Jenson Jane

Biography

Jenson Jane is the Professor Emeritus Senior Fellow / Principal Fellow Canadian Institute for Advanced Research / Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Successful Societies Program Well-being: http://www.icra.ca/membres-du-programme-bien-etre-collectif Manager, DESS and microprogram in Society, Public Policy and Health www.fas.umontreal.ca/spps/ Holder of the Research Chair in Citizenship and Governance Contact : T elephone 514-343-6111 # 54439 Pav. PAV.M.CARON-L.GROULX-3200 JB \ bur. C-4031 at University of Montreal, Department of Political Science, Canada.

Research Interest

My theoretical approach stems from historical institutionalism, with particular emphasis on the reciprocal influences between ideas, institutions and interests. Over the last two decades, work, family, and gender relations have changed, as have life-courses, undermining the very premises of social policies that have been in place for the next three decades. 1945. Coupled with a political attack led by the neo-liberals in the 1980s and 1990s, these transformations called for a political analysis of new social risks and gave rise to the emergence of other perspectives. Among these are the social investment perspective that is now structuring many social citizenship schemes. Ideas relating to social investment and social innovation have been institutionalized, often at the initiative of finance ministers, international financial institutions or international organizations, such as the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. (OECD).