Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe (RECWOWE)

RECWOWE is a Network of Excellence (NoE) of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) on 'Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe'. Website: http://recwowe.eu/

The paramount objective of RECWOWE is to create a European research network capable of overcoming the fragmentation of existing research on questions of work and welfare in Europe. RECWOWE integrates existing research activities on the various tensions that characterize the relationships between work and welfare, The ultimate aim is the constitution of a ‘virtual institute' promoting the research excellence required in identifying and understanding the multiple tensions between work and welfare, as well as strategies for managing or resolving them. RECWOWE is aimed at encouraging innovative research in the fields of labour market and social protection research. The common focus on tensions gives rise to perspectives and questions for research that are currently lost in the ‘void' between existing research domains and academic disciplines. The activity of the network promotes new institutional and individual partnership, based on novel combinations of disciplinary and geographical expertise. The international comparative research investigates the recruitment policies of for-profit companies with regard to disadvantaged groups. The research focuses on the different approaches and perspectives in employment decisions related to disadvantaged groups. The quantitative type of research uses the interview as the major method.

IS-HAS team members participated in the following tasks within Action 02: Reconciling Family and Employment – led by B. Hobson & T. Knijn:

T02.11/12 Tensions between rising expectations of parenthood and capabilities and agency to achieve a work family balance (including a Pilot Capabilities Survey on WFB conducted in Stockholm and in Budapest) – Sz. Artner, J. Takács, T. P.Tóth, R. Vajda
T02.13/23 Tensions between work and family life in 6 EU countries– J. Takács
T02.22 Fertility, female employment and reconciliation policies – J. Takács, O. Tóth.
IS-HAS team members (V. Messing, K. Tardos) also participated in tasks on Immigrants and ethnic minorities between labour and welfare within WP07, including T01.22 Employers' recruitment decisions.