There are 2 vacancies arising on the editorial board of Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. The editorial board is likely to meet twice a year in January and June (online, given the international makeup of the board)) and members of the editorial board attend both meetings. The key role of the editorial board is to support the managing editors in defining and implementing the strategic direction of the journal, and as such, members are expected to play an active role in promoting the journal, including through encouraging high quality submissions of articles and themed section proposals. Members are also expected to review themed section proposals, and may be asked to referee articles in accordance with their expertise.
Editorial board members serve on the board for four years starting from 1st January 2025. We welcome applications from all SPA members who can demonstrate relevant expertise/experience in relation to the role. We encourage those with an expertise in any area of comparative and international social policy to apply, and applications demonstrating regional expertise in social policies in South Asia and Africa as well as thematic expertise in migration, disability, environment and ethnicity are particularly welcome.
Applicants need to be members of the Social Policy Association and nominated by two members of the association. Applicants must complete a nomination form, which includes a 250-300 word statement. The statement will form the basis of a short summary on the ballot form. Elections will take place through the Association’s online platform SPAOnline and the results will be announced at the SPA AGM Thursday 4th July 2024, 5.30-6.30pm in Room TL565, Mary Dunn wing, Strathclyde Learning & Teaching Building, Glasgow. If you are interested in becoming a member of the board, please feel free to contact the editors, If you are interested in becoming a member of the board, please feel free to contact the editors, Ijin Hong (ijinh@ntu.edu.tw), Markus Ketola (markus.ketola@ed.ac.uk), Stefan Kühner (stefankuehner@ln.edu.hk), Antonios Roumpakis (antonios.roumpakis@york.ac.uk)
Please send completed nomination forms to SPA Secretary, Vikki McCall, admin@social-policy.org.uk
Please provide brief details of interests, experience and what you think you can bring to Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, which will form the basis of a short summary on the ballot form, and the names of a proposer and a seconder (both of whom must also be SPA members), by 17th June 2024.