Publications

Current publications

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  Lange, Katrin

  2022

  For a strong social Europe: The European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter 1/2022
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  BMFSFJ

  2022

  “For a Strong and Equal Europe” – Strengthen the European Pillar of Social Rights

  Press Release, 22.02.2022 (in German)
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  Observatory / BMFSFJ

  2022

  Programme of the kick-off event

  PDF-Dokument

  Status: 22.02.2022
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  Wittenius, Marie

  2021

  No to Gender - Yes to what exactly? Insights into the European anti-gender movement

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 2/2021
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  Wittenius, Marie

  2021

  The transnational anti-gender movement in Europe

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Extract from newsletter No. 2/2021

Further publications

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  Molter, Sarah

  2021

  Children's rights in the digital space

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2021
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  BMFSFJ/BEO

  2021

  Programme

  PDF-Dokument
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  Baks, Ben

  2021

  2010 Recommendation on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity – The way forward in Europe

  PDF-Dokument

  Keynote
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  Queisser, Monika

  2021

  Legal and Policy Goals critical for LGBTI Equality: National Action Plans matter

  PDF-Dokument

  Input for Panel 2
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  Merkle, Maike

  2021

  Reconciling care and work with children in need of care in Denmark, Finland and Sweden

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Working Paper N° 22
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  Lange, Katrin

  2020

  Prospects for an EU-wide Child Guarantee to combat child poverty in Europe

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 2/2020
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  Observatory / BMFSFJ

  2020

  Intersectionality and LGBTI Policies in Europe

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Documentation of the International Conference on 18-19 November 2020 (including Graphic Recordings)
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  Beobachtungsstelle / BMFSFJ

  2020

  Conference Booklet

  PDF-Dokument

  international conference "Overcoming COVID-19 — jointly developing prospects for strong families" (24 November 2020)
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  Observatory

  2020

  Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark, Finland & Austria

  PDF-Dokument

  Overview of the published publications
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  Wittenius, Marie

  2020

  Perspectives on the new LGBTI strategy announced by the European Commission

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2020
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  Lange, Katrin / Molter, Sarah / Wittenius, Marie

  2020

  Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark, Finland & Austria

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 21
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  Lange, Katrin / Molter, Sarah / Wittenius, Marie

  2020

  Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark, Finland & Austria

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Abstract of Working Paper N° 21
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  Lange, Katrin

  2020

  Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Austria

  PDF-Dokument

  Country-specific version of the Working Paper N° 21
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  Molter, Sarah

  2020

  Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark

  PDF-Dokument

  Country-specific version of the Working Paper N° 21
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  Wittenius, Marie

  2020

  Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland

  PDF-Dokument

  Country-specific version of the Working Paper N° 21
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  Lange, Katrin / Molter, Sarah

  2019

  Digital violence against women: new forms of violence and approaches to fight them in Europe

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 2/2019
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  Molter, Sarah / Schliffka, Christina

  2019

  Tackling Child Poverty and Social Exclusion – Approaches and Experiences of State Support for Children in Europe

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 27 May 2019 in Berlin.
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  Molter, Sarah / Schliffka, Christina

  2019

  Growing up with good opportunities – How can state support reach all children and families?

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2019
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  Schliffka, Christina

  2019

  Demographic change in border regions – Cross-border cooperation to safeguard services of general interest

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 20
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  Schliffka, Christina

  2019

  Abstract: Demographic change in border regions – Cross-border cooperation to safeguard services of general interest

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Abstract of Working Paper No. 20
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  Gärtner, Debora / Reinschmidt, Lena

  2019

  Farewell to the supplementary-earner model – but where to now? Aims and requirements of reconciliation policy from a gender equality perspective

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 1 and 2 October 2018 in Berlin.
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  Merkle, Maike

  2018

  Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in France and in Poland

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 19
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  Schliffka, Christina

  2018

  How Childcare Services contribute to the Reconciliation of Family and Work. Supporting Disadvantaged Families

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 17 and 18 May 2018 in Berlin.
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  Reinschmidt, Lena / Gärtner, Debora

  2018

  Farewell to the one-and-a-half-earner-model: Objectives and demands of gender equality policy with regard to work-life balance

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 2/2018
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  Schliffka, Christina

  2018

  Access to high-quality childcare – a key factor in reconciling family and work

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2018
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  Merkle, Maike (in collaboration with Dr. Jonas Pieper)

  2018

  Counselling Services for Family Carers in Europe

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 18
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  Hoyer, Sören

  2018

  Towards an Equal Partnership in Families – How European States Promote Father Involvement in Family Work

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 29 and 30 May 2017 in Berlin.
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  Hoyer, Sören / Reich, Nele / Reinschmidt, Lena

  2018

  Father Involvement in Family Work - How European States Promote Equal Partnership in Families

  PDF-Dokument

  Report
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  Reinschmidt, Lena

  2018

  Reconciling Work and Care – Experiences from Different European Countries

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 4 and 5 September 2017 in Berlin.

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  Bohn, Irina / Rada, Alejandro

  2018

  La inclusión de jóvenes refugiados en Alemania. ¿Qué necesitan los jóvenes para establecerse y hacer uso de su potencial?

  Published in: Tiempo de Paz, No. 122; pp. 98-105. (Article in Spanish)
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  Hoyer, Sören

  2017

  New Fathers Wanted. How Father Involvement in Family Work is Promoted throughout Europe

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 2/2017
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  Bohn, Irina / Rada, Alejandro

  2017

  Inclusion of Young Refugees in Germany. What Do They Need to Settle Down and Make Use of Their Full Potential?

  PDF-Dokument

  Book published by FEPS and Solidar

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  Rada, Alejandro

  2017

  Towards a New Model of Welfare Mix? Discussion About the Reform of Legal Conditions for Private Providers Within the Swedish Welfare State

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 17
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  Reinschmidt, Lena / Pieper, Jonas

  2017

  How Do European Countries Support Family Carers? A Look at Work-life Balance Policies in Germany, Austria and Belgium

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2017
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  Merkle, Maike

  2017

  Young Carers – Support Measures in Austria, the United Kingdom and Ireland

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise
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  Reich, Nele

  2017

  The 2030 Agenda and the Goal of Gender Equality – European Approaches in Comparison

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 16
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  Hoyer, Sören / Reich, Nele

  2017

  Leave and Financial Support for Family Caregivers in EU Member States

  PDF-Dokument

  Report
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  Merkle, Maike

  2017

  Avoiding Elder Abuse in the Home Care of People with Dementia – Prevention and Intervention Measures in European Countries

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 8 and 9 December 2016 in Berlin.
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  Merkle, Maike

  2017

  Avoiding Elder Abuse in the Home Care of People with Dementia. Prevention and Intervention Measures in European Countries

  PDF-Dokument

  Annex to the Documentation
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  Rada, Alejandro

  2016

  Migration of health-care workers from the new EU Member States to Germany - Major trends, drivers and future perspective

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 14
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  Reinschmidt, Lena

  2016

  Prostitution in Europe between Regulation and Prohibition: Comparing Legal Situations and Effects

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 13 
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  Hoyer, Sören / Reich, Nele

  2016

  Muslim Social Welfare in Europe. Cooperation Forms, Emerging Structures of Representation and State Funding in the Field of Social Services

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the expert discussion on 5 and 6 April 2016 in Berlin.
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  Reinschmidt, Lena

  2016

  Regulation of Prostitution in Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise
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  Merkle, Maike

  2016

  Implementation of National Dementia Strategies. A Comparative Approach in Europe

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the expert discussion on 8 and 9 October 2015 BMFSFJ Berlin.
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  Rada, Alejandro

  2016

  LGBTI Rights. Germany in a European Comparison

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 11 
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  Rada, Alejandro

  2016

  Persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity – asylum rights, procedures and decisions in the European Union

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise 
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  Rada, Alejandro

  2016

  Situación de los Refugiados LGBTI en Europa. Trayectoria y Retos del Derecho de Asilo en la Unión Europea

  Published in: Tiempo de Paz, No. 120; pp. 81-88. (Article in Spanish)
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  Reinschmidt, Lena

  2016

  Preventing Islamist Radicalisation of Youth

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2016
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  Merkle, Maike

  2016

  Financial Support for Family Vacations in Europe? An Overview of the Supporting Regulations

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise
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  Lange, Katrin

  2016

  Awareness and Application of CEDAW in the Judicial Systems of Germany and France

  PDF-Dokument

  Working paper No. 15
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  Reinschmidt, Lena / Hoyer, Sören

  2016

  Prevention of Islamic Extremism of Young People and the Role of Combatting Islamophobia and Discrimination Against Muslims

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the expert discussion on 10 and 11 December 2015 in Bruxelles.
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  Hoyer, Sören

  2016

  Muslim Social Welfare in Europe. Variety of Social Services and Public Funding in Austria and the Netherlands

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper Nr. 12
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  Hoyer, Sören

  2016

  Muslim Social Welfare in Austria and Germany Today

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 2/2016
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  Merkle, Maike

  2015

  National Dementia Strategies. A Comparative Approach in Europe

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 10
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  Hoyer, Sören / Rada, Alejandro

  2015

  Free Trade Agreements and Social Services – What Does Europe Think

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2015
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  Reinschmidt, Lena

  2015

  Regulatory Approaches Towards Prostitution in European Comparison

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise
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  Reinschmidt, Lena

  2015

  Prostitution in Belgium. Federal Legislation and Regulation at the Local Level

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise
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  Merkle, Maike

  2015

  National Dementia Strategies. Examples of Good Practice in Switzerland and Scotland

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter 2/2015
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  Rada, Alejandro

  2014

  Marketization of Social Services in Sweden

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise
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  Reinschmidt, Lena

  2014

  Care Leave Models: Comparison of Leave Models for Reconciling Care and Work in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Sweden

  PDF-Dokument

  Expertise
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  Hoyer, Sören

  2014

  Volunteering in Europe – International Exchange About Concepts and Benefits to Society

  PDF-Dokument

  Documentation of the expert discussion on 13 and 14 January 2014 in Berlin.
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  Angermann, Annette / Eichhorst, Werner

  2013

  Who Cares for You at Home? Personal and Household Services in Europe

  Policy Paper No. 71, Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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  Waldhausen, Anna

  2013

  Care Services in Crisis? Long-term Care in Times of European Economic and Financial Crisis

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 8
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  Angermann, Annette / Eichhorst, Werner

  2013

  Who Cares for You at Home? Personal and Household Services in Europe

  Policy Paper No. 71, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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  Böckenhoff, Anke / Sittermann-Brandsen, Birgit

  2013

  Civic Commitment: Measuring, Assessing and Acknowledging the Value of Volunteer Work

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 2/2013
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  Angermann, Annette / Waldhausen, Anna

  2013

  Technical Assistance Systems for the Elderly in the EU

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter No. 1/2013
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  Angermann, Annette / Eichhorst, Werner

  2012

  Eldercare Services - Lessons from a European Comparison

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 6
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  Stula, Sabrina

  2012

  Living in Old Age in Europe - Current Developments and Challenges

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 7
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  Türk, Letitia / Stula, Sabrina

  2012

  Social Innovation

  PDF-Dokument (accessible)

  Newsletter Nr. 1/2012
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  Angermann, Annette

  2011

  Senior Citizens and Volunteering in the European Union

  PDF-Dokument

  Background Paper of the Observatory for Sociopolitical Developments in Europe.
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  Sittermann, Birgit

  2011

  Volunteering in the European Union: An Overview of National Differences in the EU Member States

  PDF-Dokument

  In: Farrer, Linden und William Lay (Hrsg.): Spotlights on Contemporary Family Life. Families in Europe, Volume 2, p. 169-175.
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  Angermann, Annette / Sittermann, Birgit

  2010

  Volunteering in the Member States of the European Union – Evaluation and Summary of Current Studies

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper no. 5
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  Angermann, Annette / Sittermann, Birgit

  2010

  Volunteering in the European Union – An Overview

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper no. 2
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  Linz, Kathrin / Stula, Sabrina

  2010

  Demographic Change in Europe – An Overview

  PDF-Dokument

  Working Paper No. 4