The changing conditions for social resilience – Sino-Nordic perspectives on social policy

变化条件及社会抗逆力—从中国-北欧社会政策视角出发

Ongoing economic, political, social and ecological changes call for a new, dynamic and multifaceted understanding of how public authorities may foster citizens’, citizen groups’ and nations’ social resilience; i.e. their “capacity to sustain and advance their well-being in face of challenges to it” (Hall and Lamont 2013). The question involves a broad range of actors, at different levels of governance (global, national, regional and local governments), and across sectors of society (public agencies, market actors, civil society and families).

Chinese and Nordic governments have articulated various normative aspirations to achieve a sustainable social model, economic growth, and social cohesion. However, the countries face a number of structural changes they have to take into account: demographic aging, digitation of the economy and social services, stronger global interdependencies (migration, transnational enterprises, off-shoring of production), global warming, pollution, and urbanization. Shifting balances in power between the supranational, national, regional and local level of governance affect how social policies are deliberated and implemented. Social policies are increasingly negotiated in a global and multilevel governance system.

The processes have relocated local life chances and job opportunities. However, the effects are asymmetrical in terms of who benefits from such structural changes and where these processes have aggravated significant increases in risks of social inequalities, poverty or social exclusion. The workshop welcomes presentations that address structural changes as drivers of social policy reforms and/or examine the consequences of reforms in national and/or supranational social policies with consequences for social inequalities, risks of poverty and social exclusion in China and/or the Nordic countries. The presentations may address one or more policy areas and interactions between different governance levels and/or actors in different sectors of society. Cross-national comparative presentations are particularly welcome. Theoretical and conceptual presentations are also welcome.

We kindly ask you to send the session convenors Rune Halvorsen (rune.halvorsen@oslomet.no) and Stein Kuhnle (Stein.Kuhnle@uib.no )  an abstract of 300 words with an outline of your presentation by 30 May 2020. We will inform you by 20 June whether your proposal has been accepted.  The participants will have 15 minutes for their presentation.

The participants will cover their own travel expenses but the Nordic Centre at Fudan University will cover two nights at a hotel (suggested nearby hotel: SSAW Pagoda) for a maximum of 800 RMB per night. The organizers will return with more details about the hotel bookings once the abstracts have been reviewed.

For more details, you can also please see http://www.nordiccentre.net/social-policy-workshop

当前,来自于经济、政治、社会以及生态领域的持续变化,要求我们对“政府如何帮助发展群众、团体组织及国家的社会抗逆力”这一议题有一个全新的、动态的且较全面的理解。比如,在一系列挑战面前,他们维持及增强身体机能的能力。这一议题涉及广泛的参与者—从地区政府到超国家组织,从公共组织到家庭个人。

一定程度上,中国及北欧各国都已经布局了相应的政策制定与实施,以达到构建可持续的社会模式、经济增长和社会融合等政策目标。然而,各国也都正面临着许多亟需考量的结构性变化,比如人口老龄化、经济数字化、社会公共服务、日益增强的国际互赖(如移民,跨国贸易、离岸产品等)、全球变暖、环境污染及城市化。地区、国家及国际间权力均势的改变,影响着社会政策如何制定及实施—社会政策正被放在一个全球性的、多管理层级的框架中加以协商。

这些结构性变化影响着我们的生活及工作。然而,当我们进一步深究,我们会发现在这些变化并不会完全平衡地等影响在诸如“谁最终受益于这些结构性变迁?”以及“这些变迁过程又会加剧哪些地区的社会不平等、贫穷及社会排斥风险?”等方面。

时值“25周年纪念系列活动”,复旦大学北欧中心特安排主题为“变化的条件和社会抗逆力—— 从中国—北欧社会政策视角出发”研讨会。本研讨会现公开征集演讲嘉宾,演讲议题为:1)探讨引起社会政策改革的结构性变化;2)探讨中国/北欧各国在国内/国际范围内,在针对社会不公平、贫困风险及社会排斥等方面的社会政策改革结果及影响。欢迎相关领域学者及研究人员踊跃投稿。演讲应旨在解决某一特定或多个政策领域、多层级管理间或社会各阶层间互动。我们优先考虑国际对比性研究演讲,同时也欢迎理论及概念性研究演讲。

请有意愿者将演讲简介/摘要(英文,约300字)于2020年5月30日前发送至会议组织者邮箱:Rune Halvorsen (rune.halvorsen@oslomet.no)或Stein Kuhnle (Stein.Kuhnle@uib.no )。我们将在6月20日前通知最终受邀嘉宾。每位嘉宾将有15分钟的演讲实践。

参会费用: 本研讨会报销2晚住宿(不超过800元/晚)。其他费用自理。

更多有关研讨会及北欧中心“25周年纪念系列活动”信息,请参见http://www.nordiccentre.net/social-policy-workshop