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"Global Dynamics of Social Policy" is a Collaborative Research Centre at the University of Bremen. https://www.socialpolicydynamics.de/en/

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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 9d

🌍 CRC 1342 Jour Fixe: Julia Shu Huah Wang from National Taiwan University will give a talk on "Social Safety Net Features from a Global Perspective" on Wednesday, October 15, 12 to 2 pm, Room 7.1020, UNICOM. #SocialPolicy Read more on our website: socialpolicydynamics.de/en/

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Niall Hughes @niallehughes.bsky.social · 22d

Happy to share the programme for the 9th edition of the "Political Economy: Theory meets Empirics" workshop, taking place over the next 2 days in Bremen, Germany. #EconSky

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Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt @fgz-risc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Herzliche Einladung zur FGZ-Jahreskonferenz nach #Leipzig! Im Dialog mit Gästen und Kooperationspartner:innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis erkunden wir dort, welche Auswirkungen die aktuellen „Disruptionen“ auf den gesellschaftlichen #Zusammenhalt haben. Alle Infos hier: fgz-risc.de/veranstaltun...

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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · Aug 27

Visit our colleagues at #ESPAnet2025!

SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · Aug 27

ESPAnet2025 at University of Milan: Visit our CRC 1342 booth and try out the new Global Welfare State Information System (WeSIS)! wesis.org Wednesday: 13:00-17:00 Thursday: 11:00-14:30 and Friday: 11:00-14:00 Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en/

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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · Jul 21

The CRC 1342 projects B10 and B06 present their research on Ukraine at the XI World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES) #iccees2025. 21-25 July 2025 at the University College London: iccees2025.org

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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · Jun 30

🌍 CRC 1342 Jour Fixe: Prof. Sen Gong from Zhejiang University will hold a lecture on "Major Factors for the Good Practices of AI R&D and Wider Application of AI in Hangzhou" on Tuesday, July 8, 12 to 2 pm, Room 7.1020, UNICOM. Read more on our website: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/en/

SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · Jun 4

🌏 CRC 1342 Jour Fixe: Prof. Dr. Eva Wegner from University of Marburg will give a talk on "The Citizen Side of Clientelism" on Wednesday, June 11, 2 to 4 pm, Room 7.1020, UNICOM. Read more on our website: socialpolicydynamics.de/en/

CRC 1342: Global Dynamics of Social Policy

The University of Bremen undertakes a unique step throughout Germany while bringing together the already existing expertise in social science on the topics inequality and social policy in a new resear...

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · May 27

Die DFG hat den chancengleichen Zugang zu allen Förderprogrammen und die Vielfalt in der wissenschaftlichen Bestenauswahl zu zentralen Zielen gemacht. Entscheidend dabei: die Anerkennung verschiedener Lebenswege und deren Einflüsse auf die Karriere:⬇️ www.dfg.de/chancengleic...
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Gleiche Chancen in der Wissenschaft – Gleichstellung und Diversität

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Social Policy Worldwide @spww.bsky.social · May 23

The ongoing Middle East conflict has rejuvenated attention towards Lebanon. Scrutiny is growing on labor conditions, safety, and wellbeing of migrant workers.

This week's article delves deep into the Kafala sponsorship system and the experience of Sri Lankan domestic workers.

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The Kafala System and Sri Lankan Migrant Domestic Workers

by Gulnaz Isabekova-Landau

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Social Science Research Council @ssrc.org · May 7

In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @jackpaine.bsky.social, Xiaoyan Qiu, and @ricarthuguet.bsky.social show that new spatial and historical data call into question the claim that European nations imposed arbitrary and exogenous borders on African states.

We revise the conventional wisdom that Africa’s international borders were drawn arbitrarily. Europeans knew very little about most of Africa in the mid-1880s, but their self-interested goals of amassing territory prompted intensive examination of on-the-ground conditions as they formed borders. Europeans negotiated with African rulers to secure treaties and to learn about historical state frontiers, which enabled Africans to influence the border-formation process. Major water bodies, which shaped precolonial civilizations and trade, also served as focal points. We find support for these new theoretical implications using two original datasets. Quantitatively, we analyze border-location correlates using grid cells and an original spatial dataset on precolonial states. Qualitatively, we compiled information from treaties and diplomatic histories to code causal process observations for every bilateral border. Historical political frontiers directly affected 62% of all bilateral borders. Water bodies, often major ones, comprised the primary border feature much more frequently than straight lines.

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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · Mar 28

Call for Papers: Apply now! The 14th International NordWel Summer School will take place at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense from 18 to 22 August 2025. Current application deadline is 31 March 2025. Read more: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/about-the-cr...

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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · Mar 17

Announcing the Global Work-Injury Policy database v2.0 and some preliminary applications of the data for 189 countries in 2020. Here a map of coverage rates. doi.org/10.1111/spol...

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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · Mar 11

www.wesis.org: Early Access to New Information System with Data on Global Dynamics of Social Policy. 🌏 Sign up and log in for free! 💻 Read more: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/about-the-crc-1342/news/detail/en/?news=408