Programme

Thursday, October 7

NB! The conference time zone is Eastern European (Estonian) Time, which is (UTC+03:00) during summer period.

  Room 1 Room 2
11:00-11:15 Welcoming remarks
  • Dr. Toomas AsserRector of the University of Tartu
  • Dr. Tarmo Soomere, President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
  • Dr. Lenno Uusküla, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu
11:15-12:05

The role of social sciences in solving the 21st century challenges: digital, green and health transformations (panel discussion)

  • Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, The British Academy
  • Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General, European Commission
  • Margit Keller, Associate Professor in Social Communication, University of Tartu

Moderator Lenno Uusküla, Vice Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu

12:05‐12:15 Break
12:15‐13:45
Democracy and political activism in the shadow of the pandemic
Migration
 
  • How does an Estonian protest look like? Repertoires, claims and targets of protests mobilized since the 1990s,
    Katrin Uba (Uppsala University)
  • MEPs' voting perspective on COVID19: The European Parliament to the test of global pandemic,
    Stefano Braghiroli (University of Tartu)

  • Populism and the radical right in Central and East Europe: Diverging or converging in post-crisis,
    Louis Wierenga (University of Tartu)

Moderator-discussant: 
Stefano Braghiroli (University of Tartu)

 

 

  • Method for measurement on migration related conflict risk,
    Mare Ainsaar, Oliver Nahkur, Helina Maasing, Ave Roots, Gabriel Geballos (University of Tartu)

  • Extreme Climatic Events and South-North Migration,
    Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso (University of Goettingen)

  • Migration and Asylum Flows to Germany: Facts and Analysis,
    Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann (University of Goettingen)

  • The Impact of COVID-19 Government Responses on Remittances in Latin American Countries,
    Luis Díaz Pavez (University of Goettingen)

Moderator-discussant:
Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso (University of Goettingen)

13:45‐14:50
Lunch
14:50‐16:20
Child and childhood vulnerability: Who cares?
Persistence of segregation

 

  • Child and childhood vulnerability in the context of pronatalist ageing societies: Introduction,
    Assoc. Prof. Dagmar Kutsar (University of Tartu)

  • Experiences of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic,
    Prof. Anna Sarkadi (Uppsala University)

  • How vulnerable are children in Estonia: a comparative perspective,
    Oliver Nahkur (University of Tartu)

  • Emotional wellbeing of children: do children’s rights matter?,
    Kadri Soo (University of Tartu)

  • The most vulnerable: Children in Estonian substitute care,
    Judit Strömpl (University of Tartu)

Moderator-discussant:
Assoc. Prof. Dagmar Kutsar (University of Tartu)

Discussant:
Prof. Anna Sarkadi (Uppsala University)

  • Related residential careers of parents and children in Tallinn metropolitan area, 1989-2020,
    Elina Maarja Suitso, Kadri Leetmaa, Kadi Kalm, Tiit Tammaru (University of Tartu)

  • Minorities moving out from minority-rich neighborhoods: Does school ethnic context matter?,
    David Leonard Knapp, Kadi Kalm, Tiit Tammaru, Kadri Leetmaa, Anneli Kährik (University of Tartu)

  • Social facets of police patrol provision: Do minority neighborhoods receive more or less police presence?,
    Philipp M. Dau (Ghent University)

Moderator-discussant:
Karin Torpan (University of Tartu) and
Heidi Maiberg (University of Tartu)

 

 

 

 

 

16:20‐16:30
Break
16:30‐17:30

Friday, October 8

NB! The conference time zone is Eastern European Time (EET), which is (UTC+03:00) during summer period.

  Room 1 Room 2
11:00-12:30
Personality and well‐being
Gender and development
 
  • Subjective health, well-being and personality,
    Liisi Ausmees (Univesity of Tartu)

  • Correlated changes in health behaviours, well-being and personality,
    Kenn Konstabel (Univesity of Tartu)

  • Personality and well-being,
    Filip de Fruyt (Ghent University)

Moderator-discussants: 
Kenn Konstabel (University of Tartu),
Filip de Fruyt (Ghent University)

 

 

 

 

  • Female education and marriage in Pakistan: The role of financial shocks and marital customs,
    Sarah Khan (University of Goettingen)

  • Right-wing populism in the tropics: Economic crisis, the political gender gap, and the election of Bolsonaro,
    Manuel Santos Silva (University of Goettingen)

  • Health Investment and Health Endowment as Channels for the Asian Enigma - A Sensitivity Analysis,
    Liza von Grafenstein (University of Goettingen)

  • Women's legal empowerment and development aid,
    Anna Minasyan (University of Groningen)

Moderator-discussant: 
Anna Minasyan (University of Groningen)

12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:00

The replication crisis and application craze: how do they interact?

Governance in the digital era: opportunities and challenges

 
  • Validity-applicability trap in behavioural sciences: is there a way out?,
    Prof. Kairi Kreegipuu (University of Tartu)

  • How to measure the psyche and why does it matter?,
    Uku Vainik (University of Tartu)

  • Aspects in eye tracking - easily overlooked methodological concerns,
    Kristian Pentus (University of Tartu)

Moderator-discussants:
Nele Põldver (Univeristy of Tartu),
Kairi Kreegipuu (Univeristy of Tartu)

  • Sustainability and Providing e-Governance Services,
    Lauri Peterson (Uppsala University)

  • Organizational aspects of e-governance & tensions related to digital transformation,
    Lieselot Danneels (Ghent University)

  • Proactive services for a more interactive e-governance experience,
    Mihkel Solvak (University of Tartu)

Moderator-discussant: Prof. Robert Krimmer (University of Tartu)

 

15:00-15:05
Break
15:05-16:35

Socio‐economic effects of COVID‐19

Productivity and technological change: determinants and effects

 
  • Regulation and Distrust during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Evidence from Russia,
    Koen Schoors (Ghent University)

  • How to increase the flexibility of social security systems: Estonian case during the Covid crises,
    Kaupo Koppel (Praxis Centre for Policy Studies)

  • Input-output tables as a useful tool for measuring government interventions,
    Janno Järve (Estonian Centre For Applied Research CentAR)

  • How to model economic effects of anti-Covid policy measures,
    Lenno Uusküla (University of Tartu)

Moderator-discussant:
Raul Eamets (University of Tartu)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Effects of Automation on Gender Pay Gap: the case of Estonia,
    Ilona Pavlenkova (University of Tartu), Luca Alfieri (University of Tartu), Jaan Masso (University of Tartu)

  • Knowledge spillovers from multinationals to local companies via inter-company transactions: evidence from tax declaration data,
    Jaan Masso (University of Tartu), Priit Vahter (University of Tartu)

  • Gains From Trade: Demand, Supply and Idiosyncratic Uncertainty,
    Ruben Dewitte, Bruno Merlevede and Glenn Rayp (Ghent University)

  • Aggregate Productivity Growth in the Presence of (Persistently) Heterogeneous Firms,
    Giovanni Dosi, Marco Grazzi, Le Li (Guangzhou College of Commerce), Luigi Marengo, Simona Settepanella

Moderator-discussant: 
Jaan Masso (University of Tartu)

16:35-16:40
Break
16:40-18:10
Challenges of welfare state
Liberal norms in post‐liberal times: the EU and its Eastern neighbors
 
  • Social Protection as a Constitutional Challenge. Early Experiences of Estonia, 
    Marju Luts-Sootak, Hesi Siimets-Gross, Karin Visnapuu (University of Tartu)

  • Marketisation of social services: legal implications of redistributing responsibilities of the State. The case of social rehabilitation services in Estonia, 
    Mari-Liis Viirsalu (University of Tartu)

  • Services and support to mothers and newborn babies in vulnerable situations in eight European jurisdictions. European welfare states fulfilling their promises?, 
    Katre Luhamaa (University of Tartu)

  • Elderly people in the society – responsibility of the state or an individual?, 
    Gaabriel Tavits (University of Tartu)

Moderator-discussant
Prof. Gaabriel Tavits (University of Tartu)

  • The ‘good life’ as an alternative to neo-liberal governance: proposing a post-development approach to EU resilience-building in Central Asia
    Dr. Prof. Fabienne Bossuyt (Ghent University)
     
  • Civilizational and geopolitical narratives at home; populist alliances abroad? The nature of Russia’s discursive challenge to the EU Eastern Partnership
    Dr. Matthew Blackburn (Uppsala University)
     
  • After the Lockdown: Covid-19 and EU’s Eastern Borders, Prof. Andrey Makarychev (University of Tartu)

Moderator-discussant
Prof. Viacheslav Morozov (University of Tartu)

 

 

 

 

 

18:10-18:20
Closing remarks