Transformations of the Welfare State in the Context of New Risks: National and Regional Strategies
Transformations of the Welfare State in the Context of New Risks: National and Regional Strategies
Monday, 7 July 2025: 11:00-12:45
Location: FSE039 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
RC19 Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (host committee) Language: English
The problems of transforming the welfare state have been the focus of contemporary sociology. The established models of the welfare state do not fully correspond to the new risks of modern society, as well as to occurring demographic, social, and economic structural changes, including globalization and labor market transformation. In recent years, social issues of turbulence and uncertainty have increasingly come to the forefront in the social sphere, alongside the emergence of new global and regional risks surrounding climate change, epidemiological, and ecological threats. This poses new tasks for key institutions of the welfare state, such as social protection, social work, and healthcare.
The key questions to be discussed in the session are as follows:
- conceptualization of new national and regional models of the welfare state;
- transformation of welfare state through eco-social concepts;
- new roles and competencies of public actors;
- development of contemporary social work addressing new risks.
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