 - Università di MIlano-Bicocca - Department of Sociology and Social Research ACCESS COMPROMISED? THE IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE REFORMS UNDER AUSTERITY IN LITHUANIA AND SPAIN. Ana Marta Guillén Rodríguez (Spain)1; Sigita Doblyte (Spain)1 1 - University of Oviedo, Spain POVERTY AND POOR HEALTH: THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL COHESION AND NEIGHBOURHOOD DEPRIVATION. Vandecasteele Leen (Germany)1; Laia Becares (United Kingdom)2 1 - University of Tuebingen; 2 - University of Manchester


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PAPER SESSION E.19: Relating Social Policy and Social Work. Room 5 (3rd floor) Convenors: Ute Klammer | Simone Leiber | Sigrid Leitner Papers “OUR LAST PROBLEM ARE THE ROMA PEOPLE!” PROFESSIONAL TRAJECTORIES AND TURNING POINT IN SOCIAL WORKERS INVOLVED WITH ROMA IN MILAN. Greta Persico (Italy)1 1 - Università di Bergamo Department of Human and Social Sciences SOCIAL WORKERS AS POLITICAL ORGANIZERS: THE IMPACT OF POLICY BARRIERS AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ON THE DYNAMICS OF A SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZING OF LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS SUFFERING FROM HOUSING DISTRESS. Roni Kaufman (Israel)1; Menny Malka (Israel)2 1 - Ben Gurion University of the Negev Israel; 2 - Sapir College BETWEEN RIGHTS AND CARE: INTEGRATING SOCIAL RIGHTS ADVOCACY INTO SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. Avishai Benish (Israel)1 1 - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Contributed papers WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THE POLICY ENGAGEMENT OF SOCIAL WORK ACADEMICS? Idit Weiss-Gal (Israel)2; John Gal (Israel)1 1 - Hebrew University of Jerusalem; 2 - Tel Aviv University

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.21: Comparative Methodology: Causal Inference in Social Policy Analysis. Room 6 (2nd floor) Convenors: Thomas Biegert | Elias Naumann Papers CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND MOTHERS’ LABOUR SUPPLY IN EAST AND WEST GERMANY – DO ALL MOTHERS BENEFIT FROM THE CHILDCARE EXPANSION (2007 2015)? Gundula Zoch (Germany)1 1 - University of Bamberg THE EFFECTS OF THE TIMING OF FIRST CHILDBIRTH ON FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY – A SEQUENTIAL MATCHING APPROACH. Kazuaki Okamura (Japan)1; Nizamul Islam (Luxembourg)2 1 - Hiroshima Shudo University; 2 - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SPENDING IN SOUTH KOREA: SELF-INTEREST, INEQUALITY AVERSION, AND STEREOTYPES. Sijeong Lim (Netherlands)1; Seiki Tanaka (Netherlands)1 1 - University of Amsterdam

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PAPER SESSION E.22: The Middle Class and Its Impact on Poverty and Inequality. Room 10 (2nd floor) Convenors: Tim Reeskens | Wim Van Lancker

Papers : IS HUNGARY STILL IN SEARCH OF ITS MIDDLE CLASS? István György Tóth (Hungary)1 1 - Director, Tárki Social Research Institute


TAXATION AND THE MIDDLE CLASS - EVIDENCE FROM UK HOUSEHOLDS AND THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TAXATION FOR WELFARE. David Byrne (United Kingdom)1; Sally Ruane (United Kingdom)2 1 - Durham University; 2 - De Montfort University ‘GREED IS GOOD, GREED IS RIGHT” WHY BELGIUM’S MIDDLE CLASS TAKES GORDON GEKKO’S CREDO TO HEART. Ive Marx (Belgium)1 1 - Centre for Social Policy Herman Deleeck, University of Antwerp

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PAPER SESSION E.24: The Achilles’ heel of health care futures. Room 9 (2nd floor) Convenors: Maria Asensio Menchero | Beatriz Padilla | Sonia Hernández-Plaza Papers UNMET NEEDS FOR HEALTHCARE IN SUPERDIVERSE NEIGHBOURHOODS: REASONS AND DETERMINANTS. Tilman Brand (Germany)1; Hajo Zeeb (Germany)1 1 - Leibniz-Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN SHAPING AND DETERMINING THE EXPERIENCE OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND PROVISION IN SUPERDIVERSE NEIGHBOURHOODS. Florence Samkange-Zeeb (Germany)1; Silja Samerski (Germany)1 1 - University of Bremen, Department of Anthropology and Cultural Research CHALLENGES OF E-HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE – ANALYSES OF A COUNTRY CASE OF ESTONIA. Mare Ainsaar (Estonia)1; Oliver Nahkur (Estonia)1; Ave Roots (Estonia)1; Raul-Allan Kiivet (Estonia)1 1 - University of Tartu

09:00-10:30

PAPER SESSION E.27: Linking ‘Doing Policy’ and ‘Policy Delivery’: Frontline delivery of welfare-to-work policies in Europe. Room 8 (2nd floor) Convenors: Rik Van Berkel | Dorte Caswell | Flemming Larsen Papers MANAGERS, CASEWORKERS AND THE GOVERNANCE OF STREET-LEVEL DISCRETION WITHIN A WORK-ORIENTED ACTIVATION PROGRAMME FOR REFUGEES. Hanne Cecilie Kavli (Norway)1; Anne Britt Djuve (Norway)1 1 - Fafo STREET-LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS AND US WORKFARE: A CRITICAL VIEW FROM THE GROUND. Evelyn Brodkin (United States of America)1 1 - University of Chicago BETWEEN COUNSELLING AND COERCION: STREET-LEVEL CASE WORK AND MENTALLY ILL JOBSEEKERS UNDER THE SOCIAL CODE II IN GERMANY. Peter Kupka (Germany)1; Sandra Popp (Germany)2 1 - Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg; 2 - ZEP Centre for Evaluation and Policy Advice, Berlin

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PAPER SESSION E.29: Open Stream Aud. Óscar Soares Barata (Ground floor) Convenors: Karin Wall | Pedro Hespanha | Fernando Serra Papers POLICY PREFERENCES OVER THE LIFE-CYCLE. A PSEUDO-PANEL APPROACH. Amilcar Moreira (Portugal)1; Luis Manso (Portugal)1; Mikkel Barslund (Belgium)2 1 - University of Lisbon; 2 - Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)


LIFE CHANGES, DEBT PROBLEMS AND PARENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT AMONG YOUNG ADULTS. Karoliina Majamaa (Finland)1; Kati Rantala (Finland)1 1 - University of Helsinki SOCIAL EXCLUSION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE - ARE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRIVERS OF EXCLUSION OUTDATED? Iben Nørup (Denmark)1; Betina Jacobsen (Denmark)1 1 - Department of Sociology & Social Work Aalborg University REDISTRIBUTION IN THE WELFARE STATE: BETWEEN INCOME GROUPS OR BETWEEN AGE-GROUPS? Márton Medgyesi (Hungary)1; Róbert Gál (Hungary)2 1 - TARKI, Social Research Institute; 2 - Hungarian Demographic Research Institute Contributed papers HOUSEHOLD DETERMINANTS AND LIFE SATISFACTION OF GERMAN OLDER PEOPLE: A NEW MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE. Xiangjun Ren (Germany)1 1 - Universität Hamburg, School of Economics and Social Science THE EFFECT OF RETAINING MEASURES ON RETIREMENT TIMING-DEPENDING ON THE COMPANIES´ ECONOMIC SITUATION. Åsmund Hermansen (Norway)1; Tove Midtsundstad (Norway)2 1 - Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research; 2 - Fafo

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PAPER SESSION E.5: European Social Policy: Domestic and EU politics of reforms. Auditorium 6 (1st floor) Convenors: Caroline De La Porte | Margarita León Papers THE CONTORTED POLITICS OF GMI IN GREECE Manos Matsaganis (Italy)1 1 - Politecnico di Milano YOUTH GUARANTEE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. Steinberg Lisa (Germany)1 1 - University Bremen CHANGES IN THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK AND WELFARE. THE ACTIVATION TREND IN EMPLOYMENT POLICIES IN PORTUGAL AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. Carla Valadas (Portugal)1 1 - Centre for Social Studies. University of Coimbra Contributed papers WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY COURTS? ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE NEW EUROPEAN ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE ON THE IRISH REFORMS OF WAGE SETTING MECHANISMS. Vincenzo Maccarrone (Ireland)1 1 - PhD student in Industrial Relations at the Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin

10:30-11:00

Coffee break (floor -1)


11:00-12:00

PLENARY SESSION: Why Don’t We Have a New Welfare State? Growth Strategies and Welfare State Reforms in Europe. Aud. Adriano Moreira (floor -1) Bruno Palier, CNRS researcher at Sciences Po Paris Moderator: Anália Torres, ISCSP

12:00-13:30

PAPER ROUND F

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.10: Pension policies – challenges, reforms, outcomes. Room 8 (3rd floor) Convenors: Susan Kuivalainen | Kati Kuitto Papers PARTISAN POLITICS IN THE LONG SHADOW OF THE GOLDEN AGE: THE CASE OF PENSION REFORMS IN SWEDEN AND BRITAIN. Frank Bandau (Germany)1 1 - University of Bamberg PENSION POLICY IN IRELAND: THE POWER OF AN EPISTEMIC COMMUNITY. Michelle Maher (Ireland)1 1 - Maynooth University BEYOND NATIONALIZATION: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE 2011-2012 PENSION REFORM IN HUNGARY. Szikra Dorottya (Hungary)1; Kiss Diána (Hungary)2 1 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Social Sciences; 2 - Eötvös University of Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.2: Gender, work and family. Room 10 (3rd floor) Convenors: Mikael Nygård | Mia Hakovirta Papers PARENTAL LEAVE REFORMS AND POLICY IDEAS: ARE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HEADING TOWARDS AN EMPLOYMENT-LED SOCIAL-INVESTMENT PARADIGM? Ivana Dobrotić (Croatia)1; Sonja Blum (Belgium)2 1 - Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Department of Social Work, Social Policy Chair; 2 - Visiting Assistant Professor, KU Leuven, Public Governance Institute FLEXIBILITY AND FATHERHOOD IN EUROPE. Colette Fagan (United Kingdom)1; Helen Norman (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Manchester NEW PRONATALISM AND THE FAMILY POLICY CHANGE IN TURKEY IN THE EU CANDIDACY PROCESS. Azer Kilic (Turkey)1 1 - Koc University

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.6: At the edge of the welfare state: marginal populations as policy challenge. Room 9 (3rd floor) Convenors: Evelyne Baillergeau | Dorota Lepianka | Nienke F Boesveldt

Papers SOCIAL SECURITY AND DRUG REHABILITATION: COMPETING GOVERNMENTALITIES IN THE LIVES OF UNEMPLOYED DRUG SERVICE USERS. Richard Healy (Ireland)1; Philip Finn (Ireland)1 1 - Maynooth University


“MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN. CHALLENGES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE”. Beatriz Padilla (Portugal)1; Alejandro Goldberg (Argentina)2 1 - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia; 2 - CONICET (Argentina) & CIES-IUL (Portugal) THE DIGITAL OUTCASTS: PRODUCING MARGINALITY IN THE DIGITAL WELFARE STATE. Jannick Schou (Denmark)1; Morten Hjelholt (Denmark)1 1 - IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Contributed papers QUEERING THE QUESTION: LGBTQ YOUTH AND THE WELFARE STATE. Amy Castro Baker (United States of America)1 1 - University of Pennsylvania

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.25: Economic crisis, poverty and policy reactions. Room 7 (3rd floor) Convenors: Leen Vandecasteele | Henning Lohmann | Marco Giesselmann Papers MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DISADVANTAGE AMONG MIGRANT CHILDREN IN THE UK. Tania Burchardt (United Kingdom)1; Polina Obolenskaya (United Kingdom)1; Isabel Shutes (United Kingdom)1 1 - London School of Economics THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL DISINVESTMENT ON VULNERABLE GROUPS DURING THE CRISIS IN EUROPE. Ides Nicaise (Belgium)1 1 - KU Leuven

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.19: Relating Social Policy and Social Work. Room 5 (3rd floor) Convenors: Ute Klammer | Simone Leiber | Sigrid Leitner Papers HOW NATIONAL PROGRAMS IMPACT ON LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES: THE SOCIAL WORKERS VOICES FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL INTERVENTION IN ITALY. Matteo D’emilione (Italy)1; Giovanna Giuliano (Italy)1 1 - INAPP LAYERING, NEW SOCIAL RISKS AND MANUFACTURED UNCERTAINTIES IN SOCIAL WORK. Pawel Polawski (Poland)1 1 - Institute of Labor and Social Studies THE INFLUENCE OF WELFARE STATE ATTITUDES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL POLICIES. Koen Abts (Belgium)1; Bart Meuleman (Belgium)2 1 - University of Tilburg; 2 - Center for Sociological Research - KULeuven

Contributed papers HOUSING FIRST: ASSESSING A WEAK SPOT WITH COMPLEX EGOCENTRIC SOCIAL NETWORKS METHODOLOGY. Jordi Sancho (Spain)1; Manuel Aguilar (Spain)1; Marta Llobet (Spain)1; Jezabel Cartoixà (Spain)1; Adela Boixadós (Spain)1 1 - University of Barcelona 12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.26: Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: national experiences. Room 4 (3rd floor) Convenors: Inês Amaro | Francisco Nunes


Papers THE SLOVENIAN EXPERIENCE WITH THREE METHODS FOR DEFINING THE MINIMUM INCOME. Nada Stropnik (Slovenia)1 1 - Institute for Economic Research, Ljublljana AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF BEING A CHILD IN CATALONIA THROUGH THE REFERENCE BUDGET APPROACH. Irene Cussó-Parcerisas (Spain)1; Elena Carrillo Álvarez (Spain)2; Jordi Riera-Romaní (Spain)1 1 - IFacultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l’Educació i de l’Esport - Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull (FPCEEB-URL); 2 - Facultat de Ciències de la Salut - Blanquerna Universitat Ramon Llull (FCSB-URL) WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE ON THE POVERTY THRESHOLD? LESSONS FROM REFERENCE BUDGET RESEARCH. Tim Goedemé (Belgium)1 1 - Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy - University of Antwerp Contributed papers EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF DIGNITY WITHIN THE MINIMUM INCOME STANDARDS APPROACH: LESSONS FROM ‘LA VIDA DIGNA’ IN MEXICO AND A ‘DIGNIFIED LIVING LEVEL’ IN SOUTH AFRICA. Matt Padley (United Kingdom)1 1 - Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University COMPENSATING FOR FAMILY SIZE IN EUROPEAN MINIMUM INCOME SCHEMES: THE IMPACT OF EQUIVALENCE SCALES. Sarah Marchal (Belgium)1 1 - University of Antwerp

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.22: The Middle Class and Its Impact on Poverty and Inequality. Room 10 (2nd floor) Convenors: Tim Reeskens | Wim Van Lancker Papers SEEING WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE: MOBILITY BELIEFS, DISTRIBUTIONAL PERCEPTIONS, AND SELECTIVE ATTENTION. Licia Bobzien (Germany)1 1 - Hertie School of Governance THE “ERODING” MIDDLE CLASS AS A POLITICAL ACTOR: THE RELATION BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS OF INCOME INEQUALITY AND VOTING INTENTION BETWEEN 1996 AND 2012. Ursula Dallinger (Germany)1 1 - University of Trier PUBLIC DEMAND FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT: NEW SUPPORTING COALITIONS FOR WELFARE STATE REFORM IN WESTERN EUROPE? Marius Busemeyer (Germany)1; Julian Garritzmann (Germany)1; Erik Neimanns (Germany)1 1 - University of Konstanz

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.24: The Achilles’ heel of health care futures. Room 9 (2nd floor) Convenors: Maria Asensio Menchero | Beatriz Padilla | Sonia Hernández-Plaza

Papers REDEFINING THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN HEALTH CARE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES. Lorraine Frisina Doetter (Germany)1; Stefano Neri (Italy)2 1 - University of Bremen; 2 - University of Milan


SATISFACTION WITH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE NETHERLANDS. A PANEL APPROACH Karen Anderson (United Kingdom)1; Andra Roescu (United Kingdom)1 1 - University of Southampton

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.27: Linking ‘Doing Policy’ and ‘Policy Delivery’: Frontline delivery of welfare-to-work policies in Europe. Room 8 (2nd floor) Convenors: Rik Van Berkel | Dorte Caswell | Flemming Larsen Papers THE EMPLOYER SIDE OF “DOING ACTIVATION” - WHAT DO THEY NEED AND WHAT DO THEY GET? Heidi Nicolaisen (Norway)1 1 - Research Unit Directorate of Labour and Welfare. Fafo - institute of labour and social research. BRIDGING THE GAP: ITALIAN ACTIVATION POLICIES BETWEEN DESIGN AND DELIVERY. Urban Nothdurfter (Italy)1; Matteo Borzaga (Italy)2 1 - Free University of Bozen/Bolzano; 2 - University of Trento BRINGING THE STREET-LEVEL BUREAUCRATS BACK IN. THE ROLE OF THE CASEWORKER’S INTERACTION STYLE FOR THE MOTIVATION AND PARTICIPATION OF JOBSEEKERS. Ludo Struyven (Belgium)1; Liesbeth Van Parys (Belgium)1 1 - University of Leuven

12:00-13:30

PAPER SESSION F.5: European Social Policy: EU policies and politics. Auditorium 6 (1st floor) Convenors: Caroline De La Porte | Margarita León Papers THE EUROPEAN UNION AGAINST SEVERE MATERIAL DEPRIVATION. THE FUND FOR EUROPEAN AID TO THE MOST DEPRIVED: A CONTESTED AND CONTENTIOUS NEW COMPONENT OF THE EU SOCIAL SPACE. Ilaria Madama (Italy)1 1 - University of Milan THE EUROPEAN PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS AND THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL EUROPE IN TURBULENT TIMES. Patrik Vesan (Italy)1; Francesco Corti (Italy)1 1 - University of Aosta Valley; 2 - University of Milan WELFARE STATE ATTITUDES AND SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL EUROPE: SPILLOVER OR OBSTACLE? Sharon Baute (Belgium)1 1 - University of Leuven

THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE FACING SOCIAL EUROPE IN TIMES OF CRISIS AND AUSTERITY. Nicole Kerschen (France)1 1 - ISP CNRS (France) + LISER (Luxembourg) Contributed papers THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN PORTUGAL – A SINGULAR CASE OF SOCIAL POLICY. Eduardo Tomé (Portugal)1 1 - Universidade Europeia de Lisboa and GOVCOPP – Universidade de Aveiro


CASH OR MORE? THE LEGITIMACY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN THE NETHERLANDS. Sonja Bekker (Netherlands)1; Minna van Gerven (Netherlands)2 1 - Tilburg University; 2 – University of Twente 13:30

Closing session (Aud. Adriano Moreira – floor -1)

14:30-17:00

Field trips


PLENARY SESSION Why Don’t We Have a New Welfare State? Growth Strategies and Welfare State Reforms in Europe Bruno Palier, CNRS researcher at Sciences Po Paris Moderator: Analia Torres In 2002, G Esping-Andersen edited a book entitled “why we need a new welfare state”, that contributed to design a new architecture for the welfare state, based on the ideas of social investment. Fifteen years later, one cannot really see the emergence of such social investment welfare state in the various parts of Europe. On the contrary, since the crisis, many countries seem to have gone into other directions. Why is it the case? One can think of course of path dependency, economic and political difficulties. But what matters is also the type of growth strategy chosen at both the national and the European level. Analysing growth strategies is key to better understand welfare state reforms. Many of these strategies in Europe are not matching with a social investment perspective.

Bruno Palier is CNRS Research Director at Sciences Po, Centre d’etudes europeennes. Trained in social science, he has a PHD in Political science, and is a former student of Ecole Normale Superieure. He is studying welfare reforms in Europe. He is co-director of LIEPP (Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies). He has published numerous articles on welfare reforms in France and in Europe in Global Social Policy, Governance, Journal of European Social Policy, New Political Economy, Politics and Society, Socio-Economic Review, West European Politics, Social Policy and administration, Social Politics, and various books. In 2012, he co-edited The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies. (with Emmenegger, Patrick, Hausermann, Silja, and SeeleibKaiser, Martin), Oxford University Press, and Towards a social investment welfare state? Ideas, Policies and Challenges, (with Morel, Nathalie and Palme, Joakim), Bristol: Policy Press. In 2010, he edited A long Good Bye to Bismarck? The Politics of Welfare Reforms in Continental Europe, Amsterdam university Press, in 2007, he co-edited a special issue of Social Policy and Administration, on “Comparing welfare reforms in Continental Europe”, in 2006, Changing France, Co-edited with Pepper Culpepper et Peter Hall, Palgrave; 2010, La reforme des systemes de sante, Paris, PUF, Collection Que sais-je? (5th edition); 2010, La reforme des retraites, Paris PUF, Collection Que sais-je? (3rd edition); 2002, Gouverner la Securite sociale, Paris, PUF, coll. le lien social (second upadated edition in 2005); 2001, Globalization and European Welfare states: challenges and changes, co-edited with Rob S. Sykes and Pauline Prior, London: Palgrave.



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