Social Policy Education: Where Are We And Where Are We Heading?
A Day Conference co-organised by the Social Policy Association (SPA), the International Centre for Public and Social Policy (IcPSP), and Social Policy and Society (SPS) […]
Conferences
SPA Annual Conference 2026: Hope In Dark Times: Resistance and Radical Change
The Social Policy Association is pleased to announce that Liverpool will host the 2026 annual conference, taking place from Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd July. […]
Blog: Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities – Revisiting the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and Social Policy Association (SPA) Joint Annual Conference 2025, University of York
Image: University of York/Alex Holland Social policy, whether as cash benefits, public services or regulatory measures, is an institutionalised form of solidarity. Welfare systems are […]
SPA-EASP 2025 Conference Abstract Deadline Extension: 31st March 2025
The SPA’s 2025 annual conference will be held as a joint conference with the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP), hosted by the University […]
SPA and EASP Joint Annual Conference 2025: Abstracts Open
The Social Policy Association is delighted to announce that in 2025, its annual conference will be held as a joint conference with the East Asian […]
Call for Abstracts (ISA Forum 2025): Welfare State Developments between New and Old Religious Cleavages – Global Perspectives
ISA Forum of Sociology, Rabat Morocco, 6-11 July 2025 Call for Abstracts – deadline 15 October 2024 RC19/RC22 Session: Welfare State Developments between New and […]
SPA 2024 Conference: PG/ECR Events Open for Booking
As part of the SPA 2024 conference we are delighted to offer dedicated events for postgraduate students, PhD and early career researchers (PGs and ECRs) […]
Registration Open for the 2024 Social Policy Association Conference
Registration is now open for the 2024 Social Policy Association Conference, taking place 3rd – 5th July at the University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation […]
SPA Conference 2024: Call for Abstracts
The organisers of the 2024 Social Policy Association Annual Conference (3rd – 5th July, University of Strathclyde) invite presentations and symposia which engage with the […]
Information for SPA Conference 2023, 5th-7th July in Nottingham
The SPA’s 2023 conference is hosted by the University of Nottingham, and takes place from Wednesday 5 – Friday 7 July 2023. For those attending, […]