  Nordic Centre of Excellence:
  Reassessing the Nordic
  Welfare Model

  Contact information
  Leader:
  Bjørn Hvinden +4722541217

  Deputy Leader:
  Viggo Nordvik +4722541269

  Co-ordinator:
  Tale Hellevik +4722541283

  E-mail
  reassess@reassess.no

Milestones

27.02.2008

Milestones for ‘Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model (REASSESS)´ under the NordForsk Nordic Centre of Excellence in Welfare Research Programme (2007-2012)

2nd year (February 2008 - January 2009)

Month:	Milestone activity:
February	Meeting of the internal steering committee of REASSESS, February 5, Soria Moria hotel, Oslo. Lecture by Erling Barth (University of Oslo & the Norwegian Centre of Excellence ‘Equality, Social Organization & Performance’ (ESOP)).
February	Bjørn Hvinden presented the centre and gave a talk on ‘Economic success and deficient integration - the price of the Nordic model’s success’, at a seminar for the staff of the Research Council of Norway, Oslo, February 28.
March	Strand 6 ‘Combating exclusion - the case of people with disabilities’ organised a first workshop & seminar with speakers from the Nordic countries & the Netherlands, Oslo, March 5.
March	Bjørn Hvinden gave keynote talk ‘The Nordic and European Social Models: different responses to globalisation and demographic ageing’, at the opening seminar of the Academy of Finland Research Programme ‘The Future of Work and Well-being’ (2008-2011), Helsinki, March 11.
April	Call for applications for Nordic PhDs and mobility grants for PhD students and other scholars in the co-funding countries.
April	First workshop for the planning of an edited volume on ‘Universalism and diversity in the Nordic welfare states’, organised by strand 9 ‘Nordic welfare state paths - drivers of change’, Tampere University, April 24-25.
May	Nordic conference ‘Pension systems for the future’, organised by the Research Centre for Social Studies (RCSS), in collaboration with REASSESS, May 7, University of Iceland, Reykjavik. Speakers: Olli Kangas, Joakim Palme, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Axel West Pedersen, Stéfan Ólafsson, and Hrafn Magnússon. The conference received support from the Social Security Administration of Iceland, the Icelandic Ministry of Social Affairs and the Federation of Icelandic Pension Funds.
May	PhD course ‘Academic Writing in English’, given by Natalie Reid, Lysebu hotel, Oslo, May 19-23, arranged in cooperation between REASSESS and the Department of Social Work and Health Science, NTNU. 23 participants.
June	First workshop of strand 5 ‘Migration as a challenge to the Nordic Welfare Model’ in collaboration with the Stockholm University Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), Stockholm University, June 11.
June	European conference, organised by REASSESS together with the Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration (Bergen) and the EU 6th FP Network of Excellence ‘Reconciling work and welfare’ (RECWOWE), in Oslo June 10-14. The conference included a special half-day plenary session on the Nordic Model chaired by Bjørn Hvinden, June 13; speakers: Kalle Moene (Oslo University), Nabanita Datta Gupta (SFI, Copenhagen), and Ann Orloff (Northwestern University, US); prepared comments from Chiara Saracen (Turin University, Italy) and Anton Hemerijck (Rotterdam University, the Netherlands). The conference had approx. 150 participants from most countries in Europe.
June	Meeting with the Scientific Advisory Board for the two NCoEs on Welfare, the steering committee for the NCoE programme, the NordForsk administration and representatives of the two centres, June 16, NOVA, Oslo.
June	Joint workshop arranged by REASSESS strand 4 and NordWel on ‘Historical and social scientific perspectives on Nordic pension reform’, June 17, NOVA, Oslo.
June	First workshop of strand 10 ‘Changes in patterns of poverty, social exclusion and other outcomes in the Nordic countries’, aimed at investigating the possibilities for research exchange and collaboration in the field of poverty and social exclusion, University of Turku, June 17-18.
June	First workshop of strand 1 ‘Care in ageing and diversifying societies’, held at SFI (Danish National Centre for Social Research), Copenhagen, June 25. Organised in connection with the international conference ‘Transforming elderly care at local, national and transnational levels’, June 26-28.
August	Second workshop of strand 9 where draft chapters for two anthologies were presented and discussed, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, August 21-23.
September	REASSESS contributed to a national conference on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Harstad University College, Norway, with plenary talks about aspects of the Nordic Welfare Model by members of REASSESS’ steering committee; Jørgen Goul Andersen, Gunhild Hagestad and Bjørn Hvinden, September 22-23.
September	Second workshop of strand 7 on ‘Evaluation of the effectiveness of activation programmes and policies’, with speakers from the US, the UK & Norway, Oslo University College, September 26.
October	PhD course on ‘The Role of Ideas, Discourses and Frames in Welfare Policies’. Organised by Anette Borchorst and Jørgen Goul Andersen, Aalborg University, October 1-3.
October	Strand 3 ‘Welfare regimes and parent-child relations’ arranged a first workshop, discussing conceptual grid, specific empirical issues within grid and identifying potential participants, hotel Gabels hus, Oslo, October 20.
November	PhD course on ‘Comparative Analysis of Welfare Models and Welfare Reform’, given by Jørgen Goul Andersen & Bjørn Hvinden (both REASSESS) and Bent Greve (Roskilde University & the Danish Research School on Welfare State and Diversity), Roskilde University, Denmark, November 5-7. Other lecturers and paper commentators included Drs Bruno Palier (Sciences Po, Paris) and Clare Bambra (Durham University, the UK). 12 participants.
November	Meeting of REASSESS’ internal steering committee: lecture by Stefan Ólafsson about ‘The Financial Crisis in Iceland and its consequences for welfare and social policy’, reviews of the progress made so far, discussion and planning of forthcoming activities, coordination of activities across strands - discussion of draft publications and reports for mid-way evaluation, November 10, Gardermoen, Oslo.
November	PhD course ‘Trends and Challenges in Nordic Disability Policy’, organised in collaboration with the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Social Work and Health Science, November 17-18, Oslo. Second part held in Trondheim in February 2009. Lecturers: Mark Priestley (Leeds University, the UK), Rafael Lindqvist (Gothenburg University; Sweden) and Jan Tøssebro (NTNU, Norway). 20 participants.
November	PhD course ‘Regression Analysis of Survey Data’, arranged in collaboration with The Danish Research School: Welfare State and Diversity and The Finnish Research School: Labour Net, at Aalborg University, November 26-28. Lecturers: Henrik Lolle (Aalborg University), Viggo Nordvik (NOVA) & Heikki Ervasti (Turku University). 8 participants.
November	Second workshop of strand 2, with the theme ‘Challenges and changes for family policies’, SFI (Danish National Centre for Social Research), Copenhagen, November 27-28. Keynote speakers: Gösta Esping Andersen and Ulla Björnberg. In connection with the workshop there was a meeting on November 26, concerning a book project on challenges for future family policies in the Nordic countries.
January	Strands 4 & 8 arranged second joint workshop on ‘Economic sustainability and social outcomes: Nordic welfare states confronting financial crisis’, January 14-16, Oslo.
January	Bjørn Hvinden gave a talk on ‘Poverty in the Nordic Countries - what do we know?’, at a conference organised by Lillehammer University College and a social NGO, ‘Justice for Society’s Losers’, targeted at administrators and politicians, January 28, Lillehammer.

3rd year (February 2009 - January 2010)

Month:	Milestone activity:
February	Second seminar of the PhD course ‘Trends and Challenges in Nordic Disability Policy’, Trondheim, February 17-18.
February	Strand 10 workshop focused on comparing the effects of the 1990s recession in Finland with the current recession in Iceland on welfare and social policy, February 23-25, Reykjavik. Public lecture, ‘Social Policy and the Crisis’, by strand leader Veli-Matti Ritakallio.
February	Second workshop of strand 6, Hotel Royal Christiania, Oslo, February 27.
March	Strands 4 & 8 organised their third joint workshop, on ‘Globalisation, Consequences of the Financial Crisis and Economic Security in Old Age, Economic challenges and institutional change’, March 16-17, Oslo.
March	Workshop for PhD students affiliated with the participating institutions of REASSESS, March 16-18, Sundvolden, Norway. Paper presentations, with comments from senior researchers in the centre.
March	Strand 7 was responsible for a special stream at the European conference ‘Activation and Security’, March 20-21, Brno, Czech Republic. Organised by the Active Social Policy European Network, the European Trade Union Institute & the Masaryk University, Brno.
March	Guðný Björk Eydal and Stefán Ólafsson, together with Arnaldur Sölvi Kristjansson, gave lectures at the NordWel workshop ‘The political economy of welfare: Labour markets, family and globalisation’, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, March 26-27.
April	Strand 2 book meeting, Copenhagen, April 24.
April	Strand 9 workshop & book meeting, Stockholm University, April 26-27.
May	Strand 5 workshop & book meeting, Reykjavik, May 4-6.
May	International conference, ‘Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model: taking stock of the progress so far’, May 18-20, Soria Moria hotel, Oslo. Keynote talks by Kjetil Storesletten (University of Oslo), Clare Bambra (University of Durham, UK) and Pauli Kettunen (University of Helsinki & NordWel). Main emphasis on integration; parallel sessions for presentation and discussion of papers based on the work so far within and across strands; meetings of the internal steering committee, book-preparing groups, the PhD student group & individual strands.
May	PhD course ‘Multilevel Statistical Analysis in Comparative Social Research’, organised by strand 10, Morten Blekesaune (NOVA) and Heikki Ervasti (Turku University), with Kristen Ringdal (NTNU) as main lecturer, May 25-27, Turku University. 16-17 participants.
June	Joint meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board, Steering Committee of NCoE Programme and the leaders of the two NCoEs, June 15, Store Brännbo Conference Centre, Sigtuna, Sweden.
June	Meeting of strand 10 as part of the Foundation for International Studies of Social Security (FISS) Conference ‘Social Security, Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rich and Poor Countries’, June 16-18, Sigtuna, Sweden.
September	Johan Fritzell and Veli-Matti Ritakallio coordinated a stream titled ‘Poverty risks and social policy programmes in the 21st century’ in the 7 Annual ESPAnet Conference 2009: The future of the welfare state, Urbino, Italy, September 17-19.
October	The Nordic conference ‘Beyond Identity Politics? Intersecting disability, ethnicity and religious identities’, with a following doctoral workshop, October 21-23, Stockholm University. Organised by Stockholm University, NTNU and REASSESS (strand 5 and 6).
October	Nordic conference on ‘Parental Leave, Care Policies & Gender Equalities in the Nordic Countries’, October 22, Radisson SAS Hotel Saga, Reykjavik. Financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers with support from REASSESS and others. Public lecture by Guðný Björk Eydal, ’Is there a Nordic model of day care for children?’.
October	International conference on ‘The Political and Social Economy of Care’ (PASEC), Stockholm, October 26, organised by Marta Szebehely, Teppo Kröger and Anneli Anttonen, financed by REASSESS. Presenters: Christina Bergqvist, Barbara Hobson, Marta Szebehely from Sweden; Anneli Anttonen, Teppo Kröger from Finland; Deborah Brennan and Bettina Cass from Australia; Sue Himmelweit, Fiona Williams and Sue Yeandle from the UK; and Rianne Mahon and Ito Peng from Canada. The scholars behind the conference also met for an internal workshop immediately after the conference. Planned outcome from the conference/ workshop is a joint book with the working title ‘Providing care in a globalising world: the role of markets and migration’.
October - November	PhD course ‘Care of older people: comparative perspectives on policies, practices and outcomes’, organized by Marta Szebehely together with Anneli Anttonen, Stockholm, October 26-27, November 17-18, and November 30-December 2.
November	Combined workshop for strand 1 and 9, University of Tampere, November 2-3. Expected outcome: two special issues of journals around care and care work, the first with a focus on shifting boundaries (eds. Tine Rostgaard and Minna Zechner), the second with a focus on governance/rescaling/local variation (eds. Viola Bureau and Signy Vabo).
November	Care Work symposium organised by strand 1 and 9, November 4-5. The Symposium is part of the ‘Quality of Life - Quality of Work Conference’ in Tampere, Finland.
November	International book seminar, ‘Changing social inequalities’, strand 9 by Jon Kvist, Copenhagen, November 12-13.
November	International book seminar, ‘Workfare revisited’, strand 7, Oxford, November 13-14.
November	PhD course ‘Challenges of Ethnicity and Diversity’, organized by Department of Social Work and Health Science, NTNU, in collaboration with REASSESS, November 17-19, Trondheim.
November	Third workshop for strand 2, November 26-27, SFI, Copenhagen. One-day book meeting prior to workshop, November 25.
December	Public lectures on activation policies given by Ivar Lødemel in Reykjavik, first week of December.
January	Third workshop of strand 10 ‘Changes in patterns of poverty, social exclusion and other outcomes in the Nordic countries’, Århus, Denmark, January 11-12. Includes two mini-seminars, ‘Poverty research’ and ‘Social consequences of the economic crisis’, with the participation of Jonathan Bradshaw, Axel West Pedersen, Jørgen Goul Andersen and Veli-Matti Ritakallio.
January	Public lecture by Bjørn Hvinden, ’Three Priority Areas for the Nordic Welfare Model’, held at conference organised by the Nordic Welfare Centre (under the Nordic Council of Ministers), Stockholm, January 12.
January	Workshop/book seminar strand 8, ‘Nordic welfare states and globalization’, January 24-25, NOVA, Oslo.
January	Meeting of internal steering committee: review of progress made so far, discussion of forthcoming activities, including the midterm evaluation, review of progress of scientific publications from the Centre (monographs, edited volumes/anthologies, articles in international and national journals with referees, special issues of such journals), January 27, Gardermoen, Oslo.

4th year (February 2010 - January 2011)

Month:	Milestone activity:
February	‘Universalism and the Nordic Welfare Model’, one day symposium organized together with Work, Learning and Welfare - University Alliance Finland Research Cluster of Excellence - led by Anneli Anttonen and Anneli Eteläpelto, Tampere, exact date yet to be decided.
February	Workshop for strand 6 with presentations and discussion of draft publications, and planning of the activities for the remaining part of the project period, Trondheim or Copenhagen, exact date yet to be decided.
February	Meeting, Midterm Evaluation, Copenhagen, February 17.
March	Joint seminar on Nordic pension reforms, strand 4 and NordWel, with presentations from a new book by Jørn Henrik Petersen and Klaus Petersen (eds.), and chapters from the strand 4 book project, exact date yet to be decided.
March	Workshop for PhD students affiliated with participating institutions of the REASSESS Centre.
March - April	International conference on ‘The Feminisation of Migration’, organised by SULCIS and strand 5 of REASSESS, exact dates to be decided, probably at Stockholm University.
March - April	Two-day book meeting for strand 2, Copenhagen.
April	Jørgen Goul Andersen will give a talk on ‘The Nordic Model, experiences from Denmark’, in the seminar ‘Nordic generosity, farewell?’, Oslo, April 6.
April	International conference ‘Income Inequality in the Nordic and Other Countries Compared - The role of welfare states and the distribution of earnings’, April 27-28, Oslo. Keynote speakers: Tony Atkinson, Bea Cantillion, Hilde Bojer, Istvan Toth and Johan Fritzell.
April - May	Strand 4 meeting in connection with the REASSESS conference on income inequality.
April - May	PhD course ‘Social policy, gender and the life course’, given by Gunhild Hagestad in cooperation with the universities of Tallinn and Tartu, in Tallinn, Estonia, exact date yet to be decided.
May	Conference on the current global economic crisis, ‘After the Gold Rush: Economic Crisis and Consequences’, organized by Stéfan Ólafsson, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, May 27-28.
May	Ivar Lødemel and REASSESS post-doc Amilcar Moreira will present first results of a joint comparative investigation of the social welfare impact of the current economic crisis in the Nordic and other European countries, at OECD-conference in Paris.
June	Session organised by strand 10 at the FISS 2010 Conference, ’the Global Crises: Impact and Challenges’, Sigtuna, Sweden, June 16-18.
June	International conference on care, ‘Transforming care: Provision, quality and inequalities in late life’, June 21-23, Eigtveds pakhus, Copenhagen. Jointly organized by Tine Rostgaard (SFI and REASSESS strand 1), Hildegaard Theobald (University of Vechta) and Birgit Phau-Effinger (University of Hamburg). The conference will be financed by REASSESS, together with SFI, University of Hamburg and University of Vechta.
July	Thematic sessions on ’Equal Rights to Work and Care in the Nordic Countries’ (organised by Guðný Björk Eydal & Teppo Kröger) and ’Migration as a Challenge to the Nordic Welfare Model (organised by Eskil Wadensjö and Bjørn Hvinden) at the ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 12-16. Gunhild Hagestad is invited to give a paper about ’Welfare States and Grand-parents’ and Bjørn Hvinden is invited to give a paper about ’Promises and Tensions of the Nordic Welfare Model: Equality, Security - and Exclusion?’.
August - January	Workshops and seminars of strands.
August	Joint NordWel and REASSESS International Summer School, ‘State, Society & Citizen - Cross- and Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on Welfare State Development’, Odense, August 15-20.
August - September	Meeting of internal steering committee, review of progress made so far and discussion of forthcoming activities, coordination of activities across strands - discussion of draft publications and reports.
October	PhD course ‘Social policy, generations and interdependence’, organized by Gunhild Hagestad, exact date yet to be decided.
November	Gathering of PhD students affiliated with participating institutions of the REASSESS Centre.
January	Meeting of internal steering committee, review of progress made so far and discussion of forthcoming activities, coordination of activities across strands - focus on detailed plans for dissemination from the Centre to decision-makers, stakeholders and the general public.

5th year (February 2011 - January 2012)

Month:	Milestone activity:
January - October	Workshops and seminars of strands - self-assessments and the preparing of final reports from each strand.
May	Gathering of PhD students affiliated with participating institutions of the REASSESS Centre.
June	Meeting of internal steering committee, review of progress made so far and discussion of forthcoming activities, coordination of activities across strands - discussion of draft publications and reports - preliminary self-assessment - review of plans for final dissemination to decision-makers, stakeholders and the general public.
November	Gathering of PhD students affiliated with participating institutions of the REASSESS Centre.
November	Final international conference of the Centre - dissemination of main findings to decision-makers, stakeholders and the general public - last meeting of steering committee - final self-assessment - publication of main synthesising monograph from the Centre.

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