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TÁRKI workshop on the societal changes under illiberal rule

 

On July 6-7, TÁRKI organized a two-day workshop entitled "Changing life opportunities under illiberal rule: drivers of social structural change in Hungary".

The workshop aimed to contribute to a better understanding of how various instruments of social and family policies were used to build the socioeconomic basis of the illiberal regime on the one hand and of how the life opportunities of Hungarian citizens has been shaped by social developments and governmental policies since 2010 – allowing for longer, historic accounts in some cases. The event was organized in two sessions.

EUROSHIP meeting in Budapest

On Thursday and Friday (20-21 April) we held the 8th EUROSHIP partners meeting in Budapest. The event was hosted by TÁRKI. Participants discussed the chapters of two forthcoming books presenting the results of the EUROSHIP project. Our collegues authors of the following chapters: András Gábos, Zsófia Tomka and György István Tóth "Diversity and change in social citizenship: mapping poverty in Europe" on income poverty from a national and pan-European perspective; András Gábos and Zsófia Tomka "Who does not work, shall not eat". The politics of minimum income schemes in Hungary", a chapter on the political economy of the Hungarian social assistance system. At large, Euroship aims to develop policy recommendations on how to strengthen social citizenship across the EU.

 

Our researchers at the CEU Bibó István Free University

At the CEU Bibó István Free University, our researchers Ágnes Kozma Turnpenny and Anikó Bernát will start a course entitled "People with disabilities in society: systemic disadvantages and supporting factors". During the free course, the main social and historical aspects of disability will be explored with the help of researchers, experts and people with disabilities. The seminars will introduce the main concepts related to the topic, the national and international historical background, followed by a discussion with the audience. The course is open to all, thus materials are designed to be accessible to people with any level of interest in the subject.

New article in PIONEERED

𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 - 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦
Although a number of policies tackling educational inequalities have been introduced in recent decades in Europe, educational inequalities exist to a varying extent both in different sub- and supranational contexts.

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TARKI is currently testing an innovative learning method and learning platform

Within the frame of KIDS4ALLL, TARKI is currently testing an innovative learning method and learning platform in two different afterschool facilities of Motivation Association for 9 months. The learning method builds on cooperation, interactive learning, and the creativity of children. It primarily aims to enhance the educational integration of migrant children and/or children with ethnic minority background. As the curriculum is fully developed by the project partners, it is fascinating to see them being tested by the children and hear their feedback finally.

KIDS 4 ALLL and #PIONEERED met in Vilnius

KIDS 4 ALLL and #PIONEERED, our two twin - projects crossed each other’s path in Vilnius, Lithuania. Borbála Lőrincz from TARKI presented KIDS4ALLL at the consortium meeting of PIONEERED, where participants caught a glimpse of the unique learning environment that was developed by the KIDS4ALLL Consortium and could also hear about the first impressions of children and educators of the pilot partners where KIDS4ALLL’s educational method and environment is currently being tested.

Our colleague Márton Medgyesi at the "Perspectives on Youth" seminar

Our colleague Márton Medgyesi gave a presentation at the "Perspectives on Youth" seminar organised by the European Commission and the Council of Europe on 9 November in Budapest. During his lecture, he presented the results of his own research within the UPLIFT project and the impact of the local labour market, housing and social services on the well-being of young people in European cities. The seminar brought together participants from 35 countries to discuss youth employment difficulties, housing and financial literacy issues and to look for targeted policy practices and tools to address youth issues in the context of the European Year of Youth 2022.

New episode of Sound of Economics is available on inequalities with Tóth István György

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In the most recent episode of the Sound of Economics (a podcast series by Bruegel, a leading European economics think tank), the extent, drivers and changing nature of inequality in the US and in Europe are discussed by István György Tóth, Director of Tarki Social Research Institute in Budapest and Indivar Dutta-Gupta, President & Executive Director of CLASP Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington.