Friday, April 18, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Opening Addresses
Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack, Director, Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies
Prof. Dr. Jaroslaw Gorniak, Jagiellonian University Cracow
1:15 p.m.
Introduction
Poland and Germany: Two Welfare States in Comparison
Dr. Frank Bönker, Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies
Vera Trappmann, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
2:15 p.m.
Panel 1
Europe with Crinkles: Aging Populations and the Consequences for Policy-Making
Chair: Prof. Dr. Hermann Ribhegge, FIT/ Viadrina
Poland: Dr. Jolanta Perek-Bialas, Jagiellonian University Cracow
Germany: Dr. Silke van Dyk, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Comment: Dr. Frank Berner, German Center for Gerontology, Berlin
4:00 p.m.
Panel 2
Who will Pay for it? The Challenge for Pension Systems
Chair: Prof. Dr. Timm Beichelt, FIT/ Viadrina
Poland: Prof. Marek Góra, Warsaw School of Economics
Germany: Prof. Dr. Karl Hinrichs, University of Bremen
Comment: Andrej Stuchlík, Andrássy University of Budapest
5:45 p.m.
Panel 3
Without a Job: Unemployment and Labor Market Policies
Chair: Dr. Jan Wielgohs, FIT/ Viadrina
Poland: Prof. Dr. Urszula Sztanderska, Warsaw University
Germany: PD Dr. Matthias Knuth, University of Duisburg-Essen
Comment: Prof. Dr. Anna Schwarz, FIT/ Viadrina
Saturday, April 19, 2008
9:00 a.m.
Panel 4
Human Capital Building: The Lack of Skilled Workforce
Chair: Prof. Dr. Marek Góra, Warsaw School of Economics
Poland: Dr. Barbara Worek, Jagiellonian University Cracow
Germany: Dr. Michael Behr, Friedrich Schiller University
Comment: Dr. Wilfried Kruse, TU Dortmund
11:00 a.m.
Panel 5
Poverty and Social Exclusion
Chair: Vera Trappmann, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Poland: Karolina Keler/ Anna Malodzinska, Jagiellonian University
Germany: Prof. Klaus Dörre, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Comment: Prof. Michal Buchowski, Viadrina
1:30 p.m.
Panel 6
Policy Design and Evaluation
Chair: Dr. Frank Bönker, FIT
Poland: Prof. Dr. Jaroslaw Gorniak, Jagiellonian University Cracow
Germany: Prof. Dr. Friedbert Rüb, University of Hamburg
Comment: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Neyer, FIT/ Viadrina
3:00 p.m.
Round Table
Prospects for the Social Dimension of Europe
Chair: PD. Dr. Katharina Bluhm, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Prof. Dr. Jerzy Hausner, Cracow Academy of Sciences (requested)
Prof. Dr. Marek Góra, Warsaw School of Economics
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Wagener, FIT/ Viadrina
Dr. Martin Koppernock, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Berlin (requested)
4:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Prof. Dr. Jaroslaw Gorniak