Welfare Challenges: Chinese and Norwegian Outlooks
Venue: Nordic Centre, Room 101
Time: 2:30PM - 5:00PM
Organizing institutions: University of Bergen, Fudan University/Nordic Centre, Sino-Nordic Welfare Research network (SNoW)/University of Bergen
Moderators:
Magnus Jorem, Programme Manager, Nordic Centre, Fudan University;
Jing Yijia, Fudan University, Professor of Public Administration; Associate Dean of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs; Director of the Center for Collaborative Governance Research
Speakers:
“Gerontology innovation and smart senior care””
Chen Honglin, Fudan University, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Department of Social Work
“The ageing population and innovation in elderly care in Norway”
Karen Christensen, University of Bergen, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
“A comparative outlook on innovation in elderly care”
Lin Ka, Zhejiang University, Professor, College of Public Administration; Deputy Director, Center of European Studies
“Who should pay and deliver? Changing expectations towards state and non-state actors in social security and service provision - Chinese and comparative perspectives”
Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr, University of Bergen, Post-doc, Department of Comparative Politics
Affiliated Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
“Social transformation, welfare institutions and welfare governance in China”
Ren Yuan, Fudan University, Professor of Demography and Urban Studies; School of Social Development and Public Policy; Vice Director and General Secretary, Fudan University Yangtze River Delta Institute; Deputy Director, Institute of Population Research; Vice Director, Center for Urban and Regional Studies.
“Sustainability of health care provision in an ageing Norwegian population”
Jan Erik Askildsen, University of Bergen, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics; Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
“Sino-Nordic Cross-Disciplinary Platform for Comparative Welfare Research”
Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen, Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Comparative Politics.
*The event will be held in English