Seminar at Christiansborg: “Supporting welfare state expansion in the Global South – what role for development aid?”

University of Southern Denmark and Research & Action for Income Security (RAISE) invites everybody interested in welfare in the Global South to a half-day seminar at Christiansborg.

Date: 30. april
Time: 9.30-12.15
Location: Fællessalen, Christiansborg, Copenhagen

Participation is free, but registration is necessary no later than April 15 at: https://event.sdu.dk/what-role-for-danish-development-aid/conference

Description:
Many countries in the Global South are in the process of expanding their social security systems, including access to pensions and various other cash transfer programmes. Social security (also called social protection) plays a key role in reducing poverty and inequality.

The JUST SOCIETY programme at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), together with the Danish organisation Research & Action for Income Security (RAISE) would like to invite the Danish NGOs, the academic community, politicians, and anybody else interested in the topic, to a half-day seminar to discuss how Danish development aid can better support expansion of welfare programmes in the Global South.

09.30 – 09.40: Welcome and introduction to the topic of the seminar. Christian Friis Bach, MP, Radikale Venstre (The Danish Social-Liberal Party)
09.40 – 10.00: What is social protection and how could Denmark contribute to welfare state development? Marianne Sandvad Ulriksen, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark
10.00 – 10.30: Supporting social security reforms: the case of Jordan. Sara Utaibi, Senior Advisor, Shamil Programme, Jordan
10.30 – 10.45: Coffee break
10.45 – 11.05: Fighting for the human right to social security: the role of civil society Gunnel Axelsson Nycander, Policy Advisor, Act Church of Sweden (Act Svenska Kyrkan)
11.05 – 11.30: Financing social protection: what could existing ODA cover in Uganda? Jacob Ulrich, Roskilde University
11.30 – 12.15: Panel debate: What role for Danish development aid in ensuring access to social security in low- and middle-income countries? Chair: Marianne Sandvad Ulriksen, University of Southern Denmark
Panelists:
• Lars Engberg-Pedersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS
• Sara Utaibi, Senior Advisor, Shamil Programme, Jordan
• Gunnel Axelsson Nycander, Act Church of Sweden (Act Svenska Kyrkan)
• Christian Friis Bach, MP Radikale Venstre
• Gunvor Wibroe, MP Socialdemokraterne

Participation is free, but registration is necessary no later than April 15 at: https://event.sdu.dk/what-role-for-danish-development-aid/conference