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Dialogue Seminar “The future of work, care, and welfare in Europe and China” Part I Amsterdam 3-5 July VU University Amsterdam I Acknowledgement This seminar has received generous funding from the China – Netherlands Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme (JSTP) (Grant number 045.011.011). The JSTP aims at stimulating sustainable research collaboration by funding Joint Research Projects and Dialogue Seminars. The funding partners on the Dutch side are the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The partners on the Chinese side are Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MoST); Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (MoE); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). II Contents Acknowledgement................................................................................................................................... II Background and set-up of the seminar ............................................................................................... 1 Program ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Wednesday, July 3rd – Day 1 ....................................................................................................... 2 Thursday, July 4th – Day 2............................................................................................................. 4 Friday, July 5th - Day 3 ................................................................................................................... 5 The seminar location and directions ................................................................................................... 6 Principle researchers ............................................................................................................................ 7 Prof. Dr. Anton Hemerijck, ................................................................................................................... 8 Prof. Dr. Yang Weiguo, Renmin University of China, ........................................................................ 9 Participants from Chinese Universities and Research institutes .................................................... 10 Prof. Dr. QIU Yulin .............................................................................................................................. 11 Prof. Dr. PAN Jintang, ........................................................................................................................ 13 Prof. Dr. LI Zhen, ................................................................................................................................ 14 Prof. Dr. ZHOU Hong ......................................................................................................................... 15 Prof. Dr. XIONG Yuegen .................................................................................................................... 16 Dr. LI Ying, .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Participants from European Universities and Research institutes ................................................. 18 Dr. Karen Anderson ............................................................................................................................ 19 Dr. Duco Bannink ................................................................................................................................ 21 Prof. Dr. Marjolein Broese van Groenou .......................................................................................... 22 Prof. Dr. Gareth Davies ...................................................................................................................... 25 Verena Dräbing ................................................................................................................................... 26 Dr. Franca van Hooren ....................................................................................................................... 27 Dr. LIU Tao .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Prof. Dr. Cor J. van Montfort .............................................................................................................. 30 Menno Soentken ................................................................................................................................. 31 Matthias Stepan .................................................................................................................................. 32 Dr. SUN Li ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Dr. Fleur Thomese .............................................................................................................................. 34 1 Prof. Dr. Willem Trommel, .................................................................................................................. 35 Dr. Inger Plaisier ................................................................................................................................. 36 Dr. Willemijn Roozendaal ................................................................................................................... 37 Prof. Dr. Barbara Vis .......................................................................................................................... 38 Prof. Dr. Jonathan Zeitlin ................................................................................................................... 39 Contact ................................................................................................................................................. 40 2 Background and set-up of the seminar The reform and adaptation of social security systems is a constant task for decision makers in Europe and China and a research theme that is of both scientific and societal relevance. Due to processes such as ageing, changing labour markets and modern family structures the administrative and financial foundations of existing social security systems are put under strong pressure. Beyond the considerations of the financial sustainability, the question of how to reconcile work, care and welfare is of key prominence in Europe and China. Even though there is a declared mutual interest in exchanging on research methods and in learning about existing policies, there is still an observable gap in the knowledge and understanding of the respective counterpart. Joint research projects have the potential to study the reform in comparative perspective and bridge the aforementioned gaps. The grant application under the headline of “the future of work, care and welfare in Europe and China” has received the funding to hold two seminars. A first one in Amsterdam, in July 2013, and a follow-up seminar in Beijing, in September 2013. The aim of the seminars is to identify themes for research cooperation and strengthening existing institutional ties between the VU University Amsterdam and Renmin University of China. Each seminar will cover three days. The format of gatherings will vary between meetings that include all participants and small working groups. In addition to the purely academic exchange, organisations involved in the decision making and/or provision of social services are approached to allow the participants to familiarize with the challenges of the practitioners on the respective other side. 1 Program Wednesday, July 3rd – Day 1 9:15 – 9:30 Registration, tea and coffee 9:30 -10:00 Official opening and welcome: Drs. René Smit, President VU University Amsterdam Prof. Dr. Anton Hemerijck, Prof. Dr. YANG Weiguo 10:00 – 12:00 Speaker group 1 (Chair: Prof. Dr. Anton Hemerijck) Prof. Dr. Gareth Davies: “Welfare in changing societies: exploiting the market and protecting social cohesion” Prof. Dr. Zhou Hong: “A Comparative Approach on Social Welfare Studies in a Globalized World” Prof. Dr. Willem Trommel: “Localisation of Welfare Policies” Dr. Liu Tao: “EU-China social security co-operation: A new form of global social policy” 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 15:00 Speaker group 2 (Chair: Dr. Fleur Thomese) Prof. Dr. Qiu Yulin: “China medical security system reform- from rights for everyone to fairness for everyone” Prof. Dr. Marjolein Broese van Groenou: ''Informal Care in an aging society” Prof. Dr. Xiong Yuegen: “Social Change and Social Policy Responses in the Making of New Welfare Regime in China: A Cultural-Institutional Perspective” 2 15:00 – 15:30 Tea and coffee break 15:30 – 17:30 Speaker group 3 (Chair: Dr. Duco Bannink) Prof. Dr. Yang Weiguo: “The labor market and employment policy in China” Dr. Karen Andersen: “The impact of European Integration on national systems of social protection” Prof. Dr. Pan Jintang: “Ensuring Women's Fair Employment by Public Family Policies” 18:15 – 20:00 Dinner: Restaurant: Koetjes and Kalfjes (Gustav Mahlerplein 14, 1082 MA Amsterdam, South side of train station Amsterdam Zuid) 3 Thursday, July 4th – Day 2 9:15 - 9:30 Tea and coffee 9:30 - 11:00 Workshop on the future of work Main theme: The adaptation of existing social policies (pensions, healthcare etc.) and institutions to support high employment figures, equal opportunities