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12. November 2012‘Marketization’ Conference: Videos and Conference Paper Available Online!
The first Welfare Societies Conference Paper "The Marketization of Society: Economizing the Non-Economic" has been published and is now available online. The conference of the same title took place in June 2012 and was organized by Uwe Schimank and Ute Volkmann. more >
7. February 2012
Call for Events!
This year we would like to continue to promote thematically relevant event ideas which strengthen the research network. These event ideas will address the substance of the research network “Welfare Societies” and advance the exchange between rather more individualized research works. more >
11. January 2012
Call for Papers 'Social Inequalities and Ways of Living in Old Age: Between Golden Years and Basic Social Security'
Call for Papers for the German Sociological Association’s conference on "Social Inequalities and Ways of Living in Old Age: Between Golden Years and Basic Social Security" which will take place in Bremen from 23 to 24 March 2012. The conference is organized by Simone Scherger and Claudia Vogel. more >
20. October 2011
Call for Papers 'The Marketization of Society: Economizing the Non-Economic'
Call for Papers for the DGS workshop "The Marketization of Society: Economizing the Non-Economic" which is organized by Ute Volkmann and Uwe Schimank (University of Bremen) and hosted by the research network "Welfare Societies". The workshop will take place at Bremen University from 1 to 2 of June 2012. more >
14. October 2011
DVPW Conference 'Subject and Methodology in Political Theory'
On September 28-30, 2011 the DVPW 2011 Fall Conference on Political Theory and History of Political Thought took place in Bremen. more >
15. June 2011
International workshop 'Aggregation Dynamics of Multi-Level Actor Constellations'
On June 2-3, a workshop on "Aggregation Dynamics of Multi-Level Actor Constellations" organized by Rainer Greshoff, Johannes Huinink, and Uwe Schimank (University of Bremen) took place at the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst. more >
21. April 2011
Call for Papers: 'Coping with Instability in Market Societies'
Call for Papers for the Max Planck and Science Po conference "Coping with Instability in Market Societies." The conference will take place in Paris on December 15-16, 2011. more >
15. March 2011
Call for Papers: 'Welfare State Transformation(s): Political Regulation and Social Inequality'
Call for Papers for the 2nd Doctoral Workshop of the German EspaNet Section “Welfare State Transformation(s): Political Regulation and Social Inequality”. The workshop is hosted by the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) and will take place from 13 to 14 October 2011. more >
16. December 2010
Book Presentation 'Der Fall Hartz IV'
In 2010, Hartz IV celebrates its fifth birthday. As one of the most contentious reforms of the post-war period, it has effectively changed labor-market and social policies in Germany. With their recently published book “Der Fall Hartz IV” (Campus Verlag, Frankfurt a.M.), Anke Hassel and Christof Schiller (Hertie School of Governance, Berlin) present the first complete history of the reform, take stock of the current situation and dare to envision future prospects. more >
7. December 2010
FoJuS Conference with Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Jan-Erik Lane
“The State and Public Administration: Crisis Saviours or Losers?”: This was the central question at the annual FoJuS conference, which took place at the University of Bremen on 3 and 4 December 2010. more >
30. September 2010
Professorship for Philip Manow at the University of Bremen
Professor Philip Manow has accepted a professorship at the University of Bremen. In October 2010, he will start his work as Professor of Comparative Political Economics at the university and as co-head - in collaboration with Professor Stefan Traub - of the Economics Department at the Centre of Social Policy Research (ZeS). more >