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Social policies research
Massimiliano Mascherini
Tá Massimiliano Mascherini ina Cheann ar an aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound ó mhí Dheireadh Fómhair 2019. Chuaigh sé isteach in Eurofound in 2009 mar bhainisteoir taighde, ag dearadh agus ag comhordú tionscadail maidir le fostaíocht don aos óg, NEETanna agus a gcuimsiú sóisialta, chomh maith le rannpháirtíocht na mban sa mhargadh saothair. In 2017, ceapadh é ina bhainisteoir taighde sinsearach san aonad Beartais Shóisialta, áit a raibh sé i gceannas ar thaighde nua maidir le monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar chóineasú san AE. Chomh maith leis an obair ar an Suirbhé Eorpach ar Cháilíocht na Beatha, tá sé i gceannas ar ullmhú agus ar anailís na r-shuirbhéanna COVID-19 freisin. Roimhe sin, bhí sé ina oifigeach eolaíoch ag an Airmheán Comhpháirteach Taighde den Choimisiún Eorpach. Rinne sé staidéar in Ollscoil Florence, áit a ndearna sé staidéar sna heolaíochtaí achtúireacha agus staitistiúla agus bhain sé PhD amach i Staitisticí Feidhmeacha. Bhí sé ina chomhalta ar cuairt in Ollscoil Sydney agus in Ollscoil Aalborg agus ina ollamh ar cuairt ag Acadamh Pontifical na nEolaíochtaí Sóisialta.
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Aschuir taighde
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Imeachtaí, tráchtaireacht agus anailís
Tá rannchuidiú déanta ag Massimiliano leis na himeachtaí, na blogphostálacha agus na heipeasóidí podchraolta seo a leanas.
14 January 2025
Imeacht pearsanta
Informal meeting of the Social Protection Committee (SPC)
At an informal session of the Social Protection Committee, hosted under Denmark’s EU Council Presidency 2025, Eurofound’s Massimiliano Mascherini presented key findings on social housing, linking to wider work on affordability, adequacy and child welfare.
14 January 2025
Imeacht pearsanta
Foundation Forum 2025: Europe’s social model – the key to competitive growth
On 19–20 November 2025, Eurofound organised its 8th Foundation Forum at IMMA Venues. It is the agency’s quadrennial high-level flagship event which has been running for the past 20 years and is organised in cooperation with the Irish Government.
25 June 2024
Eipeasóid podchraolta
Ar theip ar an Eoraip a hóige?
San eipeasóid seo de Eurofound Talks, labhraíonn Mary McCaughey le taighdeoirí Eurofound, Eszter Sandor agus Massimiliano Mascherini, faoin staid do dhaoine óga san Eoraip, ó thionchar na géarchéime eacnamaíochta agus an Chúlú Mór go dtí iarmhairtí phaindéim COVID-19 agus treochtaí vótála i dtoghcháin Pharlaimint na hEorpa le déanaí. Pléann siad conas, cé go bhfuil roinnt treochtaí dearfacha ann maidir le fostaíocht le blianta beaga anuas, tá saincheisteanna imní atá os comhair daoine óga san Eoraip a chaithfear a shárú – ní hamháin do na daoine óga atá i gceist, ach freisin do chobhsaíocht eacnamaíoch agus shochaíoch níos leithne.
2 May 2024
Blogphostáil
Trust in crisis: Europe’s social contract under threat
Part of the blog series: '10 reasons to Use Your Vote'.
11 December 2023
Blogphostáil
Europe’s widening rural–urban divide may make space for far right
The state in which the EU finds itself has been described as a ‘permacrisis’, whereby the Union is confronted by challenge after challenge, and citizens are constantly having to adapt to a ‘new normal’.
8 June 2022
Blogphostáil
Eurofound survey reveals widespread support for Ukraine
We are 100 days on from the invasion by Russia of Ukraine on 24 February, when peace in Europe was shattered. As the human tragedy began to unfold and with more than 6.8 million Ukrainians, mostly women and children, escaping their country since the start of the war, European citizens have been watching developments with increasing concern. Capturing this critical moment, Eurofound carried out a survey in April 2022 asking over 40,000 people living in Europe their views on a range of issues, including the war in Ukraine.
9 May 2022
Eipeasóid podchraolta
Living and working in Europe: Past, present and future
This podcast focuses on our annual update on the state of ‘Living and working in Europe’. It highlights trends and changes – both positive and negative – in the way citizens across the EU work today, and serves as a guide to policymakers at EU and Member State level. Our experts detail these with useful examples and insights which might also help face into the challenges raised by the most recent results from Eurofound’s unique pan-European Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey.
16 December 2021
Eipeasóid podchraolta
The impact of COVID-19 on young people in the EU
New day, new data highlighting the devastating impact of COVID-19 on young people across the European Union – most recently Eurofound’s unique pan-European Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey. We know this has taken an unprecedented toll on young people particularly – their mental well-being, their independence and more broadly, inter-generational solidarity as a whole. This podcast drills down to what it means to be a young person in Europe today, their lives, work, opportunities and challenges in the European Year of Youth.
23 June 2021
Blogphostáil
Vaccine acceptance hinges on transparent communication
Vaccine acceptance is key to the success of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns worldwide. Worryingly, over a quarter of people living in Europe are hesitant about taking a COVID-19 vaccine, and the level of hesitancy is especially high among heavy users of social media. The spread of misinformation on social media is an obstacle to reaching the goal of herd immunity against the coronavirus. Strategies to communicate clear and unbiased political and scientific information are needed to counter the effect of misinformation.
23 October 2020
Blogphostáil
Youth in a time of COVID
The exponential growth of COVID-19 cases across Europe this autumn has quickly erased hopes that the virus had been contained and confirmed the surge of another wave of the pandemic. With Member States now implementing new restrictive measures for the second time since March in an attempt to control the virus, the COVID-19 crisis has become a health, economic and social crisis.
3 June 2020
Blogphostáil
COVID-19 fallout takes a higher toll on women, economically and domestically
While women appear to be more resilient than men to COVID-19 in terms of health outcomes, that is not the case when it comes to the economic and social fallout. Measures taken by governments to control the spread of the virus are exacerbating gender divides in unemployment, domestic labour and financial security, all to the disadvantage of women. Meanwhile, work–life conflict is escalating as people work from home, with mothers of small children often bearing the brunt of the impact.
18 May 2020
Blogphostáil
Is history repeating itself? The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on youth
While we now know that the idea that ‘COVID-19 only affects older people’ is fake news, the first weeks of the pandemic have shown that young people are in general more resilient than older people to the disease. But are they also more resilient to its social and economic impacts?
17 April 2018
Blogphostáil
Long-term unemployed youth: The legacy of the crisis
In this blog, originally posted in Social Europe, Massimiliano Mascherini looks at the enduring issue of long-term unemployment among young people. Despite considerable improvement in the labour market participation of youth in recent years, the legacy of the crisis is still visible in the substantial increase in the cohort of long-term unemployed young people.
8 March 2017
Blogphostáil
Reducing Europe’s gender employment gap
One of the common values that unites the European Union is that of equal opportunities: all citizens should have the same possibility to improve their lives and participate in the labour market regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Ensuring equal opportunities in finding work also represents a key goal for Europe in facing the challenges posed by demographic change and achieving inclusive and sustainable growth.
Other members of the Social policies research unit
Find more staff members of the Social policies research unit below.
Daphne Ahrendt
Senior research managerSocial policies research
Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach í Daphne Ahrendt san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Ó thosaigh sí ag obair le Eurofound in 2013, chlúdaigh sí raon leathan réimsí beartais shóisialta. Faoi láthair, comhordaíonn sí gníomhaíocht bainistíochta agus forbartha suirbhé Eurofound agus tá sí i gceannas ar ullmhú agus ar anailís na r-shuirbhéanna COVID-19. Tá breis agus 20 bliain de thaithí ag Daphne mar thaighdeoir ag obair ar shuirbhéanna idirnáisiúnta, tar éis di a bheith ag obair roimhe seo in Aonad Eorabharaiméadair an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh agus san Ionad Náisiúnta um Thaighde Sóisialta i Londain, áit ar oibrigh sí ar an gClár Suirbhé Sóisialta Idirnáisiúnta. Tá céim Mháistir ag Daphne i mBeartais Cheartais Choiriúla ó Scoil Eacnamaíochta Londan agus céim Bhaitsiléara san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ó Ollscoil Stáit San Francisco.
Marianna Baggio
Research officerSocial policies research
Is oifigeach taighde í Marianna Baggio san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound, ag obair ar ghnéithe den Suirbhé Eorpach ar Cháilíocht na Beatha (EQLS), chomh maith le hábhair thrédhearcacht pá inscne agus cúram neamhfhoirmiúil. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach i Eurofound, d'fhóin sí mar anailísí beartais ag an Ionad Inniúlachta um Léargais Iompraíochta de chuid Lárionad Comhpháirteach Taighde an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh. D'oibrigh sí mar iardhochtúireacht in Ollscoil Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Milano) agus in Ollscoil Trento. Tugann sí taithí fhairsing freisin ó ról roimhe seo mar oifigeach freagrachta sóisialta corparáidí (CSR) san Afraic Theas. Tá PhD san Eacnamaíocht agus sa Bhainistíocht ag Marianna ó Ollscoil Trento, ag speisialtóireacht in eacnamaíocht iompraíochta.
Javier Bernier
Administrative assistantSocial policies research
Is cúntóir riaracháin é Javier Bernier san aonad Beartais Shóisialta. Chuaigh sé isteach in Eurofound i mí an Mhárta 2001, tar éis dó a bheith ag obair san earnáil phríobháideach in Éirinn agus sa Spáinn roimhe seo.
Elin Brattlund
Temporary research support officerSocial policies research
Elin Brattlund is a temporary research support officer in the Social Policies unit at Eurofound. Her research focuses mainly on job quality and working conditions in the Western Balkans. Elin was previously a research trainee in the Employment unit, working on topics such as restructuring, employment and platform work. Prior to joining Eurofound, she worked as a policy trainee at the Brussels Office of the Swedish Trade Unions and as a legal associate for an international law firm. She holds a Master’s degree in Law with a specialisation in EU labour law from the University of Uppsala.
Michele Consolini
Research officerSocial policies research
Oibríonn Michele Consolini mar oifigeach taighde san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Soláthraíonn sé saineolas cainníochtúil ar roinnt saincheisteanna, lena n-áirítear comhtháthú sóisialta agus muinín, athrú aeráide agus cáilíocht na beatha, cóineasú agus bainistíocht suirbhéanna. Breathnaíonn a chuid taighde reatha ar ról an pholaraithe ar chomhtháthú sóisialta agus ar mhuinín, agus ar na dúshláin shocheacnamaíocha a bhaineann leis an aistriú chuig geilleagar neodrach ó thaobh carbóin de. Tá BA aige sa tSocheolaíocht agus san Eacnamaíocht ón Alma Mater Studiorum i Bologna na hIodáile, agus ó Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, an Ísiltír. Chríochnaigh sé MSc Taighde sa Chumarsáid Pholaitiúil ó Ollscoil Amstardam, áit ar oibrigh sé freisin mar chúntóir teagaisc agus mar thaighdeoir i réimse na síceolaíochta polaitíochta.
Hans Dubois
Senior research managerSocial policies research
Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach é Hans Dubois san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. I measc a chuid topaicí taighde tá tithíocht, ró-fhiachas, cúram sláinte, cúram fadtéarmach, sochair shóisialta, scor, agus cáilíocht na beatha sa cheantar áitiúil. Sula ndeachaigh sé isteach i Eurofound, bhí sé ina Ollamh Cúnta in Ollscoil Kozminski (Vársá). Chríochnaigh sé PhD i Riarachán agus Bainistíocht Gnó in Ollscoil Bocconi (Milano), tar éis dó a bheith ag obair mar oifigeach taighde ag an Réadlann Eorpach ar Chórais agus Beartais Sláinte (Maidrid).
Karel Fric
Research officerSocial policies research
Is oifigeach taighde é Karel Fric san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Baineann a chuid oibre le taighde suirbhé, anailís sonraí agus bainistíocht tionscadail, le fócas ar leith ar choinníollacha oibre agus maireachtála, comhionannas agus idirdhealú. D'oibrigh sé roimhe seo mar thaighdeoir ag Gníomhaireacht an Aontais Eorpaigh um Chearta Bunúsacha i Vín, an Ostair, agus ag Panteia, eagraíocht taighde agus comhairliúcháin atá lonnaithe i Zoetermeer, an Ísiltír. Tá PhD sna hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta ag Karel ó Ollscoil Erasmus Rotterdam agus céim Mháistreachta san Eacnamaíocht ó Ollscoil Utrecht.
Marie Hyland
Research officerSocial policies research
Chuaigh Marie Hyland isteach in Eurofound mar oifigeach taighde san aonad Beartais Shóisialta in 2023. Roimhe seo, chaith Marie roinnt blianta mar eacnamaí sa Bhanc Domhanda, áit ar oibrigh sí ar réimse saincheisteanna lena n-áirítear inscne, athrú aeráide agus forbairt na hearnála príobháidí. D'fhéach taighde Marie ar thionchar idirdhealú dlíthiúil ar chumhachtú eacnamaíoch na mban, bhreithnigh sé ról méid an ghnólachta agus cleachtais bhainistíochta ar tháirgiúlacht agus forbairt eacnamaíoch, agus rinne sé anailís ar eacnamaíocht na mbeartas maolaithe ar athrú aeráide. Tá PhD san Eacnamaíocht ag Marie ó Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath.
Hannah Kollen
Research traineeSocial policies research
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Kalliopi Koultouki
Administrative assistantSocial policies research
Kalliopi Koultouki is an administrative assistant in the Social Policies unit at Eurofound. She is an experienced administrative and coordination professional with a strong background in EU agencies and international organisations, including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Frontex. Her background also includes experience in the legal sector having worked with Click Law Partners Solicitors in London and prior to that with the NGO Apostoli in Athens, as well as a posting at the Greek Embassy in Beijing. Kalliopi holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and European Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in Greek Philology. She is fluent in English and has additional proficiency in German and Chinese.
Daniel Molinuevo
Senior research managerSocial policies research
Is bainisteoir taighde é Daniel Molinuevo san aonad Beartais Shóisialta, tar éis dó a bheith páirteach in Eurofound in 2010. Dhírigh a chuid taighde ar chúram sláinte agus sóisialta ar cháilíocht agus inrochtaineacht seirbhísí, a gclaochlú digiteach agus coinníollacha oibre na foirne. Dhírigh a chuid oibre go príomha ar sheirbhísí do leanaí, ag Eurofound agus ag UNICEF, áit ar oibrigh sé in 2021 ag tacú le cur chun feidhme na Ráthaíochta Leanaí Eorpaí. Rinne sé staidéar ar an tsocheolaíocht i Salamanca na Spáinne agus in Ollscoil Humboldt i mBeirlín. Tá MA aige i Staidéar Polaitiúil agus Riaracháin na hEorpa ó Choláiste na hEorpa i mBruges agus MSc i mBeartas Sóisialta na hEorpa ó Scoil Eacnamaíochta Londain, áit ar oibrigh sé mar thaighdeoir freisin.
Alberto Naretto
Research traineeSocial policies research
No additional information available.
Sanna Nivakoski
Research officerSocial policies research
Is oifigeach taighde í Sanna Nivakoski san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach in Eurofound in 2021, d'oibrigh sí mar thaighdeoir iardhochtúireachta in Institiúid Geary um Bheartas Poiblí an Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, san Institiúid Taighde Eacnamaíoch agus Sóisialta i mBaile Átha Cliath, agus i gColáiste Ríoga na Máinleá in Éirinn. D'oibrigh sí i go leor réimsí taighde sa mhicrieacnamaíocht, lena n-áirítear ioncam scoir agus saibhreas, coigilteas pinsin, aistrithe idirghlúine agus tionchar airgeadais baintreachas. Tá PhD san Eacnamaíocht ag Sanna ó Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath.
Ilaria Pantaleo
Research traineeSocial policies research
No additional information available.
Claudia Peroni
Temporary research support officerSocial policies research
No additional information available.
Eleonora Peruffo
Research officerSocial policies research
Is oifigeach taighde í Eleonora Peruffo san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Oibríonn sí ar ábhair a bhaineann le cóineasú aníos agus comhtháthú sóisialta san Eoraip. Le linn 2021–2022, chuir sí anailís sonraí ar fáil don Suirbhé Teileafóin Eorpach ar Choinníollacha Oibre (EWCTS). Chuaigh sí isteach in Eurofound in 2014 agus d'oibrigh sí ar ábhair a bhaineann le hathstruchtúrú, fostaíocht agus digitiú. Tá MA aici sna hEolaíochtaí Taidhleoireachta agus Caidreamh Idirnáisiúnta bronnta ag Ollscoil Trieste agus MSc in Eolaíocht Ríomhaireachta - Anailísíocht Sonraí ó Choláiste Náisiúnta na hÉireann.
Ilaria Pompilio
Research traineeSocial policies research
No additional information available.
Eszter Sándor
Senior research managerSocial policies research
Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach é Eszter Sandor san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Tá saineolas aici ar mhodheolaíocht an tsuirbhé agus ar anailís staitistiúil, d'oibrigh sí ar ullmhú agus ar bhainistiú an tSuirbhé Eorpach ar Cháilíocht na Beatha agus le déanaí ar an ríomhshuirbhé Maireachtála, Oibre agus COVID-19, agus tá sí freagrach as cáilíocht tacar sonraí. Is iad na réimsí taighde atá aici ná folláine na n-óg agus cáilíocht na beatha i dteaghlaigh agus i dteaghlaigh, lena n-áirítear folláine suibiachtúil, cothromaíocht oibre agus saoil agus coinníollacha maireachtála. D'oibrigh sí roimhe seo mar chomhairleoir eacnamaíoch in Albain ag díriú ar mheasúnuithe tionchair eacnamaíocha, meastóireachtaí agus anailís ionchuir-aschuir. Tá céim Mháistreachta aici san Eacnamaíocht agus sa Chaidreamh Idirnáisiúnta ó Ollscoil Corvinus i mBúdaipeist.
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