4 meetings

Today I have had 4 meetings, all of them one-on-one. Some were work plan-related.

Abstract for ISQOLS 2021: "Human development, inequality and social risks in Latin-America and the Nordic countries"

I have just submitted the abstract "Human development, inequality and social risks in Latin-America and the Nordic countries" for the 2021, virtual conference of the International society for quality-of-live studies (ISQOLS 2021).

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Human development, inequality and social risks in Latin-America and the Nordic countries

This presentation is based on a published article, Tønnessen (2019), which provides an overview and analysis of human development, inequality and people´s perception of social and economic risks in Latin America and the Nordic countries. While Nordic countries rank very highly on the UN´s Human Development Index (HDI) and are known for their ‘Nordic welfare model’, Latin American countries have been making significant progress economically, and with regard to health and education. However, inequality levels remain high throughout Latin America, representing an obstacle to further human development in the region. This is evidenced by the UN´s inequality-adjusted HDI data, among other sources. High levels of inequality translate to a poorer-than-average social welfare for significant portions of the populations in Latin American countries. To a large extent, actual living conditions are reflected in what people perceive as social risks when looking ahead and thinking about their own prospects, as well as those of their families. Improved and more equal living conditions are therefore likely to change people´s life satisfaction, in addition to what they are the most concerned about. In this article, people´s perception of social risks in selected Latin American and Nordic countries is analysed based on data from the OECD´s Cross-National Survey on Social and Economic Risks.   

Reference  

Tønnessen, Morten 2019. Human development, inequality and social risks in Latin America and the Nordic countries. Journal of Comparative Social Work 14(1). 28 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31265/jcsw.v14i1.231

2 meetings

Today I have attended 2 meetings. One of these concerned the collaboration between our research school at the department, SWEL, and PROFRES, a national research school.

HMS training, day 2

Today I have attended the second day of the 3-day HMS training I am subjected to.

3 meetings

Today I have had 3 meetings. This included my weekly meeting with the office manager, and a meeting concerning plans for establishing a regular welfare conference in Stavanger.

#11

Today I have had an article writing day devoted to revising my chapter "Neurosemiotics across species" for a second time, with some 300 words written net.

Number of article days so far this Spring is 11.

#10

Today I have had an article writing day devoted mostly to some revision of chapter 2 in our book Semiotic agency, "Historical Overview of Developments of the Notions of Agency", with some 300 words written net.

Number of writing days in 2021 to date is up to 10.