Programme RC19 2024

Day 0: Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Pre-conference event
18:00 – 20:00 Reception and conversation around  "Contemporary Challenges in Gender, Politics, and Social Policy”

Moderated by Shireen Hassim, internationally renowned expert in feminist theory, politics, social movements, and collective action and co-editor of Social Politics.
Venue: Museum of Oslo, Frognerveien 67, 0266 Oslo

Day 1: Wednesday, 4 September 2024

09.00-11.00 - Registration

11.00-11.15 - Conference Opening and Welcome

RC19 Board Member, Rune Halvorsen (Local organizing committee)

Vice-president for research at OsloMet, Tanja Storsul

RC19 President Juliana Martinez-Franzoni

Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (TBC)

11.15-12.15 - Keynote speaker I: Shahra Razavi

International Labour Organization, Geneva.
Provisional title: Universal social protection for a greener future

12.15-13.30 - Lunch

13.30-15.30 - Parallel Paper Sessions A

15.30-16.00 - Coffee Break

16.00-18.00 - Parallel Paper Sessions B

18.00-19.00 - Pitch your book session

(Please contact the local organizing committee if you would like to present your new book)

20:00 - Dinner

Day 2: Thursday, 5 September 2024

8.30-10.30 - Parallel Paper Sessions C

10.30-11.00 - Coffee Break

11.00-12.00 - Keynote speaker II: Raya Muttarak

University of Bologna
Provisional title: Navigating sustainable welfare under global climate change and
demographic challenges

12:00 - 13:00 - RC19 General Assembly (open to all RC19 members)

13.00-14.00 - Lunch

14.00-16.00 - Parallel Paper Sessions D

16.00-16.30 - Coffee Break

16.30-18.00 - Plenary panel

Sustainable welfare in global context: responding to societal and environmental transformations
Confirmed panelists: Jane Kabubo-Mariara (KE), Daniel Künzler (CH), Pieter Vanhuysse (DK), Fiona Williams (UK), 
Moderator: RC 19 President Juliana Martinez-Franzoni, University of Costa Rica

19:30 - Conference Dinner

Day 3: Friday, 6 September 2024

09.00-11.00 - Parallel Paper Sessions E

11.00-11.30 - Coffee Break

11.30-12.30 - Keynote speaker III: Professor Dorottya Szikra

Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest.
Title: Social Policy in Troubled Times. Revisiting the Democracy - Welfare State Nexus

12.30-12.45 - Conference Closing Session: Future Conferences

12.45-13.30 - Lunch to go

We thank the following institutions for supporting this event: