Lecture: How women changed the world?
3 November 2008 - 3 November 2008
Austria
About the lecturer:
Gösta Esping-Andersen is professor of Sociology at University of Pompeu Fabra, Spain. Esping-Andersen’s scientific work centres on life course dynamics, social stratification and comparative social policy. Before coming to Pompeu Fabra, he taught at Harvard University, the University of Trento and the European University in Italy. Among his major academic publications are numerous books, including The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (translated into Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Korean and Spanish) for which he was awarded the APSA’s Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award in 2005; The Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies (translated into Italian and Japanese); and, most recently, Trois Lecons sur L’Etat Providence (Paris, Le Seuil). He is currently working on a new book, How Women Changed the World. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Doctor Honoris Causa at Roskilde University, and honorary professor at the University of Aalborg.
Source web: http://www.cinefogo.org/learning-dialogue/lectures/cipaci-lecture-081103/(opens in new window)About CINEFOGO
CINEFOGO is an acronym for Network of Excellence “Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe – the Making of European Citizenship”. CINEFOGO aims at enhancing the understanding of social and democratic processes, citizenship and democratic participation in Europe. It seeks to provide knowledge about civil society, citizenship and social protection, nourish a public debate on governance and strengthen intellectual co-operation. To learn more on CINEFOGO, visit http://www.cinefogo.org(opens in new window) or send an e-mail to cinefogo@ruc.dk. The CINEFOGO Network of Excellence is supported by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme, Priority 7: New Forms of Citizenship and Cultural Identities of the European Union.
Gösta Esping-Andersen is professor of Sociology at University of Pompeu Fabra, Spain. Esping-Andersen’s scientific work centres on life course dynamics, social stratification and comparative social policy. Before coming to Pompeu Fabra, he taught at Harvard University, the University of Trento and the European University in Italy. Among his major academic publications are numerous books, including The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (translated into Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Korean and Spanish) for which he was awarded the APSA’s Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award in 2005; The Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies (translated into Italian and Japanese); and, most recently, Trois Lecons sur L’Etat Providence (Paris, Le Seuil). He is currently working on a new book, How Women Changed the World. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Doctor Honoris Causa at Roskilde University, and honorary professor at the University of Aalborg.
Source web: http://www.cinefogo.org/learning-dialogue/lectures/cipaci-lecture-081103/(opens in new window)About CINEFOGO
CINEFOGO is an acronym for Network of Excellence “Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe – the Making of European Citizenship”. CINEFOGO aims at enhancing the understanding of social and democratic processes, citizenship and democratic participation in Europe. It seeks to provide knowledge about civil society, citizenship and social protection, nourish a public debate on governance and strengthen intellectual co-operation. To learn more on CINEFOGO, visit http://www.cinefogo.org(opens in new window) or send an e-mail to cinefogo@ruc.dk. The CINEFOGO Network of Excellence is supported by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme, Priority 7: New Forms of Citizenship and Cultural Identities of the European Union.