The financial crisis has had a deep impact of social policies and welfare in Europe. Is the notion of a “European social model” still relevant today? Is the traditional model compatible with current high levels of unemployment? What are the lessons learned from reform efforts?

Featuring: Bernd Marin (Director, European Bureau for Policy Consulting & Social Research, Vienna; Editor of “The Future of Welfare in Global Europe”; Presenter)

Irwin Garfinkel (Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems; Interim Dean, School of Social Work, Columbia University; Discussant)

Victoria de Grazia (Moore Collegiate Professor of History; Acting Director of the European Institute, Columbia University; Moderator)

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