Conference: “Institutional Reforms in Ageing Societies”

Az MTA TK Jogtudományi Intézet és a Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem kétnapos nemzetközi konferenciája

Pázmány Péter Catholic University

Institute for Legal Studies
Centre for Social Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences

“Institutional reforms in ageing societies”

Conference programme

Venue: Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences

Address: Szentkirályi u. 28-30. Budapest, 1088

Participation at the conference is free, but subject to registration. Please send an email to institutional [dot] reform [at] tarki [dot] hu for registration.

10:00-11:00	Registration
11:00-11:15	Conference opening Prof. Szabolcs Szuromi (Rector of Pázmány Péter Catholic University) Prof. András Jakab (Director, Institute for Legal Studies, HAS CC)
11:15-12:30	Keynote Lecture 1. Prof. Pieter Vanhuysse (DaWS, University of Southern Denmark): What Age Groups Give Each Other: Pro-elderly Welfare States within a Child-oriented Europe
12:30-13:15	Lunch
13:15:14:45	Parallel Sessions A, B
14:45-15:00	Coffee break
15:00-16:30	Parallel Sessions C, D
16:30-17:00	Coffee break
17:00-18:30	Parallel Sessions E, F

09:30-10:45	Keynote lecture 2. Prof. Axel Gosseries (Université Catholique de Louvain): Intergenerational Cooperation and Institutional Design
10:45-11:15	Coffee break
11:15-12:45	Session G
12:45-13:45	Lunch
13:45-15:00	Keynote lecture 3. Prof. Rainer Grote (MPI Comparative Public Law, Heidelberg): The Constitutional Law of Ageing Societies – Outline of a Research Agenda
15:00-15:30	Coffee break
15:30-17:30	Session H

Session A: Attitudes towards intergenerational redistribution

Juan J. Fernández, Gema García-Albacete, Antonio Jaime-Castillo and Jonas Radl
(University Carlos III of Madrid): Priming or Framing? A Survey Experiment on the Role of Information and Frames on Attitudes towards Population Aging and Welfare Reforms
Attila Gulyás and Béla Janky (HAS, Institute for Sociology): Voting Rights and Intergenerational Justice: Framing and Attitudes
Dominik Lober (University of Konstanz): Older People’s Solidarity Towards the Younger Generations – A Matter of Relationships or of Deservingness?

Session B: Pension systems and reforms

Magdolna Vallasek (Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania): Restoring or Destroying the Financial Sustainability of the Pension System? The Romanian Case
Dorottya Szikra and Diána Kiss (HAS, Institute for Sociology; ELTE): Abandoning Compulsory Private Pensions in Hungary. Processes and Impacts
Achim Kemmerling and Kristin Makszin (CEU; HAS, Institute for Political Sciences): Excessive Policy Volatility in Recent Pension Reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America

Session C: Effects of ageing on the society and the welfare state

Mika Vidlund, Niko Väänänen, Antti Mielonen and Kati Kuitto (Finnish Centre for Pensions): What is the Cost of Total Pension Provision and Who Pays the Bill? – Cross-national Comparison of Pension Contributions
Róbert I. Gál and Márton Medgyesi (HDRI; Tárki): Redistribution in the Welfare State: Between Income Groups or Between Age Groups?
Rza Kazimov (Humboldt-Universität, Berlin): Studying Electoral Participation in European Parliament: The Effect of Population Ageing on Aggregate Turnout Patterns in Elections to the European Parliament

Session D: Pension reforms and long-term care

Dan Apăteanu (University of Oradea): The Reform of the Pension System in Romania
Frank Bandau (Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg): Partisan Politics in the Long Shadow of the Golden Age: The Case of Pension Reforms in Sweden and Britain
Attila Bartha (HAS, Institute for Political Science): Technocratic Expertise versus Populist Governance? Explaining the Role of Political Elites in Pension Reforms in Southern and Central-Eastern Europe
Hana Marikova (Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences): Elder Care from the Historical and Gender Perspectives: the Case Study of the Czech Republic

Session E: Policy options to mitigate consequences of ageing

Harald Künemund (University of Vechta): Life Expectancy, Retirement Age and Social Inequalities: Options for the Institutionalized Life Course
Hans-Joachim Reinhard (University of Fulda): Challenge of Long-term Care in Ageing European Countries
Andrzej Klimczuk (Warsaw School of Economics): The Emergence of the Creative Ageing Movement: Barriers and Challenges in the Countries of the European Union

Session F: Work and leisure among the elderly

Kathrin Komp (Helsinki University): Couples Coordinating their Retirement Ages: A Lifetime of Coordination?
Éva Berde and Mariann Rigó (Corvinus University Budapest; TU Dortmund): German or Hungarian Elders are Happier with their Work?
Maria Alexandra d’Araújo, Stella Bettencourt da Câmara, Jaime R. S. Fonseca (Univ. of Lisbon): The Role of Leisure in a Social Response to Older Women

Session G: Institutions for ageing societies 1

Inigo Gonzalez Ricoy (University of Barcelona): The Legitimacy of Intergenerational Institutions
András Jakab (HAS, Institute for Legal Studies; PPCU): Sustainability in European Constitutional Law
Michael Rose (Bergische Universität Wuppertal): Democratic Myopia and Future Generations. On Institutional Innovations, their Impact Potential and the Challenges of their Institutionalization

Session H: Institutions for ageing societies 2

József Banyár (Corvinus University Budapest): Conflict or Fair Deal Between the Generations? Alternative Economics for Pensions
Paul Bou-Habib (University of Essex): A Longevity Tax for Ageing Societies?
Viktor Lőrincz (HAS, Institute for Legal Studies): Age and Capacity in Continental Law – Psychological Aspects
Miklós Könczöl (HAS, Institute for Legal Studies; PPCU): Parental Proxy Voting and Paternalism

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