Summer School on Sociology and the Quality of Life - Crete (GR), 14-18 July 2008
14 July 2008 - 18 July 2008
Greece
Quality of life research has focused mainly on living standards and on satisfaction or happiness, incorporating economic, psychological and medical perspectives. A sociologically informed approach is less well developed although a series of reports by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions have helped to raise the level of sociological approaches. The Social Quality model proposed by a group of European social scientists includes a more theoretically developed approach to the quality of life by incorporating socio-economic security, social cohesion, social inclusion and social and cultural empowerment as aspects of the quality of society in general. Additional discussion on the quality of life has included the idea of environmental sustainability. The quality of life debate therefore includes a variety of sociological perspectives and the aim of this workshop is to look at these issues in more detail.
Summer school topics:
- Environment and the quality of life
- Social cohesion
- Social inclusion/exclusion
- Social integration
- Social and cultural empowerment
- Social policy and the quality of life
Summer school web: http://www.cinefogo.org/workpackages/wp41/wp41-summer-school-qol/About(opens in new window) 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 de-mocratic 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 secretariat@cinefogo.org. 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.
Summer school topics:
- Environment and the quality of life
- Social cohesion
- Social inclusion/exclusion
- Social integration
- Social and cultural empowerment
- Social policy and the quality of life
Summer school web: http://www.cinefogo.org/workpackages/wp41/wp41-summer-school-qol/About(opens in new window) 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 de-mocratic 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 secretariat@cinefogo.org. 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.