Call for Papers

Prevention

Prophylactic measures and welfare in Nordic countries,
the past and the present

2 – 3 Oct 2004 Tvärminne Zoological Station

Prevention is a research seminar on the historical development and current trends of health and welfare policies in the Nordic countries. The uniting theme and the focus of the seminar is prevention; namely, various measures adopted in the Nordic welfare societies to prevent illnesses and social pathologies and to promote health and well-being.

The seminar integrates historical and current perspectives on the preventive rationalities of Nordic public health and welfare, their practical application and future development. Among the key topics are

    • power, coercion and co-operation
    • the relationships between preventive measures and the production of knowledge,     expertise and technological rationalities
    • the ethical dimension of health and welfare: how questions of rights, duties and     responsibilities are articulated in various preventive regimes.

The themes of the plenary sessions include tuberculosis work, prevention of cardiovascular diseases, eugenics, mental health work, child guidance, and genetic counselling. The working language of the seminar is English.

(For a preliminary program, see http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/sosio/phe/prevention.htm.)

We welcome contributions on the topics of the seminar from researchers in social sciences and history. Especially PhD and post-doctoral students are encouraged to participate in the workshops. Abstracts no longer than 250 words should be sent to the address below by 30 April 2004. Please, send also your name and title, affiliation and the full address (e-mail included) with the abstract. Those who have been approved will be informed and practical details of the seminar will be given by 5 June 2004.

The seminar is held at the Helsinki University Zoological Station in Tvärminne, located approximately 130 km from Helsinki. The participation fee for the seminar is 75 euros, and and the cost of accommodation (full board, double rooms) appr. 70 euros (for the staff members of Helsinki University appr. 50 euros).

The seminar is organized by the research project The ethos of Nordic welfare, at the Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.

For further information, contact Ilpo Helén, ilpo.helen@helsinki.fi; Department of Sociology, Research Unit; P.O. Box 10 (Snellmaninkatu 12); 00014 University of Helsinki.

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Päivitetty 2.10.2001



Call for Papers Prevention Prophylactic measures and welfare in Nordic countries, the past and the present 2 – 3 Oct 2004 Tvärminne Zoological Station Prevention is a research seminar on the historical development and current trends of health and welfare policies in the Nordic countries. The uniting theme and the focus of the seminar is prevention; namely, various measures adopted in the Nordic welfare societies to prevent illnesses and social pathologies and to promote health and well-being. The seminar integrates historical and current perspectives on the preventive rationalities of Nordic public health and welfare, their practical application and future development. Among the key topics are • power, coercion and co-operation • the relationships between preventive measures and the production of knowledge, expertise and technological rationalities • the ethical dimension of health and welfare: how questions of rights, duties and responsibilities are articulated in various preventive regimes. The themes of the plenary sessions include tuberculosis work, prevention of cardiovascular diseases, eugenics, mental health work, child guidance, and genetic counselling. The working language of the seminar is English. (For a preliminary program, see http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/sosio/phe/prevention.htm.) We welcome contributions on the topics of the seminar from researchers in social sciences and history. Especially PhD and post-doctoral students are encouraged to participate in the workshops. Abstracts no longer than 250 words should be sent to the address below by 30 April 2004. Please, send also your name and title, affiliation and the full address (e-mail included) with the abstract. Those who have been approved will be informed and practical details of the seminar will be given by 5 June 2004. The seminar is held at the Helsinki University Zoological Station in Tvärminne, located approximately 130 km from Helsinki. The participation fee for the seminar is 75 euros, and and the cost of accommodation (full board, double rooms) appr. 70 euros (for the staff members of Helsinki University appr. 50 euros). The seminar is organized by the research project The ethos of Nordic welfare, at the Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki. For further information, contact Ilpo Helén, ilpo.helen@helsinki.fi; Department of Sociology, Research Unit; P.O. Box 10 (Snellmaninkatu 12); 00014 University of Helsinki. suomeksi Kotisivulle


Päivitetty 2.10.2001