Daphne Ahrendt

Senior research manager, Social policies research unit

Daphne Ahrendt is a senior research manager in the Social Policies unit at Eurofound. Since joining Eurofound in 2013, her work has covered a broad range of social policy areas. At present, she coordinates Eurofound's survey management and development activity and leads the preparation and analysis of the COVID-19 e-surveys. Daphne has more than 20 years of experience as a researcher working on international surveys, having previously worked in the Eurobarometer Unit at the European Commission and at the National Centre for Social Research in London where she worked on the International Social Survey Programme. Daphne holds a Master's degree in Criminal Justice Policies from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from San Francisco State University.

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COVID-19
Disability and chronic disease
Trust
Working poor

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Outputs by Daphne Ahrendt

Results (21)

Young people in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

This report analyses data from Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS), the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey and official statistics to examine employment trends, working conditions and social inclusion challenges experienced by young people in the Western Balkans (Alba

December 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Youth
Living conditions and quality of life
Social inclusion
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Življenje, delo in covid-19 v Evropski uniji in desetih sosednjih državah EU

Raziskava „Življenje, delo in covid-19“, ki jo je Eurofound prvič pričel izvajati v začetku leta 2020, naj bi dala vpogled v razsežnosti vpliva pandemije na delo in življenje državljanov EU. Peti krog raziskave Eurofounda, ki je bil izveden spomladi leta 2022, prav tako opozarja na pojavljanje novih

07 December 2022
Publication
Research report
Living and working in Europe
Skills and training
Social policies
Social inclusion
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Working conditions
Teleworking
Subjective well-being
Work-life balance
COVID-19
Living conditions and quality of life
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Ohranjanje zaupanja med pandemijo covida-19

V poročilu je proučeno, kako se je med pandemijo covida-19 v letih 2020 in 2021 razvijalo zaupanje državljanov v institucije, vključno z nacionalnimi vladami, EU, znanostjo in mediji. Analizirana sta tudi vloga medijev, zlasti korelacija med uporabo družbenih medijev in ravnjo zaupanja, ter učinek

16 November 2022
Publication
Research report
Quality of society
Promoting social cohesion and convergence
Trust
COVID-19
Inequality
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Peti krog e-raziskave o življenju, delu in covidu-19: Življenje v novem obdobju negotovosti

Odgovori iz petega kroga Eurofoundove spletne ankete, ki je potekal od 25. marca do 2. maja 2022, razkrivajo socialni in gospodarski položaj ljudi v Evropi dve leti po tem, ko je bil na evropski celini odkrit prvi primer bolezni covid-19. Proučena je tudi realnost življenja v novem obdobju

07 July 2022
Publication
Research report
Stand with Ukraine
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Teleworking
Subjective well-being
Trust
Work-life balance
Unemployment
Health and well-being at work
COVID-19
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
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People with disabilities and the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey

A new European Disability Strategy was launched in 2021 with the aim of intensifying progress on ensuring the full participation of people with disabilities in society. The increase of EU policy focus on people with disabilities is timely: the COVID-19 pandemic magnified the challenges they faced i

21 March 2022
Publication
Policy brief
Public services
Psychosocial risks
Subjective well-being
Trust
Health and well-being at work
COVID-19
Disability and chronic disease
Living conditions and quality of life
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Življenje, delo in covid-19 (posodobitev različice iz aprila 2021): Duševno zdravje in zaupanje upadata po vsej EU, ko pandemija traja že drugo leto

Tretji krog spletne raziskave Eurofounda, ki je potekal februarja in marca 2021, je osvetlil socialni in gospodarski položaj ljudi v Evropi po skoraj celem letu življenja z omejitvami zaradi covida-19. To poročilo analizira ključne ugotovitve ter spremlja razvoje dogodkov in trende v 27 državah

10 May 2021
Publication
Research report
Living and working in Europe
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Teleworking
Trust
Work-life balance
Health and well-being at work
COVID-19
Living conditions
Inequality
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Invalidnost in vključevanje na trg dela: politični trendi in podpora v državah članicah EU

V tem poročilu je obravnavan politični razvoj v državah članicah EU, namenjen podpiranju vključevanja invalidov na odprti trg dela, s posebnim poudarkom na treh fazah: zaposlovanje, ohranitev delovnega mesta in vračanje na delo po obdobju odsotnosti. Proučeni so mehanizmi in učinkovitost več kot 150

19 April 2021
Publication
Research report
Social policies
Public services
Working conditions
European Pillar of Social Rights
COVID-19
Disability and chronic disease
Labour market policies
Labour market participation
Living conditions and quality of life
Labour and social regulation

Living, working and COVID-19 – Methodological Annex to Round 2

28 September 2020
Working paper
COVID-19
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Življenje, delo in covid-19

This report presents the findings of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, carried out by Eurofound to capture the far-reaching implications of the pandemic for the way people live and work across Europe. The survey was fielded online, among respondents who were reached via Eurofound’s

28 September 2020
Publication
Research report
Pay and income
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Working time
Working conditions and sustainable work
Working conditions
Teleworking
Subjective well-being
Trust
Work-life balance
Unemployment
COVID-19
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
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Living, working and COVID-19 – Methodological Annex to Round 1

11 Maj 2020
Working paper
COVID-19
Results (3)
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How to use the surge in teleworking as a real chance to include people with disabilities

COVID-19 unleashed the pent-up potential for telework. Over a third of respondents to Eurofound’s online survey of Europeans in April had started teleworking because of the pandemic. Never before had so many people been working from home. For people with disabilities, telework has long been viewed a

17 Avgust 2020
Daphne Ahrendt
Blog
COVID-19
Inclusive labour markets
Disability and chronic disease
Teleworking
Employment and labour markets
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More attention must be given to Europe’s working poor

In-work poverty increased during the economic and financial crisis that hit European shores in 2008. By 2014, ten per cent of European workers were at risk of poverty, up from eight per cent in 2007. Ten per cent is a significant figure: the working poor represent a substantial group that can’t be i

13 Oktober 2017
Daphne Ahrendt
Blog
Inequality
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
Social inclusion
Working conditions and sustainable work
Working poor
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The case for universal support for European families

Austerity measures introduced during the crisis have disproportionately concerned cuts in the measures that are most vital for reducing child poverty: cash and tax benefits, a new Eurofound report shows. Furthermore, there has been a move away from universal coverage towards more targeted support. O

3 Februar 2016
Daphne Ahrendt
Blog
Care
Public services
Living conditions and quality of life
Social policies
Work-life balance
Results (1)
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Episode 8 – Living in a new era of uncertainty

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, we speak with Daphne Ahrendt, expert on Eurofound’s unique Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, on these very issues. As Daphne explains, the latest round of the survey reveals many insights that could help policymakers respond to the extraordinary circumstances

11 Julij 2022
Podcast
Living and working in Europe
Youth