Tackling Inequalities with Social Investment Policies
Thursday 15 September 2016, 9:00-12:00
University of Turku, Publicum building, Auditorium PUB3
The seminar is part of the 90 years celebrations of the chair of Sociology at the University of Turku.
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Programme
9.00 Opening words
Professor Mikko Niemelä, University of Turku
9.10 Social Investment Paradigm: Achievements and Shortcomings
Professor Joakim Palme, Uppsala University
9.40 Gender Equality Levers at the State-Market Nexus
Professor Lynn Prince Cooke, University of Bath
10.10 Education: Investments on Who and Why?
Professor Jani Erola, University of Turku
10.40 Break
11.00 Socially Investing in Older People – Reablement as a Social Care Policy Response?
Professor Tine Rostgaard, KORA Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research
11.30 Cash Benefits as Social Investments
Professor Olli Kangas, Social Insurance Institution of Finland