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Ministries and Governmental Institutions

Austria

Bundesministerium für Soziale Sicherheit und Generationen
Federal Ministry for social security and generations
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Belgium

FOD Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Sociaal Overleg
Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue

Bulgaria

МиниÑ?терÑ?тво на труда и Ñ?оциалната политика
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
 

Croatia

Ministarstvo rada i socijalne skrbi
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
 

Czech Republic

Ministerstvo práce a sociálních vĕcí
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
 

Denmark

Beskæftigelses Ministeriet
Ministry of Employment
 
Socialministeriet
Ministry of Social Affairs
 

Estonia

Sotsiaalministeerium
Ministry of Social Affairs
 

Europe

European political resources

Finland

Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
 
Työministeriö
Ministry of Labour
 

France

Ministère des affaires sociales, du travail et de la solidarité
Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity

Germany

Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales
Ministry of Economics and Labour

Greece

Greek Manpower Employment Organisation (OAED)
 
ΥπουÏ?γείο ΕÏ?γασίας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance
 

Hungary

Foglalkoztatáspolitikai és Munkaügyi Minisztérium
Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
 

Iceland

Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið
Ministry of Health and Social Security
 

Ireland

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Department of Social and Family Affairs

Italy

Ministero del Lavoro e della Previdenza Sociale
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

Latvia

LabklÄ?jÄ«bas Ministrija
Ministry of Welfare
 

Lithuania

Socialines apsaugos ir darbo ministerija
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
 

Luxembourg

Ministere du travail et de l'emploi
Ministry of Labour and Employment

Malta

Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity

Netherlands

Centrum voor Werk en Inkomen (CWI)
Centre for Work and Income
DIVOSA
Inspectie voor Werk en Inkomen (IWI)
Inspection Service for Work and Income
 
Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
 
Nederlandse Staatscourant
Uitvoering Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)

Norway

Arbeids- og Inkluderingsdepartementet
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
 
NAV
Labour and Welfare Organisation
 

Poland

Ministerstwo Pracy i Polityki Społecznej
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
 

Portugal

Ministério do Trabalho e da Solidariedade Social
Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity
 

Rumania

Ministerul Muncii, Familiei ÅŸi Egalitatii de Sanse
Ministry of Labour, Family and Equal Opportunities
 

Slovakia

Ministerstvo práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny Slovenskej republiky
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
 

Slovenia

Ministrstvo za Delo, Druzino in Socialne Zadeve
Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
 

Spain

Instituto Nacional de Empleo
National Employment Institute
Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
 

Sweden

Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet
Ministry of Employment
 
Socialdepartementet
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
 

Switzerland

Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO
State secretariat for Economic Affairs
 

UK

Department for Work and Pensions

European and EU Institutions

EU

Mutual Learning Programme of the EES

Europe

Council of Europe
Council of the European Union
Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs (DG-V)
Directorate General Research (DG-XII)
EESC, European Economic and Social Committee
ESTIA, Information about education and labour market in European countries
European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)
European Economic and Social Committee
European Employment Observatory
European Employment Strategy, 2002 Impact Evaluation, documents
European Social Welfare Information Network (ESWIN)
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN)
Monitoring the Regional Implementation Strategy

Research: international institutes; projects networks; etc.

Denmark

Beskæftigelsespolitisk Forskningsnetværk (BPFnet)
Employment Policy Research Network

Europe

COST A13 Changing labour markets, welfare policies and citizenship
EU 6th Framework Programme (FP6)
Europe and the Politics of Capabilities (EUROCAP)
European Center for the Development of the Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions
European Group for Organisational Studies
European Social Welfare Information Network (ESWIN)
European Sociological Association (ESA)
European System of Social Indicators (EUSI)
Eurostat, statistical office of the European Union
International and Comparative Social Policy Group (ICSP)
Network for European Social Policy Analysis (ESPAnet)
Peer review programme of the European Employment strategy
Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe (RECWOWE; Network of Excellence)
Social Protection in Europe. Convergence? Integration, Accession and the Free Movement of Labour ('Special' Network)
Social Science Information Gateway - Social Policy (SOSIG)
The Employment Situation of People with Disabilities
Welfare Policy and Employment in the context of family change
Welfare Reform and the Management of Societal Change

International

Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (Gladnet)
International reform monitor: social policy, labour market policy, industrial relations
International Social Security Association (ISSA)
International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (ISA-RC19)
OECD - Employment, Labour and Social Affairs

National research institutes

Belgium

Hoger Instituut voor de Arbeid (HIVA)
Higher Institute for Labour Studies
 
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, TESA
Free University Brussels, TESA
 

Czech Republic

Masarykova Univerzita v Brne, Fakulta socialnich studii
Masaryk University Brno, School of Social Studies
 
Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních vĕcí
Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs
 

Denmark

Center for Alternativ Samfundsanalyse (CASA)
Centre for Alternative Social Analysis
 
Center for Arbejdsmarkedsforskning (Carma)
Centre for Labour Market Research (Carma)
 
Center for Social Integration and Differentiation (CID)
 
Centre for Labour Market and Social Research
Socialforskningsinstituttet (SFI)
Social Research Institute
 

Finland

STAKES
National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health
 

France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
National Centre for Scientific Research
Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
Institute of Economic and Social Research
 
PolitiquesSociales.Net
Social Policy Net

Germany

Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
DIW Berlin
 
Institut für Arbeit und Technik
Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung
Institut für Psychologie der Arbeit, Arbeitslosigkeit und Gesundheit (IPG)
Institute for Psychology of Work, Unemployment and Health
 
Zentrum für Sozialpolitik (ZeS)
Centre for Social Policy Research (CeS)
 

Greece

National Centre for Social Research
 

Japan

The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training

Netherlands

Hugo Sinzheimer Instituut
Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
 
Instituut voor Arbeidsvraagstukken (IVA)
Institute for Labour Issues
Nederlands Instituut voor Zorg en Welzijn
Netherlands Institute for Care and Welfare
 
Orbis Advies en Onderzoek
Organisatie voor Strategisch Arbeidsmarktonderzoek (OSA)
Institute for Labour Studies
 
Regioplan Beleidsonderzoek
SGBO, Kenniscentrum voor de lokale overheid
Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP)
Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands
 
Sociaal-wetenschappelijke Afdeling Dienst Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid Rotterdam
Social Scientific Department
STAB
Stichting voor Economisch Onderzoek der Universiteit van Amsterdam (SEO)
SEO Amsterdam Economics
 
SZ-net
Social Security net
Verwey Jonker Instituut
Verwey Jonker Institute

Norway

Arbeidsforskningsinsituttet (AFI)
Work Research Institute (WRI)
 
Gruppe for inkluderende velferd (GIV)
Unit for Inclusive social welfare policies (GIV)
NOVA, Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring
NOVA, Norwegian Social Research
 
Senter for studier av fattigdom, minstesikring og sosial integrasjon

Poland

Centrum Analiz Spoleczno-Ekonomicznych (CASE)
Center for Social and Economic Research
 
Instytut Spraw Publicznych
Institute of Public Affairs
 

Portugal

Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra)
Centre for Social Studies (Coimbra)

Slovakia

Institut pre Verejne Otazky
Institute for Public Affairs

Spain

Gabinet d'Estudis Socials (GES)

Sweden

Institutet för Arbetsmarknadspolitisk utvärdering (IFAU)
Institute for labour market policy evaluation
 
Institutionen för vardvetenskap och socialt arbete (IVOSA)
School of Health Sciences and Social Work
 
Växjö University, Centre for Labour Market Policy Research (CAFO)

Switzerland

Schweizerisches Institut für Aussenwirtschaft und Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (SIAW)
Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research
 

UK

Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP, Loughborough University, UK)
Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE)
European Social and Cultural Studies Centre, University of Sheffield (ESCUS)
Policy Studies Institute (PSI)
Political Economy Research Centre (PERC, Sheffield University, UK)
Scottish Executive, Social Research
The European Research Institute (ERI)
The Institute for Fiscal Studies, Centre for Economic Evaluation
Warwick Institute for Employment Research

National activation programmes

France

Contrat Jeunes en Entreprise
Youth Employment Contracts
 

Germany

Hartz Konzept
Hartz Concept
Sozialpolitik in Deutschland - aktuell
Social policy in Germany

Norway

Inkluderende arbeidsliv
Inclusive working life

Poland

Pierwsza Praca
First job

UK

New Deals

Regional/local activation programmes

Netherlands

ISSA Projectenbank Sociale Activering
ISSA Social Activation Projects' database
Onbenutte Kwaliteiten, Rotterdam
Unused Qualities

other

Belgium

IDEA consult
IDEA consult
 
Steunpunt Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Vorming

Europe

Basic Income European Network (BIEN)
EU-Digest online

Germany

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Abteilung Arbeit und Soziales
Friedrich Ebert Foundation: Labour and Social Policy Department

Greece

Trade Union Institute

International

International Labour Organization (ILO), Active Labour Market Policies

Netherlands

Borea, Brancheorganisatie Reïntegratiebedrijven
Raad voor Werk en Inkomen (RWI)
Council for Work and Income
 
Sociale Alliantie
Social Alliance
Stichting Sjakuus
Stimulansz. Kennis, kwaliteit en service in de lokale sociale zekerheid
Stimulansz. Knowledge, quality and service in local social security

Norway

Velferdsalliansen
Welfare Alliance

UK

Social policy and social work - Learning and teaching support network
 
 
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