WOPSI
The World Politics of Social Investment
Conference at LIEPP, Sciences Po
Paris – June 29th, 2018
Organized by:
Julian L. Garritzmann (University of Konstanz / University of Zurich)
Silja Häusermann (University of Zurich)
Bruno Palier (Sciences Po, Paris)
(Download here the program of the conference)
THURSDAY, JUNE 28th 2018
- Arrival of participants
- Conference dinner at 19.00 at… (information to follow)
FRIDAY, JUNE 29th 2018
8.30 – 9.00 Welcome & Presentation of WOPSI frame & outline
9.00 – 9.50 Chapter 3: The Role of Public Opinion in the Politics of Social Investment in Western Europe
Marius R. Busemeyer & Julian L. Garritzmann
Chapter presented and discussed by Reto Bürgisser
9.50 – 10.40 Chapter 4: Southern Europe: Childcare and Activation on the Social Policy Agendas
Reto Bürgisser
Chapter presented and discussed by Marius Busemeyer
10.40 – 10.50 Coffee break
10.50 – 11.40 Chapter 5: Southern Europe: The difficult Politics of Social Investment Reforms
Stefano Ronchi & Patrik Vesan
Chapter presented and discussed by Triin Lauri
11.40 – 12.30 Chapter 6: The Baltic States: Human Capital Investment as a New Element in the Social Policy Agenda and the Politics of Reform
Triin Lauri & Anu Toots
Chapter presented and discussed by Patrik Vesan
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch at… (information to follow)
14.00 – 14.50 Chapter 7: Social Investment in the Visegrad Countries: Agendas and Politics
Dorota Szelewa & Michał Polakowski
Chapter presented and discussed by Sonja Avlijaš
14.50 – 15.40 Chapter 8: Explaining the Constrasting Trajectories of Baltics and Visegrad Countries
Sonja Avlijaš
Chapter presented and discussed by Dorota Szelewa
15.40 – 16.00 Closing remarks
Departure
- Participants depart Friday evening or Saturday