The European Commission published a Communication launching a consultation on a European Pillar of Social Rights. The initiative is part of President Juncker’s agenda for upward convergence in employment and social affairs. To read the full interview click here.
Author: vandervelden
Project Management Assistant
John Hills:”Hardship and shame: what Thomas More’s Utopia can teach us about modern social security”
From 3 until 5 February 2016 the ImPRovE Final Conference took place in Antwerp. As main theme and inspiration Thomas More’s Utopia and its 500 years celebration was used. Right after the conference John Hills published a blog for the LSE (22-28 Febr is LSE’s Literary Week, themed around Utopias…) based on his keynote speach…
Alain Noël:”En finir avec les discours creux sur la pauvreté”
Dear Colleague, We are proud to let you know that the ImPRovE project has entered the Canadian media through Alain Noël: “Dans ma chronique du mois, un premier bilan de la conférence d’ImPRovE, en partant des conclusions de Prof. Bea Cantillon”: http://policyoptions.irpp.org/issues/en-finir-avec-les-discours-creux-sur-la-pauvrete/ Download the article here.
Project Management Team Meeting
20-22 May 2015 @ Elzenveld, Lange Gasthuisstraat 45, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
New Case Studies are being published
The case studies for Work Package 11 on Social Innovation are being published at the moment. You can find them in the section ‘case studies‘ under ‘publications’, or follow the ‘Latest Uploads’ on the home page.
All presentations of our dissemination event ‘Policy programmes to promote social inclusion among Roma’ are now online
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New publication!
We are happy to announce that on 2 September 2014 some new ImPRovE research has been published: Manos Matsaganis & Chrysa Leventi (2014) The Distributional Impact of Austerity and the Recession in Southern Europe, South European Society and Politics, 19:3, 393-412, DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2014.947700 Southern European welfare states are under stress. On the one hand, the recession has been…
Il Progetto ImPRovE in Italiano
Dear Colleague, We are proud to let you know that the ImPRovE project has entered the Italian media. The sociological magazine Percorsi di secondo welfare (© 2011) has published an article that gives an extended summary of the ImPRovE project. The following link will direct you to the article/magazine: http://www.secondowelfare.it/primo-welfare/inclusione-sociale/il-progetto-improve.html The original Italian…