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Work care synergies

Work care synergies was a support action with the aim of disseminating research findings of previous EU Framework Programme projects in the field of workcare. The project brought together research on labour market transitions across the life-course. The dissemination scheme was based on the concept of local key mediator teams, which were based in each of the seven countries where dissemination took place. The mediator teams consisted of local researchers, together with knowledge transfer and communication specialists.

Teams collected, selected and prepared relevant findings from different Framework Programme projects in the form of theme-specific and target group-oriented discussion materials and other dissemination tools including films and newsletters. The goal was to make existing research findings available to non-governmental organisations (NGOs), policy makers, trade unions, companies and other stakeholders.

Local information and discussion events took place in Austria, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Italy and Portugal. Materials and discussion results were summarised and policy recommendations published.

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Project timeframe

This two-year research project took place throughout 2010 and 2011, finishing in December 2011.

Project objectives

The main objectives were to:

  • synthesise research findings from FP research projects in the field of work-care, but also family policy, female equality and empowerment, social quality, flexicurity, and social cohesion for target group-specific themes and enable efficient policy making
  • transform research knowledge into usable dissemination material and provoke discussions in creative ways
  • establish and host target audience-focused events
  • use extensive existing networks to disseminate policy relevant findings
  • document the outcome of local discussions with NGOs and policy makers
  • inform interested citizens via mediators
  • spread information in various official EU languages and to different target audiences
  • produce a summary of local dissemination materials and discussion outcomes and present key messages in a policy relevant venue
  • alert NGOs, local mediators and policy makers to the usefulness and usability of research findings as well as the research community to the need to communicate research to potential local users
  • create bridges between researchers and users.
Managing work and care is a major challenge for all parents, it’s just that in some countries this is organised more equally than in others.

Project findings and impact

This project was successful in disseminating relevant research findings from 20 research projects to wider audiences and initiating discussions in local contexts. Research teams explored how families in different societal frameworks and settings combine their work and (child-)care responsibilities.

We examined and illustrated the impact of labour market transitions across generations, focusing on a comparison of younger and older workers, as well as labour market transitions around family formation. These are highly significant transitions given the importance of getting into and staying in employment; the long term consequence of exclusionary transitions where people cannot retain a foothold in work result in poverty; successful integrative transitions allow people to change their working time to retain an employment relationship and longer term financial security.

We targeted key NGOs and UK policy makers who were invited to four events hosted in London and Brighton. Participation included the Parenting and Families Institute, the Age and Employment Network, the Employers Forum on Age; The Trust for the Study of Adolescence, Mumsnet; Mosaic; CUPP; Brighton and Hove City Council Research Department; SEEDA and the Institute for Employment Studies and their links with national government departments. Policy briefs were distributed through dedicated mailing lists and our web site.


Research team

Professor Jackie O'Reilly

Dr David Lain

Output

The Work Care Synergies  project website

O'Reilly, J and Lain, D (2010) Labour Market Transitions In Comparative Perspective: Policy Briefing From EU Research Findings IHS Work Care Synergies

Partners

Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria

University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark

University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria

TÁRKI Social Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary

University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

University of Florence, Florence, Italy

CIES, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, Lisbon, Portugal

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