Department of Political and
Social
Science (SPS)
Working Group on Social
and Economic Inequality
The working group defines
inequality in a very broad sense. We plan to have presentations on the following
non-exhaustive list of topics related to social and economic inequality:
inequality of educational opportunities, post-industrial class structure, gender inequality, ethnic penalties in education and in the
labour market, labour market transitions, happiness, poverty and family
dynamics. We welcome participation and presentations from fellows and
researchers of other departments working on related topics. (Chair professor: Fabrizio Bernardi; PhD organizer:
Juana.Lamote, Juana.Lamote@gmail.com)
News
Please note change of date!
Tuesday 17th of April (13:30-15:00), room 2 BF
Jaap Dronkers, chair in
international comparative research on educational performance and social
inequality at the Maastricht University, presents:
“Do Migrant Girls Always Perform Better?
Differences between the Reading and Math Scores of 15-Year-Old Daughters and
Sons of Migrants in PISA 2009 and Variations by Region of Origin and Country of
Destination” (by Nils Kornder and Jaap
Dronkers)
Older seminars
Schedule of Presentations of Late Spring and Summer Term,
2011
Seminars Early Spring Term of 2011
We are totally in
favor
of equality…
…but within
the same
social class, of course
Seminar Structure
Each presenter will have 30 minutes
to present his/her work. The discussant will briefly comment on the paper and
the floor will, then, be open for discussion. The paper presented in each
section will be distributed in advance.
Participation and Practical
Questions
Anyone who is interested in
presenting or participating in the working group can send an email to Juana.Lamote (Juana.Lamote@gmail.com) who is
responsible for the coordination of the group, during the academic year of
2011/12.
Links
Serious links ma non troppo
(Send us
suggestions for other entries, if you have any!)
Social Inequality-Education Nexus...
Other
professional links
(Check out
for upcoming conferences on social inequality related topics.)
Research
Committee on Social Stratification
European
Consortium for Social Research
New York
Times series "Class matters"