ISEG, 9 ^th - 10 ^th May 2014

This conference aims to stimulate academic discussion on the present and future of the welfare state in Portugal, both in its current setting (social rights, institutional arrangement, financing) and in light of the various dimensions of the crisis, within the European and international framework in which it is situated.

The conference will provide a forum for academics dedicated to the study of social policy across a spectrum of different scientific disciplines.

We encourage professors, students, researchers and practitioners involved in the study of these topics to participate. We especially welcome contributions from different scientific areas, making use of diverse sources and addressing these themes from a range of methodological and comparative perspectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF STREAM CONVENORS

The conference organizing committee invites expressions of interest from colleagues willing to act as stream convenors.
Responsibilities of stream convenors

• Stream convenors are responsible for one or more sessions organized within a particular stream. The total number of sessions per stream will depend on the number of abstracts accepted.
• Stream convenors participate in the selection of abstracts, ranking all abstracts submitted for their respective stream. The review of abstracts will be organized after the closure of the call for abstracts (8 ^th February 2014). The deadline for abstracts review will be 15 ^th February 2014.

• Final decisions on the number of sessions per stream and the acceptance of abstracts will be made by the organizing committee after full information concerning streams is available.
• During the conference, stream convenors chair their respective session(s). To guarantee coherence across sessions, they are also asked to make an introductory presentation on the theme of their stream and how the papers chosen for presentation fit the research in this area; and to summarize the stream's output after paper presentations.

Presented Papers vs. Distributed papers

Presented papers will have a 15 minute presentation, while distributed papers will be handed out at the ending of session being that they may not be presented at all.

STREAMS

Reforming Southern European Welfare States Under Austerity: A comparative perspective

Amílcar Moreira (amílcar.moreira@ics.ul.pt) - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa
Ana M. Guillén (aguillen@uniovi.es) - Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad de Oviedo

The stream welcomes papers analysing the recent, austerity-led, reforms of the welfare-state in South European countries. Suggested topics include the reform of policies in the domains of pensions, healthcare, passive and active unemployment protection, family and gender, minimum income, social inclusion, long-term care, third sector, housing, immigration, education, social concertation, industrial relations, reconciliation, flexicurity, social investment, governmental and administrative capabilities at all levels of government, attitudes towards the welfare state, etc. Studies on the consequences of the crisis in terms of inequality, income distribution, poverty and social exclusion, challenges for intergenerational solidarity are also welcome. Only papers covering at least two South European countries will be accepted. Theoretically and methodologically soundly grounded papers will be given preference.


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations


Session 1: Labour Market

1  |  Austerity-Driven Labour Market Reforms In The South Of Europe
Amílcar Moreira - Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal,
Miguel Glazer - La Salle University, Pennsylvania, USA,
Angel Alonso - University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain,
Michele Raitano - Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy
Maria Karamessini - Panteion University, Kallithea, Greece

2  |  Liberalisation, Dualisation Or Recalibration? A Comparative Analysis Of The Spanish And Italian Labour Market Reforms Under Austerity, 2010-2012
Arianna Tassinari - Institute for Employment Studies, Brighton, UK
Georg Picot - Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

3  |  Assessing the De-Activation of Social Pacting in Spain and Portugal Under Austerity (2008-2013). Preserving Reputation Rather than Legitimacy
Sergio Gonzalez Begega - University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
David Luque - University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

4  |  Employment, Welfare and Gender Equality Under Recession and Austerity in Southern Europe: The case of low educated  women in Portugal
Isabel Távora - Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Distributed paper:
The Welfare State And Gender Equality: Portugal In Comparative Perspective
Edna Costa - Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal


Session 2: Health & Social Welfare

1 |  South European Health Care Systems Under Harsh Austerity: A Progress-Regression Mix?
Maria Petmesidou - Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Emmanuele Pavolini - University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy,
Ana M. Guillén - University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

2  |  Unmet Needs For Healthcare In Times Of Financial Crisis    Reforming
Ricardo Rodrigues - European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
Eszter Zólyomi - European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria

3  | Social Investment Or Back To Familialism: The Impact Of The Economic Crisis In Family Policies In Southern Europe Margarita León, Emmanuelle Pavolini And Ana M Guillén
Margarita León - Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Emmanuele Pavolini - Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Ana Guillén - Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

4  |  The Crisis Imperative And Welfare State Rescaling In Greece And Portugal
Miguel Glatzer - La Salle University, Philadelphia, USA,
Maria Petmesidou - University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Distributed paper:
Abortion Policies In Portugal And Spain: Does Public Opinion Matter?
Estefania Torres - University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain/Asturias, Spain


Session 3: Income & Pensions

1  |  The Distributional Impact Of Austerity And The Recession In Southern Europe
Manos Matsaganis - Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Chrysa Leventi - University of Essex, Colchester, UK

2  |  Employment Crisis, Flexicurity and Poverty Risk in Southern Europe
Rodolfo Gutiérrez - University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

3  |  Welfare State, Tax Expenditures And Inequality: Portugal In Comparative Perspective
Rui Branco - Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Edna Costa - Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

4  |  Pension Systems In Southern Europe - Challenges And Opportunities
Paulo Mourao - University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Elza Jgerenaia - Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tengiz Verulva - Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia


Session 4: Governance Of Welfare

1  |  'Fast-Forward' Europeanization: Welfare State Reform In Light Of The Eurozone Crisis
Paolo R. Graziano - Bocconi University, Milano, Italy
Stella Ladi - Bocconi University, Milano, Italy

2  |  Regional Governments, Welfare And Austerity In Italy And Spain: A Comparative Analysis
Emmanuele Pavolini - University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy,
Eloisa del Pino - CSIC, Madrid, Spain

3  |  The Third Sector And The Provision Of Social Services In Southern Europe: The Impact Of The Crisis
Ugo Ascoli - Universita Politicnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy,
Miguel Glatzer - La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA,
Dimitri Sotiropulos - University of Athens, Athens, Greece

4  |  he Financial Crisis And The Politics Of Minimum Income Protection In Southern Europe. Explaining The Evolution Of Regional Minimum Income Schemes In Italy And Spain
Marcello Natili- Graduate School in Social and Political Studies, Milan, Italy
Giulia Mallone - Graduate School in Social and Political Studies, Milan, Italy

Migration and Mobility of High-skilled Professionals in Portugal: Exodus or Diaspora?

Rui Machado Gomes (ramgomes@gmail.com) - Universidade de Coimbra
João Peixoto (jpeixoto@iseg.utl.pt) - ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa

Emigration of high-skilled professionals from less developed countries to
developed countries leaves the sending countries economies with a reduced supply of skilled people. The resulting brain drain would limit the use of educational investment in the sending countries, creating conditions for their re-use by the more developed countries. Skilled emigration has been analyzed according to two contrasting models: the model of the exodus that stresses the idea that more skilled individuals are forced to the exile, allowing them to get a job and a remuneration corresponding to their training; the model of the Diaspora that stresses the mutual benefits of intercultural exchanges opened by the circulation of cosmopolitan elites. This stream aims to discuss the comprehensive power of each of these theses referencing to the mobility of highly qualified Portuguese professionals to Europe in the last decade. Portugal is one of the European countries where the drain is more accentuated in the last decade, estimated at 19,5%. Expected papers will deal with the theme of outflows (and inflows) of high-skilled professionals from (or to) Portugal; factors affecting migration decisions; specific flows involving academics and scientists; immigrants' incorporation in the labour market in the destination countries evaluating the amount of deskilling or, alternatively, the adequate use of skills in new occupations); and links maintained with the Portuguese society, including the amount of transnational connections and return. Moreover, papers delving with the recent impact of the crisis will be particularly welcomed, as well as those stressing the current European dimension of flows, either from the point of view of host countries, particularly at Central and Northern EU countries, or from sending ones, particularly at the South. The fact that several research projects on high-skilled flows in Portugal are currently being developed or were recently concluded is a promising indicator of the success of this stream.


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

Session 1: Migration from Portugal: recent trends

1  |  Mobility Of Highly Qualified Portuguese Professionals To Europe
João Lopes - Universidade do Porto - FLUP, Porto, Portugal
Henrique Vaz - Universidade do Porto - FPCE, Porto, Portugal
Luísa Cerdeira - Universidade de Lisboa - IE, Lisboa, Portugal
Belmiro Cabrito - Universidade de Lisboa - IE, Lisboa, Portugal
Paulo Peixoto - Universidade de Coimbra - FEUC, Coimbra, Portugal
Maria Machado-Taylor - Universidade do Porto-CIPES, Porto, Portugal
Dulce Magalhães - Universidade do Porto - FLUP, Porto, Portugal
Rui Brites - Universidade de Lisboa-ISEG, Lisboa, Portugal
Tomás Patrocínio -  Universidade de Lisboa - IE, Lisboa, Portugal
Sílvia Silva - Universidade de Coimbra-FCDEF, Coimbra, Portugal

2  |  Emigration And Mobility Of Portuguese Social Workers
Alcina Martins - Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal
Maria Rosa Tomé - Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal
Virgínia Alves Carrara - Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto/ Minas Gerais, Brazil

3  |  Portuguese Skilled Immigrants In London: The Experience Of Nurses
Claudia Pereira- ISCTE, University Institute of Lisbon, CIES-IUL, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, Lisbon, Portugal

4  |  The Financial Crisis And The Politics Of Minimum Income Protection In Southern Europe. Explaining The Evolution Of Regional Minimum Income Schemes In Italy And Spain
Marcello Natili- Graduate School in Social and Political Studies, Milan, Italy
Giulia Mallone - Graduate School in Social and Political Studies, Milan, Italy

Session 2: Migration to and from Portugal: trends and regulations    

1  |  Highly Skilled Migration To Portugal: Regulations And Responses
Catarina Reis Oliveira - High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue, Lisboa, Portugal

2  |  Drain, Gain, Waste And Circulation: Highly Skilled Migrants From And To Portugal
Pedro Gois - University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal,
José Carlos Marques - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal; CESNOVA (unit Leiria), Lisboa, Portugal

Active Ageing, Citizenship, Welfare State and Crisis

Nicole Kerschen (nkersche@u-paris10.fr) - University of Paris West Nanterre La Défense/ENS Cachan
Morgan Sweeneyn (morgan.sweeney@unitedudroit.org) - University of Paris Dauphine

Active Ageing is not only an objective of employment policy or a condition for sustaining pension schemes. It is also part of a shift regarding integration of older persons into a more inclusive society. Elderly people have to be considered as citizens with the same rights and duties than the other citizens.  Their voice has to be taken into account, when new policies are defined, which will directly affect them. Access to health care and to long-term care has to be guaranteed according to their needs. Pensions have to prevent them from poverty. Their autonomy regarding living conditions, care and end of life issues has to be safeguarded.

Our stream aims to offer a possibility for an interdisciplinary exchange on the role plaid by the Portuguese Welfare State regarding these objectives, which are economic and social issues, on the one hand, and more legal and ethical issues, on the other hand. What kind of policies have been implemented? Did the European approach on "active ageing" diffuse? Did international issues, like the rights of handicapped people, enter the political discourse and be applied to elderly people? Or did the crisis make these issues become of a minor interest?

The aim of our stream is also to attract comparative research on these issues from other European Member States (Nordic countries, Central European countries) and also from countries outside Europe (USA, Canada, Latin America, for example). How do other countries manage "active ageing" in crisis times? Do "active ageing" issues affect Portuguese migrants, for example in Luxembourg?

Studies regarding the intervention of supranational institutions (OECD, European Parliament, European Union Agency for fundamental rights) or civil society organizations (employers, trade-unions, NGOs) in favor of "active ageing" would also be part of the concern of this stream.
The following subjects would easily fit into the stream:
- employment, retirement, pensions (free choice issues, employment versus preretirement, unemployment and back to work, lifelong learning...)
- long-term care for elderly people (intervention of the State versus family, NGO's and services, quality issues ...)
- citizenship, especially for elderly mentally handicapped people (right to vote and to express their opinion...)
- ageing migrant workers (right to stay in the country of last employment versus return to the country of origin ...).


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

Session 1: Active Ageing

1  |  Perception Of Efficacy Of Social Benefits
Sara Paralta - Universidade Atlântica, Lisboa, Portugal

2  |  Older Women Workers, The European Union Goals And The Impact Of Austerity: Bringing Gender Into The Debate
Sally Bould - CEPS, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Sara Falcão Casaca - ISEG, Lisbon, Portugal

3  |  Work As A Satisfier Of Human Needs In A Work Wage Society: An Approach For Portugal
Brisa Jara - Catholic University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Francisco Branco - Catholic University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Inês Amaro - Catholic University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
 
4  |  Active Ageing - A Necessary Social Policy That Implies A Personal Process
Pedro Macedo - "ProfundaMente-Associação para a promoção da Saúde e Condição Humana no Envelhecimento", Lisboa, Portugal

Distributed paper:
5  |  Training-Related Changes In Temporal Parameters Of Walking Of Elderly Persons
Sahar Mohammadzadeh - University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Farsi - University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
                            

Session 2: Democracy Challenges

1  |  Public Choice In Europe: The Pros And Cons Of Modern Democracy
Lucas Nutels - UFAL, Maceió, AL, Brazil; ISEG, Lisboa, Portugal
Valdenor Júnior - CESUPA, Belém, PA, Brazil

2  |  The Social And Political Factors Behind Portuguese Tax Morale    
Cristina Sá - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, School of Technology and Management, Leiria, Portugal
António Martins - University of Coimbra, School of Economics, Coimbra, Portugal
Carlos Gomes - University of Coimbra, School of Economics, Coimbra, Portugal

3  |  Re-Scaling The Socio-Ecological Italian Conflicts: Marginality As Arena Of Practices
Alessandro Boldo - PhD dept. DEIT University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Raffaella Freschi - PhD dept. DPPT University IUAV in Venice, Venice, Italy

4  |  Sustainability Of Social Economy Organizations In The Age Of Austerity
Cláudia C. Amador - Faculty of Arts, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Inequalities, Poverty and Social Exclusion

Alexandra Castro (castro.alexandra@gmail.com) - Dinâmia-CET-ISCTE-IUL
Alexandra Lopes (aslopes@letras.up.pt) -  U. do Porto
Amélia Bastos (abastos@iseg.utl.pt) - ISEG-UL
Fernando Diogo (fdiogo@uac.pt) - UAC 
Maria José Casa-Nova (mjcasanova@ie.uminho.pt) - U. do Minho

Social vulnerability is the tie that binds diverse publics to the State justifying a broad set of social policies to mitigate and combat this social vulnerability. In this stream, it is intended to have papers which address the various publics especially vulnerable to poverty, in its relation to the welfare state and with the policies that it promote. Furthermore, the social transformations that are being produced in publics and in the policies in this Age of Austerity are central aspects to be taken into account in the discussion that would take place in the stream Social policies and vulnerable groups.
Examples of these publics in a social vulnerability situation and at risk of poverty above the average are: unskilled workers or precarious workers, the elderly, children, ethnic minorities and immigrants. However, we acknowledge the existence of many other publics who see their relationship with the State and with the social policies strongly influenced by their condition of social vulnerability and risk of poverty.
Abstracts submitted must comply with the rules set out in the call for papers for the conference. In this stream are valued abstracts that focus on a clear idea of the theme of the paper - set in one or two sentences - developed from the main empirical results. Should still be room in the abstracts for information about the theoretical perspective (main authors) and adopted methodologies (for collecting and processing of data).
It is intend to discuss in this stream sessions how social policies have responded or not to these publics, the recent changes of these policies and the impacts already visible in the various publics to whom they are addressed, but also how the several publics are relate with the policies, how this publics percept the policies and evaluate them, how the several publics act and are acted toward them, that is we intend to discuss the impacts that social policies have on vulnerable publics in the Age of Austerity.
This stream has already constituted a session with its proponents (who will present their respective papers) and we pretend to have with us all those who are concerned with these topics, upon the conditions imposed by the conference organization.


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

Session 1 - Vulnerable Social Groups

1  |  Poor Elderly Or Elderly In Poverty? Discussions On The Topic Of Poverty In Old Age
Alexandra Lopes - Instituto de Sociologia-Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

2  |  A Discussion On The Measurement Of Child Poverty
Amélia Bastos - Lisboa School of Economics and Management, Lisbon, Portugal; CEMAPRE, Lisboa, Portugal

3  |  Helping In The Right Way: A New Approach To European Welfare State Lucas Nutels - UFAL, Maceió, AL, Brazil; ISEG, Lisboa, Portugal
Valdenor Júnior - CESUPA, Belém, PA, Brazil

4  |  Minorities And Integration Policies In Portugal: The Case Of Gypsies
Maria José Casa - Nova Center of Education for Human Rights, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

5  |  Exploring The Meaning Of Dignity From Elders' Perspective In Portugal In The Age Of Austerity
Anabela Correia - CAPP, ISCSP-ULisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Elvira Pereira - CAPP, ISCSP-ULisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Dália Costa - CAPP, ISCSP-ULisboa, Lisboa, Portugal


Session 2 - Poverty and trajectories in the labor market

1  |  Wage Differentials Between Declared And Undeclared Domestic Workers
Fátima Suleman - ISCTE-IUL, DINAMIA'CET, Lisbon, Portugal
Conceição Figueiredo - ISCTE-IUL,BRU-UNIDE, Lisbon, Portugal

2  |  Working Poor In The Trajectory Of Employment Carousel: A Case In Portugal         
Fernando Diogo - Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

3  |  The Relative Impact Of Social Programs On Wellbeing In Brazil. Are They Worse Entitlements Than Other Individual Incomes?
Izete Bagolin - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

4  |  Analysis Of Youth Unemployment In Portugal Through Sen's Capability Approach
Rosa de Freitas Andrade - Development Studies-ISEG, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal


Session 3 - Actors and policies in areas of primary poverty

1  |  The "Inclusive Entrepreneurship": Empowerment, Social Change And Innovation Strategies Of The Social Economy.
Helena Amaro da Luz - Instituto Superior Bissaya Barreto, Coimbra, Portugal
Cristina Pinto Albuquerque - Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

2  |  Promoting A Food And Nutrition Policy In The Age Of Austerity - The Portuguese Case
Maria João Gregório - FCNAUP, Porto, Portugal
Pedro Graça - FCNAUP, Porto, Portugal
Paulo Jorge Nogueira - Directorate General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

3  |  The Portuguese Private Institutions For Social Solidarity In The Context Of AUSTERITY THE NETWORK OF SOCIAL CANTEENS
Vasco Almeida - Instituto Superior Miguel Torga/Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

4  |  Water Affordability In Portugal In The Age Of Austerity
Eduardo Barata - Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Luis Cruz - Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Rita Matins - Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

5  |  Austerity And Its Impact On People Who Use Drugs: Is This The End Of The Internationally Acclaimed "Portuguese Model" Of Drug Policy?
Marta Pinto - APDES, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Pedro Machado - APDES, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Helena Moura - APDES, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Soraia Teles - APDES, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Pires Cristiana - APDES, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Joana Vilares - APDES, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
 

Session 4 - Methods of measurement of poverty and Inequality

1  |  Poverty Analysis And Social Exclusion In The Context Of The Eu Welfare Systems
Veronica Sampaio Pacheco - Sussex Uni, Brighton, UK

2  |  Inequities In The Taxation Of Personal Income. The Case Of Income Tax (Irs) In Portugal
João Ricardo Catarino - ISCSP, Lisboa, Portugal
Ricardo Moraes e Soares - ISCSP, Lisboa, Portugal

Distributed paper:
Social Vulnerabilities: Complexity, Territorialisation And Intervention
Teresa Sá Marques - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal
Paula Guerra - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Sociologia/ CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal
Fátima Matos - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal
Diogo Ribeiro - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal

The Housing Crisis in European Peripheral Countries

Héctor Simón-Moreno (hector.simon@urv.cat) - Faculty of Legal Sciences, Tarragona

This Workshop focuses on the effects of the global economic crisis in the European peripheral countries, such as Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Greece, in particular in the field of housing, an interdisciplinary subject that covers a wide range of issues that can be addressed not only from a public or private law perspective, but also from an economic or sociological perspective. An example of the issues at stake is the dichotomy tenancy-homeownership in these countries and the lack of alternative land tenures. Other relevant issues are how to deal with the number of vacant dwellings (for instance, there are more than three million empty dwellings in Spain, near 20% of the total housing stock), the compliance with and the interpretation of the fundamental right to housing, the role of housing public policies and non-profit entities in managing public housing, or the sociological factors affecting housing access (later emancipation, emigration…). Therefore, the Workshop aims to be an interdisciplinary academic discussion forum, where national and international contributions would be welcomed.

The main topics of the Workshop could be the following:

• Tenancy law (last reforms, current problems…).
• Mortgage law (expected impact of the Directive on credit agreements relating to residential property on the mortgage market, current problems concerning access to credit…).
• Alternative housing tenures (cooperatives, intermediate tenures such as the English shared ownership...).
• Vacant dwellings (how to deal with them? Expropriation, incentives to rent…).
• Professional management of the public housing stock.
• Fundamental right to housing. Its meaning and interpretation.
• Sociological or economic factors affecting housing access.
• Public policies to be implemented.

Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

Session 1:  The housing crisis in European Peripheral Countries: general issues

1   |  The Critical Importance Of Housing In Portugal In The Age Of Austerity
Sónia Alves - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, The University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Ricardo Veludo - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, The University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

2  |  The Third Sector And Welfare Provision In The Portuguese Democracy -Neighborhood Organizations And Housing Policies
Tiago Fernandes - FCSH - UNL (DEpartment for Political Studies), Lisbon, Portugal
Camila Rodrigues - FCSH - UNL (DEpartment for Political Studies), Lisbon, Portugal

3  |  An Overview Of The Housing In Spain
Estefanía Calo García - University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain


Session 2:  The Housing Crisis in European Peripheral Countries: Legal and Economic Approaches

1  |  Elderly Tenants And Right To Housing In Portugal
Maria Olinda Garcia - University of Coimbra, Law Faculty, Coimbra, Portugal

2  |  Legal Reforms In Tenanciesand The New "Rehabilitation For Rent" In Spain
Rosa Maria Garcia Teruel - Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain

3  |  Financial Behavior Of Indebted Families
João Calado - ISEG Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Sandra Lopes - ISEG Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal


Session 3.  The housing crisis in European Peripheral Countries:  Geographical and Urban approaches

1  |  Housing Problems In Portugal To Define A Territorialised Policy In Times Of Crisis
Teresa Sá Marques - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal
Fátima Matos - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal
Paula Guerra - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Sociologia/ CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal
Diogo Ribeiro - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, CEGOT Research Centre, Porto, Portugal

2  |  The Role Of Urban Areas Of Illegal Genesis In Crisis Context. The Case Of Metropolitan Outskirts Of Lisbon
Jorge Gonçalves - Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal,
Luís Carvalho - Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

3  |  Innovative Municipal Housing Strategies: Creating Social Value In The Austerity Age
Ricardo Veludo - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, The University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto Superior Técnico, The University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Southern Europe: Interrupted Convergence

Luís Capucha (Luis.capucha@iscte.pt) - ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa / Cies

Since joining the European Economic Community, the Southern European Countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece) have been engaged in a process of transformation and modernization of their institutions and their social and economic structures. This process, nowadays recognized as "Europeanization", can also be seen as the result of the effort from these countries to "converge" in a significant way with other European countries far more developed. This "convergence" and "harmonization" was moved both by their own desire to attain European standards of life and, in some cases, by the need to fulfill the minimums imposed by an European Communitarian agenda and by the so-called "Community acquis". Moreover, available data indicates that despite difficulties such as lower economic levels of development, or less prepared institutional systems for the advent of an "open market", Southern European countries were able to register very significant improvements in a wide array of areas such as social mobility, "modernization" of values, democratization of political institutions, performance of educational and training systems, and transport infrastructures. Yet, the 2007-8 global financial crisis and particularly the austerity policies imposed in Southern European Countries on its wake, risk halting and even reversing this convergence trend as well as exacerbating deep-seated problems, such as weaknesses in their productive structure and sectorial distribution of the economic activity, high social inequality, low productivity and low qualification levels of their active population. Analyzing the magnitude of the impacts of austerity on convergence trends between Southern Europe countries and the EU central countries is thus both a promising and highly relevant field of research, one that calls for contributions and collaborative efforts from disciplines such as Sociology, Economy or Political Science.


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

Chairperson: Pedro Adão e Silva

1  |  Southern Europe: An Extended Convergence Beyond The South
Claude Martin CNRS, Rennes, France

2  |  What Will Remain Of The Portuguese Welfare State? Public Employment And Pension System Reconfigurations
Nuno Nunes, ISCTE - IUL, Lisbon, Portugal
Rosário Mauritti - ISCTE - IUL, Lisbon, Portugal
Maria do Carmo Botelho - ISCTE - IUL, Lisbon, Portugal,
Daniela Craveiro - Research Centre for the Social Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal


Chairperson: Luís Capucha   
             
1  |  Care In Times Of Crisis: Between Welfare-State And Interpersonal Relationships
Antónia Pedroso de Lima CRIA / ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal

2  |  Health In Portugal Under The Troika: What Happened To Health Reform And To Health System Performance?    
Sofia Crisóstomo, Vieira da Silva Mariana CIES-IUL, Lisboa, Portugal

3  |  Education At The Service Of Austerity: The Case Of Portugal And Spain
Mara Vicente CIES/ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal

The Impact of Recession and Austerity on Child Poverty and Child Well-being

Kitty Stewart (K.J.Stewart@lse.ac.uk) - Social Policy London School of Economics and Political Science

This stream would fit into several of the conference themes, in particular Inequalities, Poverty and Social Exclusion; Minimum Income and Social Assistance; Social Risks and Social Protection; Family Policy.
Prior to the financial crisis, the level of child poverty in Portugal was among the highest in the European Union, and limited social security support meant particularly high levels of deprivation among children in non-working households. The financial crisis has increased the number of children living in households on very low levels of income, with potential implications for a number of child outcomes.
This stream would bring together papers examining how both the crisis itself and the austerity package have affected measures of child poverty and other wider aspects of child well-being. Papers are expected to examine one or more of a range of outcomes, including income poverty, material deprivation and subjective poverty measures, and measures of health, education and social, emotional and behavioural development. Papers examining intermediate outcomes affecting children, such as expenditure on children's items or levels of maternal depression, will also be included.
The stream will include both quantitative papers examining large datasets and studies capturing children's and families' experiences using in depth interview and other qualitative techniques. By bringing together quantitative and qualitative approaches it hopes to build a more complete picture of how children in Portugal are faring under austerity.
The convenor is part of a team at the London School of Economics carrying out a programme of research examining the impact of recession and austerity on poverty and inequality in the UK. She is will bring this comparative perspective to the organisation of the stream.


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

1  |  Child Citizenship, Poverty And Rsi In The Municipality Of Albergaria-A-Velha
Maria Rosa Tomé - Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal
Maria Rangel - Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal

2  |  Country Differences In Child Poverty In The Eu
Elena Bárcena-Martín - University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
M. Carmen Blanco-Arana - University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
Salvador Pérez-Moreno - University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain

Welfare and Health in Later Life

Daniela Craveiro (dcraveiro@ics.uminho.pt) - 
Centro de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Minho
Rosário Mauritti (rosario.mauritti@iscte.pt) - ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Welfare states ensure a certain level of social protection of their citizens having strong implications on populations' health. Considering the increase social vulnerability risk of the aged population (at least incountries like Portugal) this connection can be even more relevant for health in later life. We propose a stream focused on the connections between social policy and health in later life, exploring specific vulnerabilities and specific resources of the Portuguese aged population. In this scope, welfare is understood in its wider assumption considering formal and informal levels of social protection. This discussion can be fostered with communications that concern the implications of specific social policies in terms of health, health care access, or wellbeing in later life. Not restricted to it, a focus on the cuts introduced in the social policy by the austerity measures and its possible consequences for the health of the older population is privileged. Other approach to this theme can be an analysis of the evolution of social responses to the aged population in Portugal and its implications on health outcomes across time. Relevant contributions to the discussion can also be made by the consideration of Portuguese specificities in an international context in terms of health vulnerabilities of the aged population, or their dependency level on formal and informal resources for health and care. Cross-national research can provide important insights on the topic.
These are some of the possible approaches to the proposed stream. Much others could contribute to this reflection that intents to foster a better understanding of the implications of the changes of the welfare state in Portugal, brought in this "time of financial austerity, economic crisis and rising social risks.".


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

1  |  Education And Health Communication As A Strategy For The Welfare And Health Of The Population In Portugal And Brazil.
Rosane Aparecida de Sousa Martins - Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil; CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasília, Brazil
Luis Angelo Saboga Nunes - National School of public health, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

2  |  Health Care Utilization Among Older People: How Does Portugal Compare With Other 'Olive Belt' Countries?
Lara Tavares - Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Lisboa, Portugal,
Francesca Zantomio - Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

3  |  Long-Term Care Insurance In Luxembourg And Portuguese Migrants
Nicole Kerschen - CNRS and University of Paris West Nanterre La Défense, Nanterre, France

Social Assistance and the Role of Social Work

Paulo Pedroso (paulo.pedroso@iscte.pt) - ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Jorge Ferreira (Jorge.manuel.ferreira@iscte.pt) - ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

The beginning of a period of austerity in March 2010, along with the economic recession experienced since the end of 2008, could reconfigure the country socially, if this combination is prolonged and public policies do not adapt to new challenges. The available indicators point to a reversal of trends in social inequalities, increasing poverty and inequality and redistribution of vulnerable groups, to the detriment, particularly young families with many children and large isolated elderly.
Austerity creates new constraints either to public services of general interest or responsibility in the social economy sector services, given the financial constraints that have been getting worse and the difficulties of families.
In a country at risk of economic downturn and decline of public policies and social policies in particular , that new paths must have active social policies to respond adequately to the new configuration of social risks ? In particular, a country that has little experience of managed social equilibrium in the context of high unemployment, what kind of social work can be developed in the new context of high unemployment, especially affecting the young and poor segments? Since the retraction of policies to combat poverty points to new challenges for charities and new profile intervention in public policy, what kinds of challenges are posed to social services and how they relate to the "orders" received from the state and citizens? How should and how can social constraints stakeholders understand their mandate between citizens and state institutions?


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

1  |  Whither Goes The Social Assistance In Portugal?
Francisco Branco - Centro de Estudos de Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Portugal
Fernanda Rodrigues - Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativa, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

2  |  The New Social Question In Portugal - Challenges To The Recalibration Of Social Welfare And To Development Of Social Work Methodologies
Paulo Pedroso - School of Sociology and Public Policy of ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute, Lisboa, Portugal

3  |  Municípios E Ação Social: Complexidades E Desafios Em Contextos De Proximidade.
Júlia Cardoso - ISCTE-IUL, Lisboa, Portugal

4  |  Social Work, Ageing Policies And Types Of  Intervention Whit Older People In Portugal: A Critical Point Of View
Maria Irene Carvalho - CAPP-ISCSP-ULisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

5  |  Asking Beneficiaries About Social Services Provision: Centralized Vs. Decentralized Provision
Bruno Alle - ISCSP; Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Pedro Goulart - CAPP-ISCSP, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Distributed Papers

Social Work: Professional Challenges In Times Of Crisis
Maria Nuncio - Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas-Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

  Welfare Systems in the Context of the EU: a Reform of the Pension System

Ana Gouveia (ana_claudia.gouveia@ecb.int) - European Central Bank / Nova School of Business and Economics

In the EU context, with integrated factor and product markets, policy on old-age pensions remains a national competency. And, despite the fact that we usually refer to the EU social model, the reality is that individual countries have found different solutions in terms of the design of their systems.
In this stream, we invite papers that assess the role of policy coordination at EU level, both ex-ante, for instance to ensure that potential spillover effects of asymetric national pension systems are properly taken into account when a country reforms its pension system, and ex-post, such as measures to ensure the cross-border portability of pension rights based on efficiency and fairness considerations.


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

1  |  Welfare Systems In The Context Of The Eu: A Reform Of The Pension System
Per Eckefeldt - European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

2  |  Portability Of Supplementary Pension Rights In Europe: A Breakthrough?
Igor Guardiancich - University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

3  |  Pension Reform, Crisis Adjustments And Distributional Effects: Why Are We Not Seeing The Whole Picture In Portugal?
Rui Nicola - University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

4  |  Ageing And Fiscal Sustainability In A Small Euro Area Economy
Ricardo Mourinho Félix - Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal
Gabriela Castro - Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal
José Maria - Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal
Cláudia Rodrigues Bra - Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal

  Open Stream

 For accepted papers that do not fit in the other streams


Stream Sessions & Paper Presentations

Session 1 - Gender, Family And Generations In The Age Of Austerity

1  |  Reconciliation Between Atypical Working Time And Family Life In Portugal (2005-2010)
Elsa Fontainha - Lisboa School of Economics and Business ISEG, ULisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

2  |  Gender And Family Welfare In Portugal In The Age Of Austerity
Miguel Cabrita - CIES, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal,
Anália Torres - ISCSP-UL, Lisbon, Portugal
Bernardo Coelho - CIES, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal,

3  |  Explaining The Rise Of Single Parenthood And Children Born Outside Marriage In Europe
Evgeniya Obreshkova - Technical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria,
Pedro Goulart - CAPP-ISCSP, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Diogo Silva - ISCSP, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

4  |  The Economic Empowerment Of Portuguese Women At The Crossroads. An Accomplishment Facing The Tourniquet Of The Crisis
Lina Coelho - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

5  |  Efects Of Austerity On Social Services In Portugal
Pedro Hespanha - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal


Session 2 - Comparative Analysis Of The Welfare State

1  |  Dimensions Of The Welfare State And Economic Performance: A Comparative Analysis
João Andrade - Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros (GEMF), Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Adelaide Duart - Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros (GEMF), Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Marta Simões - Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros (GEMF), Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

2  |  Assessing Welfare State Generosity Ratio For Different Welfare State Models With Special Attention To East Central European Countries
Agnes Orosz - Institute of World Economics, Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary

3  |  Defining What A Dignified Standard Of Living Is: Is There Ground For A European Consensus?
Elvira Pereira - CAPP, ISCSP-ULisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
José Pereirinha - GHES, ISEG Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Francisco Branco - CESSS, FCH-UCP, Lisboa, Portugal
Dália Costa - CAPP, ISCSP-ULisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Inês Amaro - CESSS, FCH-UCP, Lisboa, Portugal
Francisco Nunes - UECE, ISEG Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

4  |  The Efficiency Of Social Protection Policies To Reduce Poverty In The European Union
Claudia Niza - Catolica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Lisboa, Portugal


Session 3 - Social Rights And Welfare State Policies (order to be confirmed)

School Choice, The Commodification Of Education And The Role Of Government
Vítor Neves - Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Social Policies And Social Changes: The Case Of The Success And Continuity Of Schooling Paths Of Portuguese Gypsies (Ciganos)
Maria Mendes - CIES-IUL, Lisboa, Portugal; FAUL, Lisboa, Portugal
Olga Magano - CEMRI-UAB, Porto, Portugal
Ana Costa - CIES-IUL, Lisboa, Portugal
Liliana Moreira - CEMRI-UAB, Porto, Portugal

Can Markets Secure Economic And Social Rights
Manuel Branco - University of Évora, Évora, Portugal

The Portuguese Labour Code: Expertise And Policy-Making From 2003 To 2012
Caune Hélène - Sciences Po, Paris, France

Active Labour Market Policies: Individual Vs Aggregate Returnsadriana
Adriana Pereira - UMinho, Braga, Portugal
Nuno Reis - UMinho, Braga, Portugal
Sílvia Sousa - NIPE, Braga, Portugal

Militant Science And Ethics: Nature And Justification Of The State Role From Contemporary Portuguese Social Movements' Knowledge And Axiologies
Cédric Masse - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal


Session 4 - "Digging Out Of The Crisis: What Role For The State, The Market And Society" (order to be confirmed)

The Sovereign Debt Crisis In Portugal: Past, Present And Future Perspectives
Juan Calvo Vérgez - Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Determinants Of Support For Reforms Of The Pension System - The Case Of Portugal
Ana Claudia Gouveia - European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

The Total Economic Value Of Mine Rehabilitation Projects For Mining Industrial Tourism: A Contingent Valuation Empirical Application
Isabel Mendes - SOCIUS , CIRIUS, ISEG Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Jorge da Silva - REHMINE Project, Lisbon, Portugal
Marisa Marques - REHMINE Project, Lisbon, Portugal
Idalina Sardinha - SOCIUS-ISEG Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal