Social Security (magazine)

This article deals with the journal Soziale Sicherheit ( Social Security) of the umbrella organization of Austrian social insurance institutions. For the magazine of the same name of the German Trade Union Federation, see Social Security. Journal for work and social affairs .

The social security , founded in 1948, is the trade journal of the Austrian social insurance. It is published by the umbrella association of social insurance institutions as part of its statutory duties and is often referred to as “SozSi” or “SoSi” in specialist publications. It is aimed at decision-makers in social security, trade unionists, politicians, lawyers and academics.

In terms of content, "Social Security" deals with relevant topics in health, accident and pension insurance, taking into account the international development of social law, as well as the legal and socio-political discussion in the field of legislation, health policy, the legal and financial aspects of pension development and the technological standards in the information and controlling sector.

“Social Security” appears eleven times a year, including a double issue in summer. Four of the eleven issues contain the supplements “SV Europa News” and “Health System Watch”. These provide information on current developments and events at European level and report on new scientific findings relating to health care.

The volumes from 1948 to 2018 can be viewed on the website of the Austrian National Library .

Web links

• Information on "social security" in the internet portal of the Austrian social insurance
• Social security from 1948 on ANNO - AustriaN Newspapers Online