An American Dilemma? Race, Ethnicity and Welfare States in the U.S., Europe and the Nordic Countries
NCoE NordWel, Centre for Welfare State Research
01.10.2009-03.10.2009, University of Southern Denmark
NCoE NordWel and Centre for Welfare State Research are happy to invite you to an international conference on the theme Race, Ethnicity and Welfare States.
The conference will bring together a group of U.S., Nordic and European scholars to engage in a cross-national as well as chronological comparison of one the most complex and controversial aspects of modern welfare states: the question of "us" and "them" in relation to the development of social rights and welfare institutions. By facilitating a cross-cultural conversation, we also hope to cross the border between two very different welfare state narratives: the "idealistic" history of the Nordic and European model of welfare, and the more conflict-orientated history of the American welfare state.
Taking its point of departure from the current academic debates on race/ethnicity and welfare policies, this conference aims to go beyond stereotypes of welfare state models and immigration regimes in order to compare critically Nordic, European and American experiences at significant moments in history.