Call for Abstracts: Research Symposium on Young People’s Access to Social Rights

The EU–Council of Europe Youth Partnership invites submissions for its upcoming Research Symposium: Young People’s Access to Social Rights, which will take place in Strasbourg, France, from September 15–17, 2026.

The symposium seeks research contributions examining young people’s access to social rights, with particular interest in work adopting a European, cross-national, or comparative perspective.

Possible themes include:

  • Access to social protection and quality public services
  • Access to education and training
  • Access to health services
  • Access to housing
  • Access to employment
  • Access to participation
  • Access to social rights for minority social groups
  • Access to sport, leisure, and culture

The deadline for abstract submissions is May 31, 2026.

For additional information and submission details, please see the links below:

For questions about the symposium, please contact Maria-Carmen Pantea, Chair of the Scientific Committee, at maria.pantea@ubbcluj.ro.

Conference Call: Organizing Plurality – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY (ICOS), March 2025 in Hamburg, Germany

Organizing Plurality

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY (ICOS)

March 27 & 28, 2025  Hamburg, Germany

Call for Abstracts is now open!

Submission Deadline: November 30, 2024

The German Section of Organizational Sociology and its European peers are organizing the International Conference on  Organizational Sociology ICOS 2025 at Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Germany, in March 2025.

The main topic is “Organizing Plurality,” which will be discussed in relation to several societal trends:
1) Organizations and  Valuation
2) Organizations and Sustainability
3) Organizations and Digitalization
4) Organizations and Governance

Additional details can also be found on the pdf: icos2025_organizing-plurality.pdf

You can find the full Call for Papers and more information on their homepage, icos2025.com.

New Publication: “Profiles Among Women Without a Paid Job and Social Benefits: An Intersectional Perspective Using Dutch Population Register Data” by Lea Kröner, Deni Mazrekaj, Tanja van der Lippe, and Anne-Rigt Poortman

Kröner, L., Mazrekaj, D., van der Lippe, T., & Poortman, A. R. (2024). Profiles Among Women Without a Paid Job and Social Benefits: An Intersectional Perspective Using Dutch Population Register Data. Social Policy & Administrationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13080

Abstract: Despite their potential vulnerability and untapped work potential, research on the group of women without a paid job and social benefits is limited. This study is the first to identify profiles among women in this group based on their intersecting economic, sociodemographic and contextual characteristics. A cluster analysis conducted on Dutch population register data from 2019 challenges previous research that lumped women without a paid job and social benefits into a single group. Rather, we reveal three distinct profiles: ‘Dutch empty nesters (i.e., mothers with adult children) in affluent households’, ‘Migrant women in urban living areas’ and ‘Dutch, educated mothers with affluent partners’. The identification of these three profiles can mark a significant step in developing tailored active labour market policies for women without a paid job and social benefits.