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When the Danish sociologist Esping-Andersson (1990) was collecting data for his much-cited work on welfare states, Sweden, along with its Nordic neighbouring countries, had been dominated by Social Democrats (backed by influential trade unions) for many decades. The universal welfare state arrangements identified by Esping-Andersen were consequently also labelled by their political connotations (“The Social Democratic Welfare State” regime type). He described the basic features as universal rather than selective and many arrangements were general entitlements rather than depending on work-related qualification criteria.

Deliverable 2.2 of the UPLIFT study provides an exploration and analysis of the local policy contexts of sixteen functional urban areas (FUAs) around Europe.  These are named the ‘Urban Reports’.  You can find these on our website, in the official deliverables section:  https://www.uplift-youth.eu/insights-reporting/official-deliverables

The Youth Town Hall meeting in Chemnitz, was held at the “Compact” youth club.  It fell during a time of extremely high Covid-19 cases in the city. Therefore, we had to ensure that the venue selected would allow for all safety measures to be followed.

The deliverable (D) 4.2 is a formal update of D4.1, this can be found under the ‘Insights and Reporting’ tab.  These deliverables are the four localised Action Plans for the UPLIFT project. 

On 2nd November all 16 partners, as well as stakeholders involved came together for a virtual two day peer to peer consortium event, sharing reflections, experiences, learnings and offering collaborative support.

On 17th November 2021, József Hegedüs from Metropolitan Research Institute presented at the Europe Housing Forum, organised by Habitat for Humanity.  He discussed housing inequalities in Europe and the root causes of this inequality.   

September saw Uplift's second of three sprints kick-off with a youth panel, working with the architectural firm INBO.  Together they will work on a residential concept for which a real location in Meer en Vaart.  The challenge is to create a new housing concept that meets the needs of vulnerable young people. This is an ongoing project with results expected in February 2022.