Social Dialogue in Times of Crisis

Brussels , 11 March 2010 - 14.00 - 17.00

Presented by

Waltraud Schelke, Senior lecturer of Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science, member of RECWOWE

Jean De Munck, Professor of Sociology, Catholic University of Louvain, member of the European Research Network CAPRIGHT

Maarten Keune, Professor, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, University of Amsterdam

Lowell Turner, Professor of International and Comparative Labor and Collective Bargaining, Cornell University

The debate will be animated by David Natali, Professor, Università di Bologna and Philippe Pochet, Director, European Trade Union Institute

This initiative is organised in the framework of RECWOWE (Reconciling Work and Welfare Network of Excellence). Our objective is to develop an ongoing and structured dialogue between the research community, policy makers in charge of labour market and welfare policies, as well as social partners, NGOs and practitioners. Regularly, scholars undertaking innovate research will present their findings in Brussels to foster an open debate on key social challenges. This meeting will also be an opportunity for researchers from Capright and Recwowe networks to exchange their respective research agenda’s.

This event is organised by the Observatoire social européen in collaboration with the European Economic and Social Committee.

Bruno Palier, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF) and Ramón Peña-Casas, Senior Researcher at OSE, in charge of the Publication and Dialogue Centre (PUDIAC) of RECWOWE.

Venue:

European Economic and Social Committee
Room TRE 7701

7th floor

Rue de Trèves 74

B- 1040 Brussels

Language: English

Information and registration: Dalila Ghailani : ghailani@ose.be

As the number of places is limited, we invite you to register as soon as possible.

RECWOWE is a network of excellence funded by the 6th EU framework program.

Its aims are :

§ to integrate existing research activities on the various tensions that characterise the relationships between work and welfare;

§ to encourage innovative research in the fields of labour market and social protection research;

§ to effectively share new knowledge that is built up through its activities.