Social Policy Change between Path Dependency and Innovation

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ESPANET2022 VIENNA CONFERENCE

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Welcome to the ESPAnet's 20th Anniversary Conference that will take place on-site in Vienna (14-16 September 2022), hosted by the Institute of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Vienna (Austria).

The pandemic, the crisis in many geopolitically diverse areas and the resulting migration flows, environmental and economic changes extend the range of social challenges to be faced by welfare states. We can observe several paths of change and adaptations that differ across countries, territories and policy fields.

How do welfare states navigate these troubled times? How do they embrace change and pursue a balance between path dependency and innovation?

The 20th ESPAnet Anniversary Conference will offer you a place to engage, discuss and present your research findings with international social policy academics in the wonderful Viennese frame. Vienna is a highly international city and provides an excellent venue for the ESPAnet Conference, with its multiple historical and cultural attractions, as well as a consolidated tradition of engagement in the provision of social policies.

In addition to paper presentations sessions, the Programme will include a poster session, book and project presentations. Finally, considering the times we are living in, we are also exploring the possibility of organising some additional sessions online, 2 days before the on-site Conference, to offer opportunities of participation and exchange also to those who may encounter difficulties in travelling.

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We look forward to seeing you in Vienna in September 2022!

Yuri Kazepov and Ruggero Cefalo
on behalf of the Conference Organising Committee