Welcome to the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
The European Centre is a UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization concerned with all aspects of social welfare policy and research.
On the website you find information about projects, events, websites from 2006 - 2010 and some milestones before 2006; all book series, all books outside the series enriched with downloads, cross-references and external links.
You may access the information via Research Areas or the Country Focus too.
This allows you to view our latest research results and find contact persons.
Executive Director is Prof. Dr. Bernd Marin (information and articles).
Poverty Risks for Older People in EU Countries – An Update
Our second January Policy Brief - written by Asghar Zaidi - provides the latest evidence on how EU countries differ in terms of poverty risks for older people (aged 65 years and over). More
30th Policy Brief published
Our Policy Briefs are a publication series which provides a synthesis of issues of research and policy advice on which the European Centre researchers had been working recently. The 30th issue - written by Irmgard Eisenbach-Stangl, Jacek Moskalewicz and Betsy Thom - has just been published: Two worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies
Women's Work and Pensions: What is Good, What is Best?
Just published, edited by Bernd Marin and Eszter Zólyomi, this publication aims at exploring difficulties women face in working life and retirement - and what could be done to achieve more gender equality and fairness for women and men alike.
Leading pension experts, predominantly women, from East and West, North and South of Europe analyse the basic challenges through single and comparative country studies. The editors provide facts and figures on women's lives, work and pensions and draw theoretical lessons and practical policy conclusions from the studies and gendered statistical indicators.
More details and a sample chapter
Re-launch MonitoringRIS website, Mainstreaming Ageing-Newsletter
We are happy to announce the re-launch of the MonitoringRIS website and the publication of the first Mainstreaming Ageing-Newsletter in order to deliver knowledge and information about the follow-up to the RIS, promote exchange of experiences in the field of ageing-related policies and provide an overview of instruments, activities, and resources, such as country facts and figures.
Recent Columns by Bernd Marin
Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf in English)
Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf in German)
Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf in French)
Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf multilanguage)
Recent columns in Der Standard, Wien:
Wiederkehr der Gebärpolitik (26 January 2010)
„Hackler“-Bonus neu (12 January 2010)
Recent columns in Die Kleine Zeitung, Graz:
Krisen überleben (13 November 2009)
Gestärkt aus Krisen (23 October 2009)
All previous columns
