Date
10.08.2004

Time
10:00

Auditorium E-0101 Faculty of Humanities

Political Liberalism, Welfare, Gender and Human Capabilities

University of Tromsø, August 10.-11, 2004

Tuesday August 10th

10.00-10.30 Registration (Coffee/Tea)
10.30-11.00 Welcome
11.00-12.00 Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago Law School, USA:
Capabilities, Gender, and Social Justice
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.40 Kirsten Ketscher, Faculties of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
About Women's Fundamental Rights in a Welfare Society under Increasing Liberalism
13.40-13.50 Break
13.50-14.30 Mari Teigen, Institute for Social Research (ISF), Oslo, Norway:
An Argument in Favour of Gender Balance
14.30-14.50 Break
14.50-15.30 Hege Skjeie, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway: Democracy and the Politics of Rights
15.30-16.00 Session round up. The floor is open for more comments and questions.
19.00 Conference Dinner


Wednesday August 11th

09.00-09.30 Registration (Coffee/Tea)
09.30-10.10 Natalia Kukarenko, Pomor University, Archangelsk, Russia:
Perspectives from Russia.
10.10-10.20 Break
10.20-11.00 Kari Wærness, Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway:
The Rationality of Caring in a Global Perspective
11.00-11.20 Break
11.20-12.00 Georges Midré, Department of Sociology, University of Tromsø, Norway: Human Needs and Room for Manoeuvre. Indigenous Leaders and Poverty in Guatemala
12.00-13.00 Lunch


Paper presentations:
13.00-13.30 Hilde Bojer, Department of Economics, University of Oslo, Norway:
The Social Contract, Unpaid Child Care and Women's Economic Capability
13.30-14.00 Ann Stewart, University of Warwick Law School, Great Britain:
Families and Feminism: Caring for Mum and Dad
14.00-14.30 Break
14.30-16.00 Discussion (Introductory comments by Martha Nussbaum)
16.00 Closing of Conference

Kontaktperson
E. Sandersen

Epost
elisabeth.sandersen@skk.uit.no