Dear Members,
It's that time of the term again!
Our end of term blowout will combine a talk with a night out, bridged by a post-talk pre-party in the Senior Common Room!
Please feel free to attend all or part of the evening - either way we promise a good time!
Date: 16th March
Details on the talk
Time: 18.30-19.30 (reception 19.30-21.00)Venues: presentation in H216, reception in the Senior Common Room, Old BuildingTopic: "Flexicurity: A secret formula?" The talk will be on the Danish model of flexicurity, mainly that it is relatively complex and among other things requires an active labour market policy as well as trust in both politicians and the social partners; whether the model can survive globalisation and a financial crisis; and if it is relevant for other countries.Format: The event will open with a brief introduction by the chair followed by a presentation of 15-20 mins. Thereafter there will be questions for the speaker and we will end the evening with some drinks and snacks in the SCR in the Old Building.Presenters: Mr Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Minister of Employment in the Danish Government . Part of the Danish delegation will also be: Mr. Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary ; Mr. Søren Møller Andersen, Head of Press and Personal Adviser ; Mr. René Andreasen, Personal Secretary to the Minister and Mr. Kim Taasby, Special AdviserChair: Dr Marco Simoni from the European Institute at the LSE with academic expertise in European Political Economy. Dr Simoni was also co-author of one of the first international publications on flexicurity: Decent work in Denmark. Employment, social efficiency and economic security
Details on the party
Venue(s) : Senior Common Room 19:30-21:00, The rest of the evening will be a surprise! More details to come….
If you have any questions, please contact
Sara Löfberg (Speakers Officer) on S.Y.Lofberg@lse.ac.uk or 07842882778
or Yancey Westerfield (Events) on 07531320427
Book the date, cancel your last essays and coursework, and come prepared for fun!
Your flexicuritizer in the Week - 8 fog,
SCANDISOC
Friday 6 March 2009
Flexicurity Talk
Date: 16th March
Time: 18.30-19.30 (reception 19.30-21.00)
Venues: presentation in H216, reception in the Senior Common Room, Old Building
Topic: "Flexicurity: A secret formula?" The talk will be on the Danish model of flexicurity, mainly that it is relatively complex and among other things requires an active labour market policy as well as trust in both politicians and the social partners; whether the model can survive globalisation and a financial crisis; and if it is relevant for other countries.
Format: The event will open with a brief introduction by the chair followed by a presentation of 15-20 mins. Thereafter there will be questions for the speaker and we will end the evening with some drinks and snacks in the SCR in the Old Building.
Presenter: Mr Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Minister of Employment in the Danish Government . Part of the Danish delegation will also be: Mr. Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary ; Mr. Søren Møller Andersen, Head of Press and Personal Adviser ; Mr. René Andreasen, Personal Secretary to the Minister and Mr. Kim Taasby, Special Adviser
Chair: Dr Marco Simoni from the European Institute at the LSE with academic expertise in European Political Economy. Dr Simoni was also co-author of one of the first international publications on flexicurity: Decent work in Denmark. Employment, social efficiency and economic security
If you have any questions, please contact Sara Löfberg (Speakers Officer) on S.Y.Lofberg@lse.ac.uk or 07842882778 Hope to see you all there! Kind regards, SCANDISOC
Time: 18.30-19.30 (reception 19.30-21.00)
Venues: presentation in H216, reception in the Senior Common Room, Old Building
Topic: "Flexicurity: A secret formula?" The talk will be on the Danish model of flexicurity, mainly that it is relatively complex and among other things requires an active labour market policy as well as trust in both politicians and the social partners; whether the model can survive globalisation and a financial crisis; and if it is relevant for other countries.
Format: The event will open with a brief introduction by the chair followed by a presentation of 15-20 mins. Thereafter there will be questions for the speaker and we will end the evening with some drinks and snacks in the SCR in the Old Building.
Presenter: Mr Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Minister of Employment in the Danish Government . Part of the Danish delegation will also be: Mr. Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary ; Mr. Søren Møller Andersen, Head of Press and Personal Adviser ; Mr. René Andreasen, Personal Secretary to the Minister and Mr. Kim Taasby, Special Adviser
Chair: Dr Marco Simoni from the European Institute at the LSE with academic expertise in European Political Economy. Dr Simoni was also co-author of one of the first international publications on flexicurity: Decent work in Denmark. Employment, social efficiency and economic security
If you have any questions, please contact Sara Löfberg (Speakers Officer) on S.Y.Lofberg@lse.ac.uk or 07842882778 Hope to see you all there! Kind regards, SCANDISOC
Thursday 19 February 2009
Thank you
Dear All,
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for a great time this past Tuesday!
The party was a great success in our eyes, and we hope you had as much fun as we did!
The notable winners (pictured below) were Rachel, George, and Yancey for their great costumes -Well done!
We hope to once again outdo ourselves with a final event week 10. Stay tuned for news on http://scandsoc.blogspot.com !
Your resorb in the hangover haze,
SCANDISOC
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for a great time this past Tuesday!
The party was a great success in our eyes, and we hope you had as much fun as we did!
The notable winners (pictured below) were Rachel, George, and Yancey for their great costumes -Well done!
We hope to once again outdo ourselves with a final event week 10. Stay tuned for news on http://scandsoc.blogspot.com !
Your resorb in the hangover haze,
SCANDISOC
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