Seminar on Social Policies in the Era of Gobalization: Mounting Pressures against Resources 21-24 APRIL 2004 Havana/Varadero Program IKED International Organisation for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development
THE WORKSHOP ON SOCIAL POLICIES IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION: MOUNTING PRESSURES AGAINST RESOURCES International Organization for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED), European Studies Center (CEE), Havana, Cuba. 21-24 APRIL 2004 Havana/Varadero PROGRAM Wednesday, April 21 08:30 Departure from Hotel Comodoro to Varadero Beach 11:00 Arrival in Varadero. Lodging at Hotel Club Amigos 12:30-13:45 Lunch in Hotel 14:00 Opening Session Dennys Guzmán, Director, European Studies Center, Havana, Cuba. Thomas Andersson, President, International Organization for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED), Malmo, Sweden. 14:30 Session 1 European social systems facing the challenges of globalization Moderator:. Mr. Kenneth Hermele, Economist, Consultant, North-South (NGO), Sweden. - Dr. Claes Brundenius, Senior Advisor, International Organization for Paper: Welfare Issues in Europe, current state and future challenges - Mcs. José Ángel Pérez García and Mcs. Blanca Munster Infante, Researchers, Research Center on World Economy (CIEM), Cuba. Paper: Social effects of globalization: a critical perspective 15:10-16:10 DEBATE 16:10-16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 Session 2: European social systems facing the challenges of globalization Moderator: Dr. Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Professor, Higher Institute of International - Professor Goran Therborn, The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences (SCASSS) and Dr. Sonia Therborn, University of Uppsala. Paper: A Welfare Society Beyond Conventional Thought - Dr. Alina Fernández Arias, Researcher, European Studies Center (CEE), Cuba. Paper: Social transformations in the EU: comments for an analysis 17:10-18:10 DEBATE 19:00 DINNER Thursday, April 22 09:00 Session 3: Welfare in Europe: present and future Moderator: Dr. Thomas Andersson, President, International Organization for - Dr. Paula Blomqvist, Professor, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Paper: Globalization and the welfare state: challenges and strategies - Dr. Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Professor, Higher Institute of International Paper: Advances and limitations of the European Social Charter 09:40-10:40 DEBATE 10:40-11:00 COFFEE BREAK 11:00 Session 4: Welfare in Europe: present and future Moderator: Ms. Marie Hallberg, Project Assistant, International Organization for - Dr. Kenneth Hermele, Economist, Consultant, North-South (NGO), Sweden. Paper: The Rise, Fall and Possible Rebirth of a Swedish Model: from Modernization Based on Economic Growth to Economic Growth Based on Ecological Modernization
- Dr. Roberto González Gómez, Professor, Higher Institute of International Paper: The crisis of the social-democrat welfare state in Europe: causes and consequences 11:40-12:40 DEBATE 12:40-14:30 LUNCH 14:30 Session 5: Social trends and policies in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean Moderator: Ph.D., Norma Vasallo Barueta President, Faculty on Women s Affairs, Havana University, Cuba. - Ph.D., Ola Sjoberg, Senior Researcher, The Swedish Institute for Future Studies, Sweden. Paper: Demographic Trends, Social Policy and Attitudes Regarding Gender Relations and Family Formation in Europe in a Comparative Perspective - Ms. Ingrid Andersson, Project Officer, International Organization for Paper: Efficiency and Quality in Care Systems for an Aging Population - Ph. D., Mayda Álvarez Suárez, Director, Center on Women Studies (CEM), Cuba. Paper: Social Policies, family and gender relations in Cuba: a comparison with Latin America and the Caribbean 15:30-15:50 COFFEE BREAK 15:50-16:50 DEBATE 19:00 DINNER Friday, April 23 09:00 Session 6: Globalization and social policies in Latin America and the Caribbean Moderator: Dr. Juan Triana Cordoví, Director, Center of Studies on Cuban Economy (CEEC), Cuba. - Dr. Irma Arriagada, Officer for Social Affairs, Office on Social Affairs, Social Development Division, ECLA, Chile. Paper: Social Policies in Latin America: Changes within the globalization context
- Ph.D. Angela Ferriol Muruaga, Deputy Director, National Institute for Economic Research (INIE), Cuba. Paper: Social Policy: comparative perspective between Latin America and Cuba 09:40-10:40 DEBATE 10:40-11:00 COFFEE BREAK 11:00 Session 7: Globalization and social policies in Latin America and the Caribbean Moderator: Professor Rubén M. Lo Vuolo, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Public Policy (CIEPP), Argentina. - Ph. D. Narda Henríquez, Director, Catholic University of Peru, Department of Social Science, Lima. Paper: Social Policies in Peru, between social emergency and political transition - Dr. Felipe de Jesús Pérez Cruz, Researcher, Center of Studies on America (CEA), Cuba. Paper: Poverty, exclusion and inclusion. Notes for a debate. 11:40-12:40 DEBATE 12:40-14:30 LUNCH 14:30 Session 8: Budgets and social policies in Latin America Moderator: Ph.D., Lázaro Peña Castellanos, Director, Research Center on International Economy (CIEI), Cuba. - Ph. D., Ruth Espínola Soriano de Souza Nunes, Instituto Politicas Alternativas para o Cono Sul (PACS), Brazil Paper: Social policies in Brazil and its perspectives - Professor Rubén Lo Vuolo, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Public Policy (CIEPP), Argentina. Paper: Social Security Reform in Argentina: its results and future perspectives - Mcs. Lourdes Regueiro Bello, Researcher, Center of Studies on America (CEA), Cuba. Paper: Latin America: transnational expansion and pressures on the resources 15:30-16:30 DEBATE 16:30-16:50 COFFEE BREAK
16:50 Session 9: Budgets and social policies in the Baltic Republics and in Latin America. Moderator: Ph. D., Roberto González Gómez, Professor, Higher Institute of International - Professor Jan Monkiewicz, Chairman of Insurance and Pension Fund Supervisory Commission (PIPFSC), Poland. Paper: Reforms on social security in the Baltic Region. - Ph. D., Jorge Casals Llano, Professor, Higher Institute of International 17:50-18:50 DEBATE 19:00 DINNER Saturday, April 24 09:00 Round Table: Globalization versus social systems? Moderator: Ph. D., Claes Brundenius, Main Advisor, International Organization for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED), Sweden All participants attending the Seminar shall take part. 11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK 11:30 CLOSING REMARKS Thomas Andersson, President International Organization for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED). Dennys Guzmán, Director, Center of European Studies, Havana, Cuba. 12:30 LUNCH