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.

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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.
Research event

02.03.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Revisiting the radical flank: How stakeholder opposition influences regulatory approval in the U.S. hydroelectric power sector

A presentation by Shon Hiatt (University of Southern California; Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

10.02.2020 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Immigration and the evolution of local cultural norms

A presentation by Felix Weinhardt (DIW Berlin). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

02.12.2019 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Towards a theory on family policy as determinant of vertical economic inequality

A presentation by Rense Nieuwenhuis (Stockholms Universitet).
Public event

18.11.2019 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The intergenerational transmission of crime: the mediating role of education

A presentation by Eugenio Zucchelli (Lancaster University). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.

Research event

04.11.2019 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Local immigration and support for anti-immigration parties: A meta-analysis

A presentation by Henning Finseraas (ISF, Norway). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.
Research event

28.10.2019 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Social policy and fertility change in the Nordic countries

A presentation by Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.

Research event

21.10.2019 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The transition to the knowledge economy, labour market institutions, and income inequality in advanced democracies

A presentation by Angelo Martelli (LSE). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium.