Speeches and Lectures

Speeches and Lectures since 2000 (selection):

University Cologne, Institute for Applied Social Research, Director: Jürgen Friedrichs, 12. April 2000, Speech: "Concepts of justice in social politics"
ecpr European Consortium for Political Research, 28^th Joint Session of Workshops, Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 – 19 April 2000, Presented Paper: "Migration as a Problem of Transnational Social Policy"
Humboldt-University Berlin, Research colloquium: "Social Justice", 25^th May 2000, Speech: "Solidarity and competition – Concepts of justice in social politics”
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) Conference: Citizenship and Exclusion, at LSE, London, July 7-10, 2000, Paper presented: Ideas of Social Justice in the Welfare State: Path-Dependencies and Reform Capacities in Germany and the Netherlands"; Network: Rethinking the Welfare State organized by Alex Hicks, Workgroup: Globalization and European Integration, also Discussant of Workgroup: Privatization and the Welfare State: Swedish Experiences.
Humboldt-University Berlin, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11 th July 2000, Speech: "Justice in social politics – Path dependency and reform gains
Summer-Institute: The Economics and Politics of Labour in Advanced Societies, M.I.T. Cambridge, USA, Science Centre Berlin, 1999/2000, Paper presented: "Transnational Labour Markets, Citizenship, and Welfare State Reforms in Europe"
Symposium: "The future of social affairs: Solidarity in competition", Humboldt University Berlin, organized by the Institute for Interdisciplinary and Applied Diaconal Sciences of the University Bonn, Mühlheim/Ruhr, 14./15. 9. 2000. Speech: "Concepts of justice in social politics – the lower limit of social security"
30^th Congress of the German Association for Sociology, Good community? On the construction of social orders, Cologne, 26.-29.9. 2000. Section: Social politics, Speech: Justice in competition
30^th Congress of the German Association for Sociology, Good community? On the construction of social orders, Cologne, 26.-29.9. 2000. Section: Social inequality, Speech: Concepts of justice in social politics
University Leipzig, Institute for Sociology, 16^th November 2001, Speech: Migration and transnational social politics
European Science Foundation (ESF) Exploratory Workshop: Identities and Emotions in De-Stabilised Labour Markets, Leipzig, 21-24. 2. 2002, Presentation: Welfare States in a comparative perspective – What to include
Basic Income European Network - BIEN's 9th International Congress, 12^th-14^th September 2002, Geneva, Paper: Migration, Citizenship, and Welfare State Reform in Europe: Overcoming marginalization in segregated labour markets
31^st Congress of the German Association for Sociology, Leipzig, 7.-10. October 2002 Event of the section migration and ethnic minorities: "Migration – European regulations and national sovereignty", Speech: Migration and social politics in Europe
University Münster, Institute for Political Sciences, Speech: Migration as a problem of transnational social politics, 4^th July 2003
Grüne parliamentary group, specialist lecture: Social justice of the agenda 2010, Berlin, 24^th October 2003
University Cottbus, Lecture series: A changing society: What do we want?, Speech: The future of the welfare state – Reform options between market and solidarity, 18^th May 2004
University Siegen, Institute of Political Sciences, Speech: The future of the welfare state – Reform options between market and solidarity, 25^th May 2004
Ministry of Science NRW: Thoughts on scientific qualification paths of women, Düsseldorf, 8^th November 2004
International Conference “Social Justice in a Changing World”, University Bremen, Presented Paper: Migration and Social Policy after European Enlargement, March 10-12, 2005
University Bremen, Institute for Political Sciences “Interactions between migration policy and social policy”, 29^th April 2005
University Basel, International Conference: “Employee solidarity versus citizen solidarity. Switzerland and Germany in a socio-political comparison”. Speech: Migrations and integration policy in Germany, Basel, 1./2. September 2005
Bremen University of Applied Sciences, International study degree for political management: “Theory and practice of international politics: Challenges of the welfare state in Europe”, 8^th December 2005
University Duisburg-Essen, Speech: The future of the welfare state – Reform options between market and solidarity, Essen, 19. 12. 2005

Speeches and Lectures since 2006 (selection)

University Siegen, Institute of Sociology, Speech: Challenges of the welfare state: Sociological perspectives of social problems, 2^nd March 2006
University for Social Sciences Mannheim, Speech: Solidarity in the welfare state, 19^th April 2006
Migration and Social Policy after European Enlargement”, Paper at the ESPA-Conference: University of Bremen, 21-23 September 2006
Discrimination of immigrants in the welfare state“, Speech in the section: Migration sociology, Sociology congress Kassel, 9. – 13. 10. 2006
Interactions between the welfare state and migration in the international comparison, Fall conference of the German Association for Demography, 8./ 9. November, University Osnabrück
Minimum income in the welfare state – Problems and perspectives, National conference of the local women’s representatives, Cologne 6^th Dec. 2006
Social policy in between economization and value orientation, University for Social Sciences, Cologne, 24^th April 2007
New ways of European social policy: The open method of coordination, University of Applied Sciences Bremen, 8^th May 2007
The integration of youths with migrant background into the first labour market, University of Applied Sciences Cologne, 10^th October 2007
Sustainable family politics – a new perspective for the German welfare state, Evangelical University of Applied Sciences Bochum, 8^th April 2008
Basic income, minimum wage, low wage, 400-Euro-Jobs – Perspectives of work and income, Bergisch Women’s Social Summit, Wuppertal, 9^th May 2008
Basic income, basic wage or minimum wage – Ways of minimum income in the welfare state, state convention of single parents in Hesse, Gießen, 30^th May 2008
The future of the work society: basic income, minimum wages, basic wage, payment of family work – Consequences for women, summer academy of the federal board of In Via and Caritas, 8^th July 2008, Freiburg
Changing gender relations in social politics? National conference of the local women’s representatives, Frankfurt/ Main 18^th August 2008
Sustainable family policy – a new legal perspective for the German welfare state? Congress for sociology of the DGS, Section events legal sociology, Jena, 7^th October 2008
“Perspectives of local social policy” – Seminar series organised by the German Trade Union Confederation, Bielefeld, 11. February 2009
Sustainable family politics – on the change of family and family politics in Germany in international comparison, Institute of Sociology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 11^th May 2009
“On the meaning of social politics on national and international level for professions of social work”, Speech at the Alice-Salomon-Hochschule, Berlin, 23^rd June. 2009
“Climate change or path dependency in the German migration policy? – the political options of the grand coalition”, German Association for Political Sciences (DVPW) Congress: Politics in climate change. No power for fair solutions? Working group Migration politics, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, 27^th September 2009
“Europe comes closer together – The construction of the planned Fehmarnbelt-Bridge from a political and social perspective”, Interdisciplinary Weeks of the University of Applied Sciences Kiel, 27^th October 2009
“Fresh wind for the family politics – on the change of family and family politics in Germany and in international comparison”, Interdisciplinary weeks of the UAS Kiel, 4^th November 2009
“2-3 Streets” – A project of the cultural capital 2010. Participative art and social change“, Event director and panel discussion with Rainer Krause, Project manager Bremen, Prof. Dr. Betina Hollstein, University Hamburg, 28.4.2010, UAS Kiel
“Poverty and social exclusion in Europe – Strategies of fighting poverty by the European Union”, SPD parliamentary group of Schleswig-Holstein, Event series: Europe-Accents, Landtag, Kiel, 3^rd May 2010
“Minimum wage in Germany – Background and perspectives of a political demand”, Event management and organisation, Panel discussion with Dr. Till Müller-Schöll, WSI, Düsseldorf, 4^th May 2010, UAS Kiel
Perspectives of gainful employment – Basic income models in comparison, Annual meeting of the Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburg, 20^th May 2010
Poverty and perspectives of a basic income in Germany, Impulse presentation minister convention of the church district Schleswig-Flensburg, 9^th September 2010
Poverty in Germany – the causes and its social, ecological and societal dimensions, 2^nd political church day in Plön, 17^th September 2010
Municipalities in between climate change and the extension of nuclear power plants, Interdisciplinary weeks of the UAS Kiel, 25^th October 2010
Discrimination of migrants in the German welfare state, Interdisciplinary weeks of the UAS Kiel, 26^th October 2010
New poverty in a rich country – Backgrounds and perspectives, diaconal conference, Preetz 28^th October 2010
Wind power yes, but not in my front yard – on the political conflicts of energy production, Interdisciplinary weeks of the UAS Kiel, 29^th October 2010
Poverty in a rich country – minimum wage, low wage, basic income: Requirements for politics, law and justice, National Judge Meeting Kiel, 30^th October 2010
German migration and integration policy in European comparison, Conference of the working group 'Migration Policy' of the DVPW, Introduction to the conference and discussion of the contributions, Max-Planck-Institute to explore multi-religious and multi-ethnic societies, Göttingen 27^th and 28^th January 2011
Turkey-Germany: 50 years of migration and integration. Discussant of the conference for young researchers, University Münster, 31^st August and 1^st September 2011
Social Citizenship for migrants in Germany and Europe, Speech at the fall conference: Migration and democracy of the working group Migration of the DVPW, 7^th to 9^th October 2011, Study house Wiesneck in Freiburg im Breisgau
Women and research, Impulse speech at the Open-Space Discussion: Modern women’s policy, Working group of social democratic women, Kulturforum Kiel, 13^th January 2012
Values 2.0, Between a silent majority and angered citizens, Panel event with Torsten Albig and others, State association of the SPD, Kulturforum Kiel, 3^rd March 2012
Ways out of poverty: basic income, minimum wage, low wage, Speech at the conference of the Ev. -Luth. Kirchenkreises Schleswig-Flensburg: "Basic income – a way out of poverty?” Sörup, 16.-18.3.2012
Women in Science – from the question of payment to the question of subject areas, Speech at the Equal Pay Day, Equality department of the City of Kiel, Kulturforum Kiel, 23.3.2012
Right-wing structures in the North of Kiel – Results of an empirical research in Kiel, Speech at the conference: Current trends of right-wing extremism in Northern Germany – Interactive seminar against right-wing movements. An experiment, UAS Kiel, 4^th May 2012
The unconditional basic income – future perspective for a just society, Speech at the Evangelic student community, Kiel, 8.5.2012
Burn Out – Students with a chronic disease, Introduction to the speech of Prof. Dr. Aldenhoff, Seminar within the interdisciplinary weeks of the UAS Kiel, 9.5.2012
Presentation of the results of the questionnaire on Kiel local politics "We want to know! – There is something going on!", Rathaus, Kiel, 21^st May 2012
Migration and integration – the unredeemed promises of democracy, Panel discussion of the ‘DVPW-Working group migration policy’ at the DVPW-Congress 2012
“The promises of democracy”, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 27.9.2012
Capitalism and global justice, Impulse speech, Organisation and moderation of the topic panel on hunger and poverty at the interdisciplinary conference: Hunger – the ghost of the 21^st century? Aspects of a sustainable world nutrition, UAS Kiel, 9^th November 2012
Unconditional basic income – Chances and risks for women, Speech within the event series: Would you like a bit more? Women in a changed work market, Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg, 11^th November 2012
Coping with poverty and social inequality in advanced welfare states, Keynote lecture, Bi-National Conference: Women in Science – Promoting Excellence and Innovation for Future Development, German-South African Conference Kiel, March 21 – 23, 2013
Unconditional basic income – Smart progress or an unrealistic dream? Panel discussion together with Andrea Nahles, General secretary of the SPD and Niels Annen, MdB, Hamburger Kammerspiele, 22^nd April 2013
Gender relations in advertising, Speech, Anniversary event: “An evening for advertisement. 20 years equality work in Norderstedt”, 30^th May 2013
Unconditional basic income – a socio-political perspective also for women? – Speech and discussion, Event series of the Netzwerk Grundeinkommen, Berlin, 20.9.2013
The image of women in advertisement – Self-disciplinary acting of the advertising industry, Speech and discussion, 3^rd “Conference on Advertisement and Society” of the German Advertising Council, 16^th October 2013, Berlin
Advertisement in between freedom of press, human dignity and sustainability, Speech and moderation pf the panel discussion, Interdisciplinary weeks of the UAS Kiel, 18.11.2013
Development and dynamics of migration and integration policy in Germany and Europe – Introduction and organisation of Panel 5 of the annual conference 2014 of DVPW Section Policy-Analysis and administrative sciences: “Development and dynamics of political fields”, 17^th & 18^th March 2014, University Bremen
What does poverty feel like? Courses of action for politics, society and social work – Introduction and management of the discussion event with Inge Hannemann and Prof. Christian Brütt, 27^th March 2014, UAS Kiel
Fascination Buddhism in the Western world – Explanation models of social sciences, Interdisciplinary weeks of the UAS Kiel, 6^th May 2014, UAS Kiel
Social security system Hartz IV – ruined or open to reformation? – The unconditional basic income as alternative? – Closing event of the Hamburger Utopia-Week 2014, 10^th May 2014, Kampnagel, Hamburg
“The future of social work” – Opening event of the event series of the equality representative on the development of paid and unpaid care-work, 1^st September 2014, Rathaus of the City of Husum.
Implementation of the UN-Disability Rights Convention at universities in Schleswig-Holstein – Suggestions from Denmark, Conference: Inclusive University, 23^rd September 2014, University Leipzig
Awarding of the Dietrich-Thränhardt-Dissertation price of the working group migration policy of the DVPW to Luicy Pedroza within the day of participation, Conference of the constituency 100%, Intercultural week, 10^th October 2014, Freiburg (together with Uwe Hunger and Stefan Rother)
Inclusion at universities in Schleswig-Holstein – an inventory, Conference: The inclusive North, Kieler Schloss, 6^th November 2014, Kiel
Inclusion at universities in Schleswig-Holstein – Results of a survey, Speech for educational discussion from the representative for people with disabilities of the state Schleswig-Holstein, 27^th November 2014, Kiel
Barrier-free university in Schleswig-Holstein, Project presentation in the Landeshaus, 16^th April 2015
Inclusive university in Schleswig-Holstein, Speech at the conference: "All in – with full commitment, everybody wins" – Shaping accessibility for studying, Landeshaus, Kiel, 23^rd February 2016
Panel-Discussant: Policy- and organisational reforms in multi-level governance of refugee policy. Conference of the network for refugee policy, Osnabrück, 6/7 October 2016
Ambassador for the refugee conference S-H upon invitation of the state government, Lübeck, 9^th November 2016
Thematic introduction into the conference: We especially need protection – Prevention of sexual abuse of children and youth with disabilities, UAS Kiel, 10^th November 2016
We and the society – am I included? Opening speech for the week on helping delinquents 2016, 29^th November 2016, Lingen
Panel-Discussant: Flight and asylum: Germany and Europe between welcome culture and rejection – Conference for young researchers, Münster (Westf.), 12/13 December 2016
Thematic introduction for the conference: Innovation and problems of legitimation in current migration policy – an interdisciplinary dialogue between political sciences, political practice and social work, 5/6 October 2017, Schader-Stiftung, Darmstadt, together with Katrin Toens
Thematic introduction to the conference: Men’s consulting. Boys and men as victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence, 10^th November 2017, UAS Kiel
Unconditional basic income from a women’s view, Speech at the Neue Rathaus Kiel, Annual meeting of the Frauenbündnis Kiel, 27^th November 2017
Thematic introduction and moderation of the panel discussion: „WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE? Cohesion under social and economical aspects“ with Prof. Heiner Flassbeck and Prof. Matthias Lücke (IfW), 13^th January 2018, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel
“Marriage for All” - Penal discussion about the future of marriage together with Prof. Prof. Christian Polke, Ethicist, University Göttingen; OKR Dr. Thomas Schaack, Speaker for theological questions of principle for the Nordkirche, PD Alexander Thiele, Constitutionalist, University Göttingen, 9^th March 2018, Evangelic Academy of the Nordkirche, Neumünster
Thematic introduction to the conference: “What next for Europe? Economic design and political participation in the direction of a social Europe” with Ulrike Herrmann and Karl-Martin Hentschel, 8^th May 2018, UAS Kiel
Thematic introduction to the conference: What next for Europe II - From prosperity to crisis and back again. But how?, Speech and discussion with the Austrian economist Stephan Schulmeister, 8.11.2018
Thematic introduction to the conference: What next for Europe III – About the crisis of democracy, Speech and discussion with Prof. Dr. Andreas Fisahn, Public law, 6.5.2019, UAS Kiel
Unconditional basic income – Chances and hurdles of the political implementation of a good idea. Speech within the lecture series: The unconditional basic income in the (academic) discussion, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, 26.4.2019
Thematic introduction to the event: Human rights before profit. Bindingly obligate corporations to protect human rights. DGB - Gewerkschaftshaus Kiel, 28.5.2019