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SOCIAL POLICY AS IF PEOPLE MATTER: A CROSS-NATIONA

Posted By: Adelphi University
Date: Tuesday, 19 October 2004, at 1:48 a.m.

You are invited to participate in

SOCIAL POLICY AS IF PEOPLE MATTER: A CROSS-NATIONAL DIALOGUE

FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM DETAILS, VISIT www.adelphi.edu/peoplematter

The conference will examine social policies and their outcomes from multiple perspectives and assess current challenges to social progress.

November 11-12, 2004

Ruth S. Harley University Center
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
* Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York, NY

Full Employment and Social Well-Being in a Global Economy
* Joakim Palme, Director, Institute for Futures Studies; Professor, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

The Future of the Social Democratic Model

PANELISTS from across the globe will address social policy issues in cross-national perspective:
* Gender
* Aging
* Employment
* Social Exclusion
* Families and Youth
* Immigration
* Housing
* Health Care
*Welfare reform

REGISTRATION
Early Registration for both days is $75 (BY October 15, 2004)
Registration for both days is $90 (AFTER October 15, 2004)

Student and one-day registration rates are also available. To register for the conference and for more information about speakers, agenda, and accommodations, visit www.adelphi.edu/peoplematter

Conference Committee:
-Maud Edgren-Schori, Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Co-Chair
-Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, School of Social Work, Adelphi University, Co-Chair
-Stacey Dyckman, Assistant to the Doctoral Program, Adelphi University School of Social Work
-Bonnie Eissner, Associate Director of Public Affairs, Adelphi University
-Elizabeth Palley, School of Social Work, Adelphi University
-Andrew Safyer, Dean, School of Social Work, Adelphi University
-Robert A. Scott, President, Adelphi University
-Hugh Wilson, Department of Political Science, Adelphi University

http://www.adelphi.edu/peoplematter