09:30-10:00:

Arrival and coffee

10:00-10:10

Welcome
Martin Rhodes, European University Institute

10:10-10:30:

Background to the project and objectives
Lars Magnusson, Philippe Pochet and Jonathan Zeitlin

10.30-11:10:

Introduction
Jonathan Zeitlin

11.10-11.20:

Coffee Break

11:20-12.00:

“Soft Law” in European Employment and Social Policy
David Trubek and Louise Trubek

12.00-12.40:

Participation
Caroline de la Porte and Philippe Pochet

12.40-14.10:

Lunch

14:10-14:50:

Activation
Jean-Claude Barbier

14.50-15.30:

Equal Gender Opportunities:
Paper#1 (Rubery: Gender Mainstreaming)
Paper#2 (Rubery et al: Gender equality still on the European agenda)
Jill Rubery

15.30-16.20:

Coffee break

15:40-16:20:

General discussion on thematic presentations

16.20-17.00:

Sweden and Denmark
Kerstin Jacobsson

17:00-17:40:

Italy
Maurizio Ferrera and Stefano Sacchi

20:00:

Dinner

09:00-09:40:

The Netherlands
Jelle Visser

9:40-10:20:

Ireland
Rory O’Donnell and Brian Moss

10.20-10.35:

Coffee break

10:35-11:15:

France
Bruno Palier and Christine Ehrel

11:15-11:55:

Germany: between Policy Changes and Länder Resistance
Dawid Friedrich and Milena Buechs

11.55-12:30:

General Debate on national cases

12:30-14:00:

Lunch

14:00-16:30:

Wrap-up session (internal) Discussions of plans for book and follow-up conference