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Polyphonic Welfare: Challenging Hierarches in a Norwegian Social Entrepreneurship Incubator

Janet Connor's lecture "Polyphonic Welfare" challenges hierarches in a Norwegian social entrepreneurship incubator. This lecture is part of the Welfare Futures Seminar series and takes place on October 7, 2025.

Anouk de Koning delivers her inaugural lecture on the ‘Intimate State’

On June 6, 2025, anthropologist Anouk de Koning delivered her inaugural lecture at the University of Amsterdam, titled The Intimate State: Remaking Political Landscapes in the Netherlands. In her lecture, she explored how the Dutch welfare state has, since 2015, been transformed into an "intimate state"—a seemingly human, close, and participatory government that carries out its social responsibilities through neighborhood teams and collaborations with citizens.