In 2018, the SPA executive recognised that issues relating to ‘race’ and ethnicity should have a higher profile and prominence within Social Policy in the UK. We then commissioned Gary Craig, Bankole Cole and Nasreen […]
Duncan Scott died on 17th May 2020 after a stroke. He was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Manchester for many years. He […]
Colleagues will be saddened to learn that John Veit-Wilson died on Sunday, 10 May 2020. John will be remembered as a very kind and generous person with a great intellect, a tremendous scholar who contributed […]
The SPA is delighted to announce that we have appointed new editors for the journal Social Policy & Society. Our recruitment process generated a very strong field of applicants and we are happy to say […]
We are delighted to formally announce that the SPA has acquired the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. Since its creation in 2012 the journal has gained in strength and reach. As the only […]
Each year the SPA is one of the learned societies invited to nominate colleagues for Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences. We made a nomination before Christmas for Nick Bailey, Professor of Urban Studies […]
It is with great regret the Social Policy Association (SPA) conference team must announce that the York 2020 SPA Conference (15-17th July 2020) has been cancelled. As colleagues will appreciate, the situation with Covid-19, also […]
The Greater Manchester Strategy, ‘Our People, Our Place’ launched in 2017 refers to working with and drawing on the resources of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector to deliver its strategy. For several […]
The Taxation and Social Policy Group held the first event of their 2019 programme at Birmingham University on 12 February. The group was launched in 2018 with support from the SPA and aims to foster […]
The Social Policy Association is proud to announce the release of our report examining ‘race’ in Social Policy teaching and learning. Last year, following evidence from various sources, the SPA executive recognised that the concept […]
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