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Apologies for cross-posting FINAL REMINDER CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION, MAY 30th 2000 What Future for Social Security? Cross-national and multi-disciplinary perspectives 15-17 June 2000 University of Stirling Keynote speakers Professor Ann Shola Orloff, Northwestern University, USA Women's Employment, Inequalities, and State Policies Professor Winfried Schmähl, University of Bremen, Germany 'Multi-Pillar Schemes' and 'Individual Accounts': Concepts and Strategies in Pension Policy Professor Zsuzsa Ferge, Eötvös Lorand University, Hungary Pure market contracts and messy social contracts in assuring security Professor Olli Kangas, University of Turku, Finland For better for worse: economic growth and the position of the poor Other speakers: Mike Adler (UK), Helen Bolderson (UK), Jonathan Bradshaw (UK), Giuliano Bonoli (Switzerland), Francis G. Castles (Australia), John Dixon (UK), Abraham Doron (Israel), Martin Evans (UK), Jørgen Goul Andersen (Denmark), Paul Henman (Australia), Karl Hinrichs (Germany), Jon Kvist (Denmark), Lutz Leisering (Germany), Deborah Mabbett (UK), Francois Merrien (Switzerland), Jane Millar (UK), Luis Moreno (Spain), Mojca Novak (Slovenia), Einar Øverbye (Norway), Bruno Palier (France), Heather Trickey (UK), Wim van Oorschot (Netherlands) Themes of the Conference 1. Changing Principles within Social Security meanings and objectives of social security in the 21st Century; what future for social insurance and the contributory principle?; rights and responsibilities in modern welfare states; public and private forms of social security; solidarity and social security; citizenship; social rights and gender stratification. 2. Social Security and Welfare Reform options for policy change in social security; constraints; institutions, interests and ideas; adaptations to changing socio-economic contexts; domestic and non-domestic pressures for change; social democracy, the 'third way' and social security reform; institution building and institutional change. 3. Policy Domains and Impacts of Change pension reforms and intergenerational redistribution; family support; activation programmes; labour market exit and entry schemes; lone parents and social security; social and gender divisions; poverty and social exclusion; sickness and disability benefits; social security and social stratification. For more information and booking form, please contact: Prof Jochen Clasen e-mail: [log in to unmask] Jochen Clasen Department of Applied Social Science University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: +44 1786 467706 Fax: +44 1786 467689 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%