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Action Plan on ‘Race’ and Ethnicity in Social Policy

June 1, 2020 S-P-A-Administrator 0

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 […]

The Missing Dimension: Where is ‘race’ in Social Policy teaching and learning?

June 10, 2019 S-P-A-Administrator 0

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 […]

The Current and Future State of Social Policy Teaching in UK Higher Education Institutions: 2016

January 1, 2018 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Teaching and Learning Report 2016

In Defence of Welfare 2

April 10, 2015 SpaAdministrator 0

In Defence of Welfare began in 2010 as a response to this government’s first Major Spending Review. Put together by the Social Policy Association, it […]

In Defence of Welfare 1

September 7, 2012 SpaAdministrator 0

In Defence of Welfare was published in early 2011 and brings together responses from social policy experts to a range of different aspects of the […]

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The Current and Future State of Social Policy Teaching in UK HEIs: 2011

January 1, 2012 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Teaching and Learning Report 2011  

Recent Posts

  • 2026 Australian Social Policy Conference: The University of Queensland (Brisbane), 30 September — 2 October
  • Call for Expressions of Interest for a team of multi-institutional researchers to participate in Evidence Week in Parliament (June/July 2026)
  • SPA Annual Conference 2026: Hope In Dark Times: Resistance and Radical Change
  • Call for Abstracts/Interest: Postgraduate Conference on Food Systems and the Environment
  • News: Invitation to contribute to Social Policy masterclass with PhD students
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  • 2026 Australian Social Policy Conference: The University of Queensland (Brisbane), 30 September — 2 October
  • Call for Expressions of Interest for a team of multi-institutional researchers to participate in Evidence Week in Parliament (June/July 2026)
  • SPA Annual Conference 2026: Hope In Dark Times: Resistance and Radical Change
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