Showing events starting from February 1, 2023 up to February 28, 2023
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Dinner & Conversation: Social Justice from a Global Lens
February 9, 2023 - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET
This event, which is co-sponsored by the Office of Global Activities and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, aims to bring together all the members of the SSW community who are interested in engaging in conversation about social justice from a global lens! It will be a great opportunity to connect, learn about how social justice issues manifest in our different home communities, and share food that tells stories about our diverse cultural backgrounds.
During the event, there will be tables set up where attendees who are interested in discussing a similar social justice issue can sit together and discuss how that issue manifests in different communities across the globe. Participants will have the opportunity to rotate to different tables to discuss more than one theme. At the end of the event, everyone will come together to talk about their experiences and what they have learned.
Students, faculty members, and staff will be provided with dinner from restaurants in Ann Arbor that serve food that is reflective of different global cuisines.
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Challenges for the Nordic Welfare Model in the Era of Globalization
February 13, 2023 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Ivan Harsløf, visiting scholar to the SSW and Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway.
From the early 1990s and onwards, social inequalities in the Nordic countries have risen at a notably higher rate than in other OECD countries. Although inequalities are still comparatively low, this development has raised concerns about the Nordic welfare model's longer-term ability to maintain comprehensive redistribution in the context of globalization.
With a focus on Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, the presentation will focus on the main features of the Nordic welfare model. These include an active social state, a large public sector, an orientation towards universalism and gender equality, and democratic-corporatist governance structures.
The presentation examines how the interrelated trends of globalization, technological changes, and demographic changes are putting a strain on the Nordic welfare states. Particularly it considers how these megatrends are impacting evolving new social risks. These types of risks—often referred to as postindustrial social risks—are reproduced and aggravated across generations and they are increasingly affecting low-educated groups. Against this background, the presentation finally explores different scenarios for the future of the Nordic welfare states.
Lunch will be provided to all in-person attendees to this event. The presentation will include time for Q&A.
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