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

Immigration into the Nordic countries: an overview presented by the Finnish, Danish and Swedish embassies

Dear SCANDISOC members,

Don't miss out on our first Speakers Event: an academically stimulating talk on the topic of migration into the Nordic countries. This will be followed by drinks and snacks in the Senior Common Room. Come and represent the society, ask lots of questions to the panel, mingle and enjoy the fine wine!

Event details:

Date: 23d February
Time: 18.30-20.00 (reception 20.00-21.00)
Venues: D502 (Clement House). Reception in the Senior Common Room (Old Building).
Topic: "Immigration into the Nordic countries: an overview presented by the Finnish, Danish and Swedish embassies."
Format: John Madeley will open the Panel with a brief introduction. This will be followed by a 10 - max 15 minute talk by each participant, preferably in power point format. Madeley will then sum up the different views, and initiate a debate between the participants and open for questions from the audience.
Participants: Markku Keinänen, Deputy Head of Mission, Finnish Embassy; Eva Leisner, First Secretary/Political Section, Danish Embassy and Per Augustsson, Deputy Chief of Mission, Swedish Embassy.
Chair: John Madeley, Lecturer in Government, LSE, academic expertise: Scandinavian government; religion and politics; Scandinavian politics; church-state relations, Europe

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

Alexander Stubb

The Finnish Society has kindly offered us tickets to the presentation held by Alexander Stubb, Finnish Foreign Minister on 20 November 2008. Ticket includes entry to the presentation and the following reception. Due to a high level of interest, we can only guarantee tickets on a first come, first-serve basis. If you are interested, please contact our Speakers Officer, Minna (m.e.lehtinen@lse.ac.uk) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Kristin Halvorsen

We regret to inform you that the October 17th event with Norwegian Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen has been cancelled. The Ministry contacted us this morning and cancelled as a result of the global financial crisis, citing a need for the Minister to be available domestically upon short notice. Later time is yet to be determined, but it is our hope that this talk will take place during the current academic year.