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Read more // 13.09.2024
Health Aid and its Sustainability in the Kyrgyz Republic
Dr. Gulnaz Isabekova-Landau, a postdoctoral researcher in the Collaborative Research Center project B06, which explores social policies in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia, was interviewed by Crossroads Central Asia. The topic was her book, which was published in the Collaborative Research Center’s "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" book series.
Read more // 13.09.2024
Research trip provides unique insight into the history and present of the USA
Fabienne Müller, a doctoral researcher in project B11, which deals with the historical perspective of protectionism and social policy in Argentina and the US, is currently researching the questions of her dissertation in various cities in the United States. Her work focuses on the first half of the 1990s and the policies of President Bill Clinton.
Read more // 10.09.2024
One of the bridges over the Arkansas River and another visible symbol of the 42nd President: The Clinton Presidential Park Bridge in Little Rock, Arkansas
13th International NordWel Summer School in Bremen
The 13th NordWel Summer School "State, Society & Citizen - Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Welfare State Development" took place at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen from 19 to 23 August 2024.
Read more // 23.08.2024
Job offer: Student assistants in project A04
Project "Global Developments in Health Care Systems" is looking for student assistants with up to 37 hours/month. The tasks include database and literature research as well as annotating of legal documents.
Read more // 08.08.2024
Retirement provision: China's pension time bomb is ticking
Dr. Armin Müller from project B05 "Inclusion and Benefit Dynamics in the Chinese Welfare Regime" was interviewed by WirtschaftsWoche. In the article "Altersvorsorge: Chinas Renten-Zeitbombe tickt", he gives his expert opinion of how to deal with the ageing of Chinese society.
Read more // 26.07.2024
"The project gave me a place to truly grow"
Samantha Grunow worked as a Student Assistant in project A04 "Global Developments in Health Care Systems" from July 2022 until May 2024. She studied International Relations at the University of Bremen from 2021 until 2024 and focused her studies on the role of humanitarian organizations and aid amidst crisis and instability. In this interview, she describes her work experience and gives tips to students who are interested in a SHK position.
Read more // 24.07.2024
Immigrants and the Welfare State in Latin America
As the last event of our CRC 1342 Jour Fixe lecture series in the summer semester, Sara Niedzwiecki from the University of California, Santa Cruz, gave a lecture on "Immigrants and the Welfare State in Latin America. Barriers to access" on June 19, 2024. The lecture was not only attended by numerous colleagues on site, but could also be followed via video conference format.
Read more // 20.06.2024
Dr. Gulnaz Isabekova-Landau participates in the "Health in the Mountains Agenda"
Dr. Gulnaz Isabekova-Landau, postdoctoral researcher in the Collaborative Research Center project B06, which examines social policies in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia, participates in the "Health in the Mountains Agenda" implemented by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic with support from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read more // 12.06.2024
CRC 1342 Retreat at the "Integrierter Gesundheitscampus Bremen"
This year's retreat of the Collaborative Research Centre 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" at the University of Bremen took place on the premises of the "Integrierter Gesundheitscampus" (IGB) on Friday, June 7, 2024. All members came together in the heart of Bremen's city centre to exchange ideas personally and professionally away from daily business.
Read more // 10.06.2024
Awards for project A03: Top Cited Article in ILO International Labour Journal
Prof. Irene Dingeldey and Prof. Ulrich Mückenberger – both PIs of project A03: Worlds of Labour: Coverage and Generosity of Employment Law – received the "Top Cited Article"-Award of Wiley Publisher for the years 2022 and 2023. The article "Worldwide patterns of legal segmentation in employment law" is the scientific introduction of the special issue of the International Labour Review "Overcoming Legal Segmentation: Extending legal Rules to All Workers?" (February 2022).
Read more // 03.06.2024
The Nationalist Dilemma: A Global History of Economic Nationalism
On May 22, 2024, Prof. Marvin Suesse from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) presented the central aspects and five case studies of his current monograph "The Nationalist Dilemma: A Global History of Economic Nationalism", published by Cambridge University Press. As part of the Jour Fixe series, the lecture was well attended not only by numerous colleagues from the University of Bremen and the CRC 1342, but also by many students from various faculties and study programs.
Read more // 22.05.2024
Gabriela Molina León successfully defends her PhD thesis
The Doctoral Researcher in the team of the Information Management Project (INF) wrote a cumulative dissertation titled "Multimodal and Collaborative Interaction for Visual Data Exploration". Gabriela obtained her PhD ("Dr.-Ing.") from the Faculty of Mathematics/Computer Science (FB 03) with a "summa cum laude".
Read more // 07.05.2024
CRC 1342 part of the "Praxisnacht des FB 8" at the University of Bremen
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the "Praxisnacht des FB 8" of Faculty of Social Sciences took place at the University of Bremen from 6 pm to 10 pm. Over 250 students took part and received insights and tips on starting and planning a career from over 30 alumni. Among public authorities, NGOs and commercial enterprises, the Collaborative Research Centre 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" also took part.
Read more // 06.05.2024
New compositions of the Board of Directors and the Equal Opportunities Committee (EOC) of the CRC 1342
At this year's meeting of members on April 24, 2024, the board of the Collaborative Research Centre 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" was elected in a new composition. The members of the Equal Opportunities Committee were also elected.
Read more // 30.04.2024
