The Scientific Foundation Norden Centrum together with the Institute of Social Policy at the University of Warsaw and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Poland are pleased to invite to a debate on the reasons and consequences of the emerging North-South division in the European Union.

Why social and economic performance of the Scandinavian states and Germany is relatively better than that of Mediterranean countries? What are possible implications for Poland?

Programme

14:30-15:00 - Coffee/ tea and registration

15:00 - Welcome
  - Prof. Cezary Å»oÅ‚Ä™dowski, Director, Institute of Social Policy
  - Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Poland

15:05-15:40 - Lecture by Prof. Stein Kuhnle,
University of Bergen and Hertie School of Governance in Berlin

15:40-16:10 – Comments by discussants:
  - Prof. Joachim OsiÅ„ski, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
  - Prof. MirosÅ‚aw Księżopolski, University of Warsaw (UW)
  - Prof. Wojciech Nowiak, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznaÅ„ (UAM)

16:10-16:30 - Q&A session

Chair: Prof. Włodzimierz Anioł,
University of Warsaw and Norden Centrum

The debate will be held in English and Polish (a simultaneous translation service will be provided).
Participation in the event is free of charge.

5 December 2012 (Wednesday)
Sala Balowa PaÅ‚acu Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich,
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 3

Registration
Due to the limited number of seats, please register your participation in the debate using the form at the website: www.nordencentrum.pl