Reminder: Invitation to the EESPN Public Forum: “Divided
Society – Cohesive Europe?”
(12 July 2017, 14.30-17.30, BMASK (Saal II / 1st floor),
Stubenring 1, 1010 Vienna)
Dear colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to the EESPN Public Forum
taking place on 12 July 2017 at the Austrian Ministry of Labour,
Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK, Stubenring 1, 1010
Vienna – room II / 1st floor; 2:30-5:30 pm). The Eastern European
Social Policy Network (EESPN) is a network of researchers, policy
advisers and representatives of public authorities working in the
field of social welfare policy.
Europe faces manifold societal challenges, out of which the
unequal distribution of wealth between and within European
territories is of upmost importance. The growing divide between
the rich and the poor, the healthy and unhealthy, economic and
social segregation by skill-levels and ethnic origin and
persistent discrimination based on gender and age, to just name
some social discrepancies, jeopardise Europe’s welfare, social
cohesion and economic development. Well-designed social policies
that help those most in need are required more than ever before
across Europe, be it European member states or the (potential)
candidate countries and the countries of the Eastern partnership.
Various political strategy papers and action plans have been
drafted and partly implemented in most countries. These, however,
frequently miss the research base, are repeatedly not aligned with
one another and often fall short of their final goal of helping
those most in need. Representatives of the (potential) candidate
countries and the countries of the Eastern partnership therefore
stressed the need to establish strong linkages to research during
the Launch event of the Eastern European Social Policy Network (19
September 2016, Vienna). To this end, participants of all
countries present at the event requested to promote evidence-based
policies and to strengthen cooperation between sectors, systems
and policies, not only within countries but even more relevant
across countries.
Well-designed social policies that help those most in need
contribute to reduce social inequalities and to achieve more
distributive justice. In times of stressed social systems,
effective social policy making that reduces economic and social
discrepancies, however, is not an easy task. How can social
policies best contribute to more distributive justice? Which
strategies are the most promising in the various European regions?
And: How can governments and research from the EU member states
and (potential) candidate countries contribute to a social and
cohesive Europe? The EESPN Public Forum seeks to provide an
assessment of current social policy practices based on these
guiding questions.
For further information on the programme and registration,
please click here: https://eespn.euro.centre.org/events-publications/events/.
Please consider that only a limited number of places is available.
Therefore, the registration is based on first-come, first-served
basis.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the EESPN Public Forum!
With best regards
Anette Scoppetta (for the European Centre's Bridge Building team)
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Dr. Anette Scoppetta
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Berggasse 17, A-1090 Vienna (Austria)
Tel +43 1 319 45 05 - 49
www.euro.centre.org