Conference Theme
ISEG, 9 th - 10 th May 2014
What is the role of the Welfare State in a time of economic crisis, fiscal austerity and social problems?
This conference, organized by the University of Lisbon, aims to stimulate academic discussion on the present and future of the welfare state in Portugal. It is expected to be a meeting of academics, who are dedicated to the study of social policy across of spectrum of different scientific disciplines.
It will promote interdisciplinary academic discussion on the transformation of the welfare state in Portugal, in a time of financial austerity, economic crisis and rising social risks.

CONFERENCE THEMES

• Ageing and the Welfare State
• Citizenship, Governance and Political Rights
• Data Sources and Methodologies
• Economic Crisis and the Social Role of State
• Entrepreneurship and Social Policy
• Family Policy
• Fiscal Welfare and Taxation
• Gender and Social Policy
• Globalization and Social Policy
• Housing
• Human Rights and Human Needs
• Inequalities, Poverty and Social Exclusion
• Labour Market Policy
• Migration, Mobility and Citizenship
• Minimum Income and Social Assistance
• Pension Reforms and Social Policy
• Social and Health Care
• Social Innovation and Welfare State
• Social Risks and Social Protection
• Sustainability, Environmental Concerns and Social Policy
• The "Local" Welfare State
• Tourism, Leisure Time and Social Welfare
• Welfare State and the Rising Agenda of Wellbeing
• Welfare State vs. Welfare Society: the Role of the Third Sector

We encourage teachers, students and researchers involved in the studies of these topics to participate. We welcome contributions from different scientific areas, making use of diverse sources and addressing these themes from a range of methodological and comparative perspectives.
Official conference language: English

Call for Papers
The conference organizing committee invites expressions of interest from colleagues interested in presenting a paper at this conference.
Papers should contribute to one or more of the themes listed above. However, abstracts relating to other areas will be considered as long as they contribute towards the conference topic: The Welfare State in Portugal in the Age of Austerity.
Deadline: 15 th December 2013

Call for Streams
The organizing committee of the Conference invites expressions of interest from colleagues willing to act as stream convenors.
Deadline: 15 th October 2013

Registration
Registration for the Conference opens on 1 st March 2014.
Registration Fee
Before 31st   March: 100€
After 1st April: 150€
Masters & PhD students are eligible for a 50% discount on price registration.