Science-Practice interfaces for Socio- Economy Jolanta Perek-Białas Institute of Sociology Jagiellonian University

Key issues 1. Are there real interfaces? 2. What to do?

Science – Practice INTERFACES… a : the place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other b : the means by which interaction or communication is achieved at an interfaceinteraction Britannica Encyklopedia

What to do? Sharing responsibilities means also: to disseminate knowledge about research results, to identify barriers for implementation of recommendations based on research findings at different levels, to define knowledge gaps, and to promote the idea of sharing responsibilities

Ten strategic employment priorities 1. Active and preventive measures for the unemployed and the inactive; 2. Creating jobs and fostering entrepreneurship; 3. Addressing change and promoting adaptability in work; 4. Investing in human capital and strategies for lifelong learning; 5. Increasing labour supply and promoting active ageing; 6. Ensuring gender equality; 7. Promoting the integration of and combating discrimination against people at a disadvantage on the labour market; 8. Making work more financially attractive through incentives; 9. Transforming undeclared work into regular employment; 10. Tackling regional employment disparities. Joint Assessment Papers, EC, 2003

Workshops (Institute of Sociology, Grodzka 52) STARTS on 3.30 pm Active ageing in education and labour market ROOM 60 Persons with disabilities in education and on the open labour market ROOM 13a Quality vs. inequality in education and on the labour market ROOM 27 Education for a Civil Societyn- LIBRARY Life-long learning and employment – ROOM 68 Foreign (EU and non-EU) worker in local labour markets – ROOM 77 Inhertiting social inequalities within education and labour market ROOM 4 Family friendly arrangements – ROOM 7 Intergenerational learning and employment ROOM 61

Aims of thematic workshops to receive feedback from non-research audience towards researchers: critical assessment of their work, expectations and ideas of new research tasks and projects to formulate together recommendations towards policymakers of different levels to elaborate recommendations for the future and to enhance mutual links and cooperation

OUTPUT of the workshops: Scientific input Input from practice Problems Questions Answers Recommendations AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE INTERACTIONS!