8th ESPAnet Conference 2010Social Policy and the Global Crisis:
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1. Migrants, Ethnic Minorities and Social Policy
The present financial and economic crisis entails – notwithstanding massive financial interventions of nation states supporting financial institutions on the one hand and production and labour markets on the other – an increasing percentage of unemployment in European countries.
At present, the unemployment rate for the EU27 is almost 10%, and is expected to increase next year. Moreover, the youth unemployment rate and the unemployment rate for migrants is much higher, on average more than 20%.
European surveys on life expectations and satisfaction show, that the majority of migrants, and in particular young migrants are at the moment quite satisfied with their life and with the conditions of living in their country of residence; moreover, young migrants expect that they will be better off than their parents and their counterparts in the original country of emigration.
This stream invites papers studying and exploring the question whether the diminishing opportunities on the labour market and the ongoing social policy reforms motivated by the present crisis affect migrant populations in European countries. Papers should address one or more of the following points:
Does the crisis affect the various migrant populations in a similar way?
- Are there social policy reforms motivated by the crisis which have more or less direct consequences for the situation of migrants?
- Are there important differences between European countries concerning the living and working conditions of migrants?
- Do migrant populations adapt their life expectations and values in the changing circumstances?
Convenor:
Willibrord de Graaf
Utrecht University
FSW/ASW
P.O. Box 80140
NL – 3508 TC Utrecht
E-mail: w.a.w.degraaf@uu.nl
003130 2537684
Saturday, 9:00-11:00 Room 04, Session 1.
Presentations:
1. Lutz Kaiser: Conservative migration-integration approaches [abstract] [paper]
2. Sarah Swann: Ethnic difference in education in the UK [abstract] [paper]
3. Debby Gerritsen/Kaj van Zenderen: Gender differences in labour market [abstract] [paper]
Contributed papers:
1. Sergiu Baltatescu: The paradox of immigrants satisfaction [abstract] [paper]
2. Orsolya Lelkes: Poverty of migrants [abstract] [paper]
Important dates
17 November 2009 = Call for stream convenors
18 December 2009 = Deadline for stream convenors
25 January 2010 = Call for abstracts
29 March 2010 = Deadline for abstract submission
3 May 2010 = Registration starts
6 June 2010 = Reduced fee application deadline
21 June 2010 24:00 (CET) = Early bird registration deadline
13 August 2010 24:00 (CET) - Deadline for submission of papers
16 August 2010 - Deadline for Registrations and payments
Registration fee is 160 Euros for early birds, 210 Euros for late birds. Central and Eastern European PhD students and professionals can apply for a reduced fee of 60 Euros at info@espanet2010.net until 6th June.
Registration opens on the 3rd May, early bird registration closes on the 21th June at 24:00 (CET).
Theme of the Conference
The theme of ESPAnet’s 2010 Annual Conference is the social consequences of the global financial crisis and its differential impact across Europe. The main questions for consideration include:
How is the crisis affecting already existing inequalities? How are different social classes and groups, especially those in poverty, affected by the crisis? What are the adaptable capacities of the different “worlds of welfare”? Does the intensifying social vulnerability lead to the re-structuring of the programs to provide more security? How far have new programs been developed, and how far have new questions of social policy and welfare been opened up by the crisis?
We would like to broaden the horizon of social policy analysis and see global environmental concerns taken into account: How far are responses to the crisis re-thinking the role of the national and international/global state and the role of the European Union in creating economically, socially and environmentally sustainable societies?