Alfio Cerami

24 April 2013

My new blog in The Guardian Global Development Professionals Network

Cerami, A. (2013) 'Development Institutions: Adopt a Holistic Approach', The Guardian Global Professionals Development Network, 23 April 2013. Available on-line at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/apr/23/development-economics-social-protection?CMP=twt_gu

Exploring the links between economics, social protection and democratization will allow for long-term development impacts.

22 March 2013

Cerami, A. (2013), Permanent Emergency Welfare Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Exclusive Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

10 January 2013

Cerami, A. and Wague, A. (2013), ‘Africa’, in Greve, B.(ed), The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State, London: Routledge.

27 December 2011

Cerami, A. and Stubbs, P. (2011), Post-communist Welfare Capitalisms: Bringing Institutions and Political Agency Back In, EIZ Working Papers EIZ-WP-1103, Zagreb: EIZG. Download PDF here.

3 September 2011

My article on Ageing and the Politics of Pension Reforms in Central Europe, South-Eastern Europe and the Baltic States has been published today in International Journal of Social Welfare., vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 331-343. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2010.00748.x/abstract

9 June 2011

My article ‘Social Mechanisms in the Establishment of the European Economic and Monetary Union’ is finally out! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00294.x/abstract

6 June 2011

Leaving Sciences Po and now looking for new challenging position.

5 May 2011

Cerami, A. (2011). Book Review: Frye, Timothy (2010), Building States and Markets after Communism. The Perils of Polarized Democracy, New York: Cambridge University Press. Revue Française de Science Politique, forthcoming. Download PDF here.

5 April 2011

New article: "Consolidating Emerging MENA Democracies" published on-line in openDemocracy. PDF and HTML file available here.

26 March 2011

New article: "Social Mechanisms in the Establishment of the European Economic and Monetary Union" forthcoming in Politics & Policy, vol. 39, no. 3, June. PDF available here.

28 January 2011

NEW PUBLICATION: Carmel, E., Cerami, A. and Papadopoulos, T. (eds) (2011), Migration and Welfare in the New Europe. Social Protection and the Challenges of Integration, Bristol: Policy Press. Intro available here.

22 October 2010

I have been invited by France 24 to a TV round table on Europe's fear of Islam (Program The Debate: Europe's Fear of Islam). Watch the video Part 1 and Part 2 .

29 September 2010

I have been invited by France 24 to a TV round table on the political, economic and social consequences of the current economic crisis (Program The Debate: Europe Strikes: Is Austerity the Answer?). Watch the video Part 1 and Part 2 .

For an interesting discussion on 'austerity', see also Mark Blyth 'Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea', Brown University New Media Initiative (forthcoming book Oxford University Press).

5 August 2010

I have been invited by France 24 to a TV interview on the integration of the Roma community in the European Union (Program FOCUS: What is the future for travelling people?). Watch the video

28 June 2010

Article "Ageing and the Politics of Pension Reforms in Central Europe, South-Eastern Europe and the Baltic States" published today in the "Early View" section of International Journal of Social Welfare (Early View available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2010.00748.x/abstract).

23 June 2010

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29 May 2010

New  chapter published Cerami, A. (2010), ‘Happiness and Socio-Economic Transformations in the Russian Federation’, in Greve, B. (ed), Happiness and Social Policy in Europe, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. Publisher web-site.

6 May 2010

I have been invited by France 24 to a TV interview on the Greek financial crisis and the future of the European Union (Program TOP STORIES: European Union: Its Future at Stake?). Watch the video

5 May 2010

New article accepted in the International Journal of Social Welfare. Title: "Ageing and the Politics of Pension Reforms in Central Europe, South-Eastern Europe and the Baltic States" (forthcoming).

26 March 2010

I have been invited by France 24 to a TV interview on foreign relations between Moldova, Romania and the European Union (Program FOCUS: Moldova & Romania: a united future?). Watch the video

12 February 2010

Call for Abstracts: 8th ESPAnet Conference 2010. STREAM: Post-Socialist Welfare Systems. Deadline for abstract submission: 29 March 2010.

4 February 2010

I have been invited by the UNICEF CEE-CIS Regional Office in Geneva to held a presentation on "The Political Economy to Reduce Child Poverty in the CEE-CIS Region". The results of the study (together with Dr. Paul Stubbs) will be published in the following months.

21 December 2009

I have been invited by France 24 to a TV interview on the twentieth anniversary of the trial of Nicolae Ceaucescu and the 'stolen revolution' in Romania.

18 December 2009

I have been invited to give a guest lecture on 'the impact of the global financial crisis in post-communist countries' at an international workshop organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Paris Office). The primary objective of this meeting ('Divided Europe: 20 Years After Lessons for Tomorrow') is to discuss current trends and challenges in the CEE region.

17 December 2009

Forthcoming articles:

• Cerami, A. (forthcoming). Human Security in the Russian Federation. Journal of Human Security, Summer 2010.
• Cerami, A. (2009). Socio-Economic Transformations in Post-Communist Countries: Central and Eastern Europe and Russia Compared. Romanian Journal of Political Science, vol. 9. no. 1.

9 November 2009. 20th Anniversary of the FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

Book published:

• Cerami, A. and Vanhuysse, P. (eds) (2009). Post-Communist Welfare Pathways: Theorizing Social Policy Transformations in Central and Eastern Europe. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

8 October 2009

New Working Paper

• Cerami, A. (2009), Social Mechanisms in the Establishment of the European Economic and Monetary Union, Cahier européen n° 03/2009 Paris: Centre d'études européennes, Sciences Po.

14 September 2009

New forthcoming chapter available

• Cerami, A. (2010 fc), ‘Happiness and Socio-Economic Transformations in the Russian Federation’, in Greve, B. (ed), Happiness and Social Policy in Europe, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.

15 August 2009

New forthcoming chapter available

• Cerami, A. (2010 fc), ‘Permanent Emergency Welfare Regimes and Human Development in West Sub-Saharan Africa’, in Harrison, L. P. (ed.), Social Policy: Challenges, Developments and Implications, Nova Science Publishers: New York.

22 June 2009

I am also editing a major volume for the Policy Press entitled 'Migration and Welfare in the 'New' Europe. Social Protection and Integration Challenges' (with Emma Carmel and Theo Papadopoulos, University of Bath, UK). This book aims to provide a thorough grounding in the comparative analysis of the interaction of migration, migration policies and social protection in the enlarged European Union. It provides both theoretical reflections on this interaction, and empirical analysis of how this interaction is played out in the European Union and in particular welfare states. Leading experts in the field cover a broad spectrum of country and policy areas. The book is expected for publication in November 2010.

10 March 2009

New article published

• Cerami, A. (2009), Változó Közép-Európa: a jólét és a szociális segélyezés kialakuló modellyei [Central Europe in Transition: Emerging Models of Welfare and Social Assistance], Hungarian Social Policy Review ESELY, no. 1, 28-50.

31 January 2009

I participated in a UNICEF Expert Consultation in Geneva (Switzerland) on January 29-30, 2009. The primary objective of this meeting was to identify efficient ways of reducing child poverty in the CEE/CIS region. See UNICEF website. For more information on my research activities on this topic, see also:

• Cerami, A. (2008). New Social Risks in Central and Eastern Europe: The Need for a New Empowering Politics of the Welfare State. Czech Sociological Review, vol. 44, no.6, 1089-1110.
• Cerami, A. (2009). Welfare State Developments in the Russian Federation: Oil-Led Social Policy and the 'Russian Miracle'. Social Policy & Administration, Vol. 43, no. 2, 105-120.