Social Risks in the European Knowledge Society
Explore the role of higher education in the European Knowledge Society through discussions on social risks, challenges, and responses. Topics include the new social model, driving forces towards the knowledge society, and the main questions surrounding higher education's function and challenges.
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29-30.01.2009 Barcelona New Social Risks in the European knowledge society and Higher Education Which social function has higher education in the European Knowledge society by Karsten Kr ger University of Barcelona 1
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Key Areas of the NESOR Project Knowledge economy/ society European Social Model New Paradigm of learning Social Risks Challenges for Higher Education Challenges of Higher Education for the politic and economic system Responses from the Higher Education Systems 2
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Knowledge Economy - the Lisbon Approach Scientific based information economy Driving forces of socio-economic changes Technological Innovation Scientific Innovation Supporting measures liberalisation of markets Commodification of knowledge new social model life long learning - employability education 3
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Knowledge Society - a sociological perspective High disposition to put in question tradition and norms High capacity of social action Social action are more legitimised through knowledge (rational arguments) than through traditions and norms Increasing social innovation capacity Individual, organisational and institutional Learning as the crucial element 4
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Driving Forces towards the Knowledge Society Driving forces of socio-economic changes Economic-technological Innovation Educational Progress Socio-cultural Innovation Generalisation of Primary & Secondary Education Vocational education Expansion of higher education Work process knowledge Generalisation of social action based on scientific rationality 5
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Main Question on Knowledge Society Which is the leading concept? What are the national discourses on KS? Which function is assigned to Higher Education in KS? What are the main challenges for Higher Education in KS? 6
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona The New European Social Model The magic triangle Social Policy Social Quality / Social Cohesion Competitivity/ Dynamism Full Employment/ Work Quality Koh sion Employment policy Economic Policy 7
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona New European Social Model Social Policy as factor of productivity From Protection to Activation Facilitating the (re-)entry to the Labour Market The Key Word: Employability 8
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona New European Social Model Functions of (Higher) Training & Education Improvement of the Employability Reduction of qualification gaps Promoting lifelong learning Support the transformation of the industrial society Promoting equal opportunities 9
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Main Question on the ESM Exists a European SM? Which impact had the Lisbon declaration on the higher education? Has the Universities a function in the modernisation of the SM? 10
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona New Social Risks Risks of poverty and social exclusion - Affects collective which are not adequately covered by the traditional system of social protection (Altmann & B hle 1975) - Affects more and new social collectives as in the post-war period - Changing definition of social risks, e.g. new problems and dilemmas in terms of reconciling work and family life (Bonoli 2004) 11
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona New Social Risks Uncertainties on the (Academic) Labour market From security to precarity? From unstandardized to standardized Work? From job security to employment security? Towards a new use of knowledge? Open for globalization? 12
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona New Social Risks Knowledge divide Access and handling of Knowledge 13
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Main question about new social risks How is the configuration of the labor market for high qualified workers? What is the role of higher education in the strategies to combat social risks? 14
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Social Challenges for Higher Education Knowledge Society Social Model Social Equity New forms of teaching/learning ???? ????? ????? ????? 15
29-30.01.2009 Barcelona Higher Education- a Driving Force for Change Higher education as one force of social-economic change Knowledge society as a process not as a goal Knowledge society based on social innovation 16
