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Month: January 2021

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Supporting migrant children in lockdown: time for joined-up thinking

January 28, 2021 S-P-A-Administrator 0

As England moved into its third national lockdown, all primary and secondary schools had to once again close their gates to most pupils, making ‘distance […]

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Welfare state development in post-neoliberal Latin America

January 21, 2021 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Can we measure the degree of welfare state development in Latin America beyond the popular social expenditure or welfare generosity indicators? And why have some […]

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Why this winter’s lockdown will be even tougher than the first for low income families

January 18, 2021 S-P-A-Administrator 0

With the return to stricter measures including home schooling, the early 2021 lockdown will bring all the challenges to low income families that they experienced […]

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Challenges to solidaristic federalism in Mexico

January 14, 2021 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Tensions between wealthier and poorer regions in some developed countries are well known. In Italy, for example, richer regions in the north of the country […]

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Tribute to Professor John Hills

January 8, 2021 S-P-A-Administrator 14

Many colleagues will have been shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death of Professor Sir John Hills FBA – more usually known simply […]

Recent Posts

  • News: Academy of Social Sciences: Call for SPA nominations for new Fellows
  • News: Call for Co-editor for the 39th, 40th, and 41st issues of the annual Social Policy Review (SPR).
  • News: Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, Chair of Editorial Board: Call for applications
  • Blog: Supply is not a silver bullet: Why we can’t just build our way out of the housing crisis
  • Vacancy: Journal of Social Policy (JSP) seeks to appoint a Fourth Co-Editor
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  • News: Academy of Social Sciences: Call for SPA nominations for new Fellows
  • News: Call for Co-editor for the 39th, 40th, and 41st issues of the annual Social Policy Review (SPR).
  • News: Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, Chair of Editorial Board: Call for applications
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