• TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Working into old age? (Political) conditions and limits to working until and beyond retirement age

    Online on Zoom

    Bis ins hohe Alter erwerbstätig? (Politische) Rahmenbedingungen und Grenzen einer Erwerbstätigkeit bis zum Ruhestandsalter und darüber hinaus | Working into old age? (Political) conditions and limits to working until and beyond retirement age Prof. Dr. Dirk Hofäcker, Professor für Methoden der quantitativen Sozialforschung an der Universität Duisburg-Essen | Professor of Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Why perceptions of social inequality and fairness are often wrong – and why they are important nonetheless

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    Geburteneinbruch und multiple Krisen: 5 Ansatzpunkte für eine Politik, die Familien hilft | Falling birth rates: 5 policy options that help families Prof. Dr. Claudia Diehl, Professorin für Mikrosoziologie und Co-Sprecherin des Exzellenz-Clusters „The Politics of Inequality: Perceptions, Participation and Policies“ an der Universität Konstanz | Professor of Microsociology and Co-speaker of the Cluster of

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Defence Meets Demography: The Future of Security and Emergency Response in Ageing Societies

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    Defence Meets Demography: Zur Zukunft des Bedarfs an Sicherheits- und Einsatzkräften in alternden Gesellschaften Speakers: Andreas Edel, Executive Secretary of Population Europe | Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Berlin and Rostock Michael Gahler, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Europe, how are we doing?

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    Wie geht's uns, Europa? Die Forschung weist zunehmend auf die Bedeutung enger sozialer Beziehungen für die Resilienz hin. Menschen, die mit ihren Partnerschaften und ihrem unmittelbaren Netzwerk aus Freundschaften und Familie zufrieden sind, erzielen tendenziell höhere Werte beim Wohlbefinden. Aber wie gut sind Europäerinnen und Europäer in ihren sozialen Netzwerken aufgestellt, insbesondere im höheren Alter?

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Berlin Demography Days: Demography and Democracy

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    Berliner Demografie-Tage: Demografie und Demokratie Panel Debate with: Dr. Petra Bahr, Staatssekretärin im Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ) | State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Prof. Dr. C. Katharina Spieß, Direktorin des Bundesinstituts für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB) | Director of the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) Prof. Dr. Shalini Randeria,

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Demographic concerns and migration control: A look at debates and legal developments over the past 50 years

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    Bevölkerungssorgen und Migrationskontrolle: ein Blick auf Debatten und Rechtsentwicklung in den letzten 50 Jahren Besides actual demographic changes, debates over population issues have shaped and continue to shape our societies. Especially in the 1960s and 1970s, the topic of “birth rates” was high on the international agenda, with ambivalent interpretations and consequences. In her talk,

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Old age security in Europe – fair and sustainable pension reforms for heterogeneous ageing

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    Alterssicherung in Europa – faire und nachhaltige Rentenreformen für heterogenes Altern Speakers: Prof. Dr. Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Deputy Director at the Vienna Institute of Demography, and Professor of Mathematical Economics, TU Vienna. Dr. Miguel Sánchez-Romero, Research Scientist at the Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW and Univ. Vienna), Vienna Institute of Demography, the Technical University of Vienna (TU

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: We need to talk about transition to adulthood

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    Wir müssen über das Erwachsenwerden sprechen Europe is experiencing a demograhic shift towards an older society. This makes young people a new political minority. Arnstein Aassve, head of the EU-funded FutuRes Policy Lab, will outline possible consequences of this, based on demographic data for the near future - before inviting a discussion of what could

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Ukrainian refugees in Germany four years on

    Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (ISW) Universitätsstraße 3b, Room 001, Berlin

    Ukrainische Geflüchtete in Deutschland nach vier Jahren This February, the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks its fourth anniversary. Since the outbreak of the war, approximately 1.2 million Ukrainian nationals have sought protection in Germany—more than in any other European country. Four years later, how are they doing in Germany? Which groups have been more successful,

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Gender- and diversity-sensitive healthcare

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    Geschlechter- und diversitätssensible Gesundheitsversorgung In Europe, there is a social consensus on providing high-quality healthcare to everyone. Greater data availability, alongside traditional and AI-supported evaluations and interventions, enables much greater personalisation. To mark International Women's Day, we would like to discuss: How well are women, men and non-binary people cared for in terms of health,

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Children with Disabilities in Families and at School

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    Kinder mit Behinderungen in Familien und in der Schule Children with disabilities are all too often an invisible population, despite numbering more than 240 million worldwide and around 3.5 million in Europe. What does it mean to live day to day with a child or a sibling with a disability within the family? And what

  • TUESDAY DIALOGUES: Migration and the Media

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    Migration und Medien Migration has a significant demographic, political, and social impact on Germany—and is also a central topic in media coverage. This talk presents the findings of a study conducted by the Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism for the EU-funded We-ID: Identities - Migration - Democracy  project, which links reporting on migration in