Background
Within a short period of time “flexicurity” has risen to a prominent position in European politics.
In national settings, “flexicurity” strategies are being developed with the aim of improving labour market dynamics and security for wage earners at the same time.
“Flexicurity” is an abbreviation of flexibility and security indicating that they are not contradictions, but can be mutually supportive.
Flexicurity is a new and modern way of helping firms to develop while also improving the conditions for wage earners at the local level,
and at the macro level to foster adaptability and protected mobility simultaneously.
Labour market policy and cooperation between the social partners are central at both macro and micro level.
At the workplace level, occupational health and safety is to be part of the flexicurity arrangements.
It is important to acquire relevant information of flexicurity as a European concept, as national combinations of flexibility and security,
and as possible new strategies to cope with more kinds of problems at plant level, including innovation, occupational health, and safety problems.
The course presents Danish/Nordic and Dutch “flexicurity” cases and discusses roadmaps to flexicurity.
Objectives
The multi-disciplinary course will provide a learning area with the aims to:
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Give an up-dated account of “flexicurity” as a normative and explanatory concept
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Introduce national systems of flexicurity and strategies at different levels (including enterprise level) and giving participants empirical knowledge and understanding of labour market arrangements
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Share national experiences of orchestrating flexibility and security
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Discuss possible road maps for local and national systems to reach stronger flexicurity arrangements, also seen on the background of economic recession
Target group
The course is aimed at researchers, interest group representatives, and administrators working with aspects of flexibility and security matters.
The course will also be relevant for policy makers at European, national, regional, and local level who are interested in innovative ways of bridging both sides of industry and in
creating stronger effects of political interventions in the labour market.
Main topics
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“Flexicurity” as a European concept and strategic element in the European Employment Strategy
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Nordic and Dutch flexicurity systems and the role of active labour market policies
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Moderating the relationship between job insecurity and psychological well-being
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Integrating occupational health and safety aspects into flexicurity strategies
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Using flexicurity approaches in times of economic recessions
Course structure and working method
There will be presentations and common discussions on the realities and potentialities of “flexicurity”.
A combination of lectures, common discussions in working groups, and joint dialogues will be used.
The participants are invited to share their own experiences in smaller groups and explore how to learn from other experiences in order to create new proposals for flexicurity initiatives.
Lecturers
Professor Ton Wilthagen, Tilburg University, Tilburg Law School, The Netherlands
Professor Per Kongshøj Madsen, Carma, Aalborg University, Denmark
Professor Henning Jørgensen, Carma, Aalborg University, Denmark
Dr. Brendan Burchell, University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Jukka Vuori, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland
Venue and Accommodation
The course is going to take place at Vilvorde Conference Centre,
which is situated in peaceful green surroundings about 10 km north of the Copenhagen city centre.
There are several jogging tracks in the beautiful countryside that surrounds the centre.
Indoors the guests can spend time in the fitness room or playing Wii, pool, air hockey, table tennis,
darts or table football in the lounges.
The chefs of the center's restaurant prepare both traditional and modern Danish dishes and prioritise organic
ingredients and products from local suppliers.
There is free access to the internet via the centre's wireless access points all over the centre.
The conference centre was awarded the Green Key, which is an international eco-label for
conference centres and hotels etc. that strive to reduce the environmental impact from their businesses.
The full board price, starting with morning coffee on 13 October and closing with lunch on 15 October,
is DKK 4740 (EUR 640). This price also includes the fee to the Ordrupgaard Museum.
For those who wish to arrive on 12 October there is a possibility to book an extra night. A single room with breakfast
costs DKK 950 (EUR 127).
Registration deadline
25 August 2010
Please, register via NIVA's website:
www.niva.org/registration.htm
Registration fee
EUR 400 (accommodation and meals not included).
All teaching and course materials are included.
When paying the registration fee, please indicate:
1. Your name
2. Registration fee
3. Course code 6011.
The payment should be made by 26 August 2010 to:
NIVA
Nordea Bank Finland Plc
Meilahti Branch, Tukholmankatu 2
FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland
Account no: 226238-2043
IBAN: FI79 2262 3800 0020 43
Swift code: NDEAFIHH
Cancellation and refund policy
Cancellations received by 26 August 2010: full refund.
Cancellations received after 26 August 2010: no refund.
A confirmation letter, which includes detailed information about practical matters will be sent after
the registration deadline.It is recommended that participants make their travel arrangements after having received
the confirmation letter.
Language
The language of the course is English.
Course Leader
Professor Henning Jørgensen
Carma, Aalborg University
Fibigerstræde 1
DK 9220 Aalborg
Denmark
Tel.: +45 99408172
henningj@epa.aau.dk
Course Coordinator
Zsuzsanna Renkó-Michelsén
NIVA
Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A
00250 Helsinki
Finland
Tel. +358 30 474 2498
zsuzsanna.renko@ttl.fi
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