The Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Network was kicked off at an online meeting in September 2022 and officially launched in the context of the Social Policy Biennale at the University of Bremen.

A Board of researchers has carried out the organization and promoted various activities that include bi-monthly Colloquium and Newsletters, a Mailing list with over 700 subscribers, the establishment of an Early-Career Researchers community, and of a dialogue with national and European stakeholders.

The Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Network also serves as a coordination point for common conference streams and as a general “hub” for researchers working on sustainable welfare and eco-social topics.

Upcoming events

The Book Club initiated by the Early-Career Researchers’ group will be meeting on 19 December from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (CET), and will discuss the first two chapters of the book “Governing the Commons” by Elinor Ostrom.

Further details on the meeting are posted in the Early-Researchers’ page as well as sent to the Early-Researcher’s mailing list.

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The 11th Colloquium organized by the Sustainable Welfare & Eco-Social Policy Network titled “The Future of the EU’s Just Transition Agenda” will take place on Thursday, 23rd January 2025, 14.30-16.00 CET, via Zoom.

More information on the Colloquium’s page. 

If you wish to learn more about the Network and its origins, you can read Mandelli, M., Bohnenberger, K., Hirvilammi, T., & Zimmermann, K. (2022). The sustainable welfare and eco-social policy network. Culture, Practice & Europeanization, 7(2), 304-308.