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The 17th Annual Conference of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network & The 27th Annual Conference of the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security mitigating the economic and social impact of COVID-19: The Role ofSocial security And Social Welfare Responses in East and West 2-4 July 2021, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Deadline for Abstracts and Panel Proposals: 5 March 2021 Since the first coronavirus cluster was reported in December 2019,few have managed to avoid the direct impacts of economic lockdowns, travel restrictions, school closures, and other public health measures on their everyday lives. Rather than a ‘great leveller’ or ‘equaliser’, however, it has become increasingly evident that incidence, hospitalisation, and mortality rates due to Covid-19 have varied considerably by individual and regional socio-economic characteristics. In comparison, less is still known about the indirect economic and social losses due to the global pandemic and to what extent they have disproportionately affected different groups of people in Eastern and Western societies. During the prevailing COVID-19 crisis social security has provided protection of individuals and families whose livelihoods have been threatened by unemployment and loss of economic activity. It also ensured systemic security by stabilizing purchasing power and helping businesses to bridge the crisis. Some countries, more than others, were able to rely on existing social security systems. Other countries have strengthened their social security with new or more generous benefits, while others have set up instruments outside social security. What do we know about social security responses in various countries around the world? Which first lessons can be drawn about the effectiveness of various strategies? And what does scientific research learn about the role of social security in guiding societies through the major ongoing social and economic transformations: ageing, climate transitions and digitization? Against this background, and almost exactly one year after the 2020 the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS) conferences had to be cancelled, we are joining together once more to examine the role of ‘social security’ and ‘social welfare’ responses to mitigate against new Covid-19-related economic and social risks. Given the ongoing travel restrictions and global health concerns, we are planning to organise the conference as a hybrid-event combining options for delegates to join keynotes and parallel sessions in a face-to-faceor real-time online setting. Besides the immediate crisis impacts and national responses, we particularly welcome theoretical or empirical contributions studying the consequences of Covid-19 for inclusive societies in East and West as well as those developing new approaches to re-imagine the role of private and collective income transfer and social investment programmes amidst the ‘New Normal’ post-Covid-19 environment. We also encourage contributions with a comparative and global perspective, particularly those including both East Asian and Western cases. It is a long tradition of EASP and FISS to invite papers by postgraduate students and early-career researchers as well as established scholars working in the field of social welfare, social security, and social policy analysis. Confirmed Keynote speakers: Prof. Janet Gornick, City University New York, United States Prof. HyeKyung Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea Prof. David Gordon, University of Bristol, United Kingdom The conference programme will include a special panel of local experts on ‘Hong Kong Social Policy at a Crossroads’ chaired by Prof. Bea Cantillon, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Further details will be provided later. Depending on the final selection of submitted papers and panels, the conference will comprise the following streams (as well as any other aspects of social policy in an Open Stream): 1: Social Policy Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis Those wishing to present a paper should submit an abstract of between 200 and 300 words. Information enclosed with any abstract should include:stream number, title of paper; author name(s); affiliation(s); and email address of one corresponding author. Those wishing to organise a panel should submit apanel proposal. Information enclosed with any panel proposal should include:title of panel; objective of panel (between 200 and 300 words); names and affiliations of all panel organiser(s) and participating members; along with abstracts of three or four papers (between 200 and 300 words each); an e-mail address of one corresponding panel organiser. In order to assist the organisers to arrange the best possible conference, all those submitting either a paper abstract or panel proposal are asked to indicate whether their intention is to attend the conference in person or remotely. People will be allowed to change their preference later, but an early indication of the balance between the two forms of attendance will assist the organisers to make appropriate arrangements and set the conference fee. Submissions for the17thannualEASP conference should be sent to easp2021hk@gmail.com. Submissions for theFISS 2020 Conference should be sent to fiss2021hk@gmail.com.The deadline for abstracts and panel proposals is 5 March 2020. Important dates: Further details about the conference programme and venue will be announced shortly. For any queries, please contact stefankuehner@LU.edu.hk or Julie.Janssens@uantwerpen.be. The Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (http://fiss-socialsecurity.org/) is an independent, non-profit association that aims to promote international, multidisciplinary research on social security, including its relationships with other aspects of society (such as the labour market, unemployment, poverty, income redistribution, savings, housing, the family, health and well-being). |
TRANSFORMING CARE CONFERENCE 2021: CALL FOR PAPERS June 24th-26th, 2021 Dear colleague, The organizing committee of the Please find more information and submit your abstract here: http://www.transforming-care.net/conference-2021-venice/presentation/ The Transforming Care Conference series focuses on early child education and care, care for adults with disabilities and long-term care for older people. Four main dimensions of transforming care are addressed in the conference through parallel Thematic Panels and Symposia sessions, while a fifth dimension refer to policies and practices during the corona pandemic: · Changes in the institutional setting of care systems and in care policy The 2021 conference will have the overall theme of: Time in Care: The Temporality of Care Policy and Practices. In addition to the Thematic Panels, which are open for abstract submission, we have Symposia where identified speakers will present state-of-the-art of a particular and topical theme and research. Our three esteemed keynote speakers will be addressing the conference theme of changing priorities from each their research perspective: Professor Margarita Estevez-Abe, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, US:LTC System and Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons from the COVID19 Professor Peter Moss, UCL Institute of Education, University College London:Time for a change – rethinking time in education and care policy and practice Due to the current pandemic, the Conference will be held online. The online format will allow us to contribute to the containment of the pandemic and to environmental sustainability, and to lower participation fees. Alongside keynotes and paper presentations and discussions, there will be opportunities for networking and sociability. We look forward to seeing you at the conference in June 2021! For the steering committee, Barbara Da Roit For questions or information about the conference: tcc2021@unive.it |
Global Dynamics of Social Policy series - Call for Proposals SERIES EDITORS ABOUT THE SERIES CONTACT FOR PROPOSALS Proposals can be sent to the series editors, or Palgrave editor Sharla Plant sharla.plant@palgrave.com. |