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Articles by Markus Ketola

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2026 Australian Social Policy Conference: The University of Queensland (Brisbane), 30 September — 2 October

January 8, 2026 Markus Ketola 0

Join the Australian Social Policy Association at The University of Queensland (Brisbane) for the 2026 Australian Social Policy Conference! The 2026 Australian Social Policy Conference […]

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News: New Social Policy Subject Benchmark Consultation Now Open

October 16, 2025 Markus Ketola 0

Over the last 10 months the QAA has been supported by an advisory board to revise the Social Policy benchmark. The consultation on the document […]

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Call for Editor in Chief: International Journal of Care and Caring

November 20, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

The Editorial Management Board of the International Journal of Care and Caring (IJCC) invites applications for the post of Editor in Chief of the journal to run […]

Event: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Communication between Social Policy and Scientific Research (11 December 2023)

November 8, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

Academics at University of York and University of Sheffield invite all PGRs and ECRs interested in policy to join a free one-day event, “Facilitating Interdisciplinary […]

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Academy of Social Sciences: Call for SPA nominations for new Fellows

November 1, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

Message to SPA members from Professor Ann Marie Gray, Chair of the Social Policy Association   The SPA is a member of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS). In recent years we have successfully nominated […]

The Move to Universal Credit is Underway in Northern Ireland

July 3, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

By Dr Bridget Meehan, Policy Officer, Advice NI The inevitable Move to Universal Credit (UC) got underway in Northern Ireland this April. UC is the […]

‘Race’ in Social Research: Open and Inclusive Conference for PGRs and ECRs

June 13, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

The first one day ‘Race’ and Social Science Research: Postgraduate and Early Careers’ Conference will take place in early September 2023 (12th/13th/14th – date TBC). […]

SPS Annual Meeting and Lecture 2023 (Online): Welfare stigma, the work ethic and the welfare state: challenging and re-imagining the welfare-work nexus

May 16, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

Join the Social Policy and Society Editors for the sixth annual meeting and lecture from the journal, on Friday 9th June 2023 at 9.30am. Guest […]

Social Policy & Society, Chair of Editorial Board: Call for Expressions of Interest

May 1, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

The Social Policy Association invites applications for the Chair of the Editorial Board of the journal Social Policy & Society (SP&S), to run for a […]

Journal of Social Policy: Call for Editors Extended (Closes 16 June 2023)

March 23, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

Message from Professor Chris Holden, on behalf of the Selection Committee. Dear SPA Members, The current joint editors of the Journal of Social Policy (Jan […]

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