ESPAnet (Network for European Social Policy Analysis) in cooperation with The Universidad Pública de Navarra (Public University of Navarra) and Navarra Parliament are organizing an international conference that will be held on 8-10 June 2006 at the Universidad Pública de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. This meeting is intended to provide an international forum for the discussion of the deep changes in European society due to migration movements and the new social policies in Europe. |
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Intensifying migration flows pose a challenge to European social policies, and at the same time open a very interesting opportunity for their development. On the one hand, migrants’ arrival requires social program transformations and specific measures especially oriented towards the social inclusion of migrant population. On the other hand, immigration also brings about a very interesting rejuvenation of European population, with the resulting consequences in revitalizing of labour markets, economic growth and increase of social contributions.
Nevertheless, the intensity of migration flows, the way of organizing its regulation and control systems, the politics and management of a rising multicultural societies, and social policies oriented towards migrants’ social integration, meaningfully vary between European countries, according to the different conditions in each case, shaped by the various welfare state models and also by the structure and dynamics of the labour markets.
The aim of this seminar is to achieve an in-depth analysis of these factors from a comparative point of view, an understanding the way in which all these circumstances are interrelated, and trying to offer practical proposals for building a European model of migration policy and social policy oriented towards social integration of migrants.
The conference is organised around thematic sessions. There will be lectures by invited speakers and oral presentations in parallel given by the conference participants. The time for presentation will be not longer than 20-30 minutes Contributions are welcomed within the following topics:
| Sessions | Convenors |
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| National and EU perspectives on migration, social policy and anti-discrimination policy | Bjørn Hvinden, Norwegian U. of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Gender perspectives on migration and social policy | Hanne Cecilie Kavli, Fafo Research Center, Norway Paloma Fernández Rasines, U. Pública de Navarra, Spain |
| Migration and welfare services (health, care services, education, housing, etc.) | José María Uribe, U. Pública de Navarra, Spain Ana Guillén, U. de Oviedo, Spain |
| Migration, poverty and social exclusion | Miguel Laparra, U. Pública de Navarra, Spain |
| Migration, labour market and employment policies | Philip Muus, Malmö U., Sweden |
| Aging societies, social security systems and migration | Gregorio Rodríguez Cabrero, U. de Alcalá, Spain |
| Migration, solidarity and welfare state legitimacy | Wim Van Oorschot, Tilburg U., The Netherlands |
| Migrants´ perspectives on work and welfare in European countries | Anne-Britt Djuve, Fafo Research Center, Norway |
| Migrations and Social Policies in Spain | Lorenzo Cachón, U. Complutense de Madrid, Spain |
The structure of parallel sessions will be definitively organized on the base of received abstracts/papers. An open session on topics related to migration and social policy could also be organized.
The conference will also have Plenary sessions where experts on topic about Migration, Social Policies and Labour Market will be invited. The invited speakers at this moment are: (those whose presence is not confirmed yet, are noted into brackets)
| Steering Committee Jochen Clasen (U. Stirling, Scotland) (ESPANET co-chair) Concepción Corera (U.Pública de Navarra, Spain) Ana Guillen (U. De Oviedo, Spain) Bjørn Hvinden (Norwegian U. Of Science and Technology) Antonio Izquierdo (U. A Coruña, Spain) Miguel Laparra (U. Pública de Navarra, Spain) Marco Martinello (U. Lieja, Belgium) Philip Muus (Malmö University, Sweden) Wim van Oorschot (U. Tilburg, NL) (ESPANET co-chair) Gregorio Rodríguez Cabrero (U. Alcalá, Spain) |
Local Committee Miguel Laparra Navarro Concepción Corera Oroz Cristina García Ustarroz Nagore Arrazola Idigoras Izaskun Andueza Imirizaldu Almudena Macías León Conference Secretary Nagore Arrazola Idigoras Departamento de Trabajo Social- Gizarte Lan Saila Universidad Pública de Navarra Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa 31006 Pamplona-Iruñea, Spain Phone: +34 948 16 94 90 (12:00 to 14:00) Fax: + 34 948 16 96 95 Email: congreso.migraciones@unavarra.es |