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Call for new Co-Editor – Social Policy and Society

July 30, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Message for the attention of SPA members  — One of the current co-editors of the journal Social Policy and Society (Dr Ruby Chau) will complete […]

Call for Media Editor for Social Policy Journals [New Deadline: 30 November]

November 20, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy and Society, and the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (‘the Journals’) are international academic journals sponsored […]

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Opportunity: Book Review Editor, Journal of Social Policy [Deadline 30 September 2024]

September 9, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Cambridge University Press are seeking to appoint a Book Review Editor for the Journal of Social Policy (starting January 2025). The Journal of Social Policy […]

Journal of Social Policy, Chair of Editorial Board: Call for Applications

March 1, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Social Policy Association (SPA) invites applications for the Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Social Policy (JSP), to run for a […]

SPA Annual Conference 2024

December 4, 2023 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Social Policy Futures Wednesday 3rd – Friday 5th July, 2024 University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow In 2024, the Social Policy Association conference […]

Report Published: The Current and Future State of Social Policy Teaching in Higher Education Institutions across the UK

July 17, 2023 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The third SPA-commissioned report on Social Policy teaching in Higher Education Institutions across the UK has now been published. It can be downloaded on the […]

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 […]

Social Policy and Society Annual Lecture: Friday 17th June 2022

June 2, 2022 Markus Ketola 0

Join Social Policy and Society for its 5th Annual Meeting and Lecture on Friday 17th June at 10am-12pm BST. This year’s lecture is entitled ‘Aligning […]

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