« Social Mobility and Migration. Multidisciplinary Perspectives »

Scientific conference (2011, June 21)

The Social outcomes of learning: civic and social engagement indicators

Conference (2006, March 24)

The Social Protection of the Elderly : Comparison of Two Indicators of Generosity

in Marin, B.; Zaidi, A. (Eds.) Mainstreaming Ageing. Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Policies (2007)

The purpose of this article is to distinguish between two types of generosity of the welfare state towards the elderly. These are: average generosity and generosity towards the poor. We compare these ... [more ▼]

The purpose of this article is to distinguish between two types of generosity of the welfare state towards the elderly. These are: average generosity and generosity towards the poor. We compare these indicators across about 20 countries and show how they relate to each other. In particular, we show that a social protection system that is contributive benefits from a large political support and tends to be generous towards the poor. [less ▲]

Social regulation within inter-organisational partnerships. Which conditions for balanced and long-lasting compromises ?

Conference (2011, June)

Social relationships in a free-ranging group of bonnet macaques in Tamil Nadu, India

in Primate Report (2006)

Social Rights, Civil Rights : Addressing Disability Discrimination in the United States and in Sweden

Conference (2013, June 02)

Some scholarly works have highlighted the diffusion of the US disability rights model in Europe, considering that a disability rights’ revolution was underway. They have also identified sources of ... [more ▼]

Some scholarly works have highlighted the diffusion of the US disability rights model in Europe, considering that a disability rights’ revolution was underway. They have also identified sources of resistance to the diffusion of this “civil rights’ frame” to address disability issues in Europe (Burke, 2004; Heyer, 2002; Vanhala, 2011; Waldschmidt, 2009). Focusing on legal mobilizations against disability discrimination in the workplace, I analyze and compare how government agencies (the Swedish Ombudsman against discrimination and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), as well as non-governmental organizations in both countries, address these issues. How do the structures of national institutions frame legal mobilizations against disability discrimination in each country? Do they tend to converge in the way they mobilize the law to address these issues? Through investigative techniques consisting primarily of open-ended interviews with lawyers working in NGOs and in government agencies for equality in the United States and in Sweden, I highlight several challenges faced by studies on disability rights, especially when they describe and explain convergence of legal mobilizations, and try to offer suggestions for overcoming these challenges. More broadly, this contribution aims to call into question the processes of transnationalisation and policy transfer from one country to another. [less ▲]

Social Science Research and Public Policies: the Case of Immigration in Belgium

in International Journal on Multicultural Societies (2005), 7(1), 49-67

This paper summarises the major insights of a two-year interuniversity research project carried out between 2001 and 2003. The methodological framework gives a central meaning to the domestic and ... [more ▼]

This paper summarises the major insights of a two-year interuniversity research project carried out between 2001 and 2003. The methodological framework gives a central meaning to the domestic and international political context. After building and analysing a database gathering all Belgian academic research relating to migration and ethnic relations from 1989 to 2002, the two most widely researched domains of education and the labour market were thoroughly investigated in order to assess how social research has affected policy-making and agenda-setting in the field of migration and ethnic relations in Belgium. The weight of history and ideology, the importance of disseminating research results, and the role of institutional structures between research and policy-making, are all highlighted as core determinants of the influence of research. The paper also points to the relevance of an analysis aimed at taking into account the role of different factors – political paradigm, political context, specificity of field, etc. – in the process of knowledge utilisation at the political level. Finally, a series of recommendations are made on improving the links between social science research and policy-making in the field of migration and ethnic relations. [less ▲]

Social security and early retirement: the relationship between workers, firms and government

E-print/Working paper (2009)

In this paper we survey a number of theoretical and empirical studies in order to propose explanations to the fall of labor force participation at older age. Starting from the largely studied effect of ... [more ▼]

In this paper we survey a number of theoretical and empirical studies in order to propose explanations to the fall of labor force participation at older age. Starting from the largely studied effect of social security schemes on labor supply, we explore the employers behavior and the role of governments in the development of early retirement schemes. We show that early retirement is the result of a global agreement between firms and government where workers have incentives to early exit the labor market due to generous non actuarial bene ts. Firms have an advantage to separate older workers because they are costly compare to young workers and governments hope that by pushing elderly into early retirement they will solve the massive unemployment problem. [less ▲]

Social Security and Retirement: the Relationship between Workers, Firms and Government

in Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics = Annales de l'Economie Publique, Sociale et Coopérative (2013), 84(1), 43-61

In this paper we survey a number of theoretical and empirical studies in order to propose explanations to the fall of labor force participation at older age. Starting from the largely studied e ect of ... [more ▼]

In this paper we survey a number of theoretical and empirical studies in order to propose explanations to the fall of labor force participation at older age. Starting from the largely studied e ect of social security schemes on labor supply, we explore the employers behavior and the role of govern- ments in the development of early retirement schemes. We show that early retirement is the result of a global agreement between rms and government where workers have incentives to early exit the labor market due to generous non actuarial bene ts. Firms have an advantage to separate older workers because they are costly compare to young workers and governments hope that by pushing elderly into early retirement they will solve the massive unemployment problem. [less ▲]

Social Security, Ageing and Economic Integration

E-print/Working paper (2012)