Events

Social Policy Research Colloquium

The Social Policy Colloquium offers an informal setting for Hertie School scholars and external speakers to present work in progress. Meetings are catered and last for only an hour.

The seminar is hosted bi-weekly during the semester at the Hertie School in Berlin. The upcoming events in the series are listed on this page and in the main events calendar. To explore past events click on the Past events button.

NOTE: This semester, some presentations will take place at the Hertie School (with guests attending both on-site and online) while some sessions will take place exclusively online. To attend events on-site, registration is required.

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Research event

07.12.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Social inclusion and collective skill formation systems

A presentation by Dr. Niccolo Durazzi (University of Edinburgh).
This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

16.11.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Diversity stops here: Hiding political inequalities through the political-economic split

A presentation by Linda Jakob-Sadeh, PhD (Visiting Scholar Hertie School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem).
This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

02.11.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Sea-preneur: Theorizing founder identity processes shaping the evolution of international social enterprises

A presentation by Rilana Riikkinen (Aalto University; Hertie School).
This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

26.10.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The variety of social investment policies around the world

A presentation by Dr. Bruno Palier (CNRS Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée).
This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

05.10.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The intergenerational transmission of gender ideologies across different family forms: Evidence from the UK

A presentation by Ludovica Gambaro, PhD (DIW).
This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

28.09.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Moving beyond Uber: The diversity of organization and work within platform mobility in Germany

A presentation by Prof. Dr. Stefan Kirchner (Technische Universität Berlin).
This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

21.09.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Population growth, migration trends and economic inequality: Interconnected societal problems and intervention challenges

A presentation by Prof. Nan Dirk De Graaf (University of Oxford). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

04.05.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
What can social policy do to increase intergenerational social mobility?

A presentation by Bastian A. Betthäuser (Nuffield College, University of Oxford). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

20.04.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Retirement and household expenditure in turbulent times

A presentation by Mujaheed Shaikh (Hertie School). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

06.04.2020 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Policy responses to the coronavirus: UK, US, France, Italy and Germany in the spotlight

A roundtable dicussion with Anke Hassel (Hertie School, Germany), Angelo Martelli (LSE, UK), Bruno Palier (Sciences Po, France) and Kathleen Thelen (MIT, USA), and Michaela Kreyenfeld (Chair).

Research event

23.03.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
How robust is the ‘Nordic paradox’ in health inequalities research?

A presentation by Jan Paul Heisig (WZB – Berlin Social Science Center). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

09.03.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Apathy or politicisation? Atypical employment of labour market entrants and its effect on political interest

A presentation by Lukas Jerg (Hertie School). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.