Kerstin Sorensen, assistant professor in the department of political science, presented a paper at The Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (RC19) Annual Conference (International Sociological Association) held at Northwestern University in Chicago, Sept. 8-10. The theme of the conference was “Re-theorizing Welfare States: Restructuring States, Restructuring Analysis.” Sorensen’s paper, titled “Gender Ideology and Economic Policy in the Making of the Welfare State: Multiple Social Democratic Paths to Policy Development,” examines social policy development in Norway and Sweden.