BOOK LAUNCH: Experiencing Society and the Lived Welfare State at SOC Think Café, 30 August 2023 at 14:00

Welcome to the book launch of Experiencing Society and the Lived welfare state, published by Palgrave Studies in the History of Experience and edited by Pertti Haapala, Minna Harjula and Heikki Kokko.
The book includes contributions from several scholars from various disciplines of SOC.

The open access collection Experiencing Society and the Lived welfare state https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-21663-3

  • presents the history of experiences as a new approach to the welfare state
  • explores the experience of society which enabled the building of a welfare state in various global contexts
  • opens theoretical, methodological and empirical insights for bridging the everyday experiences and social structure
  • includes 16 chapters from 18 authors from Finland, Denmark, Portugal, Chile and Singapore, representing various disciplines of history, literature, social policy and social studies

The book launch starts this autumn Think Café events of the Faculty of Social Science (TAU).

Venue and time: Tampere University, City Centre Campus, Main Building,  Lyhty, 30 August 2023, at 14:00-15:00

Sparkling wine, coffee/tea and cake served at 14:00, please sign in with this form by 21 Augusthttps://forms.office.com/e/P6Y627DcJ6

The program will start at 14:15, consisting of short introductory talks from the authors.