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Social Policy Excellence Celebrated at the SPA Awards 2024

July 23, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

One of the highlights of the Social Policy Association calendar is our awards ceremony. This year our awards were presented on Thursday 4th July at […]

SPA Conference 2023: Registration and Abstract Submission Open

January 31, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

The 2023 annual Social Policy Association conference will take place at University of Nottingham, 5th-7th July. Abstract submission and conference registration are now open! Read more below […]

Measuring the Adequacy of Social Security – Issues and Challenges [SPA Blog]

December 19, 2022 Markus Ketola 0

By Jussi Tervola (Doctor of Social Sciences), Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and Eeva Nykänen (Doctor of Laws), Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare […]

Social Policy Review: Call for Chapters (Deadline 31st July 2022)

July 14, 2022 Markus Ketola 0

By the Social Policy Review 2022 Editorial Team: We are pleased to announce a call for chapters for the 35th issue of the annual Social […]

The SPA Welcomes Social Policy Fellowship Appointments to the Academy of Social Sciences

March 4, 2022 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Social Policy Association (SPA) welcomes the appointment of six social policy scholars as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences and congratulates all 47 […]

Examining the Hidden Cost of Poverty by Micheál Collins

July 15, 2020 S-P-A-Administrator 0

This blog is based on a report commissioned by the Social Justice Team at the Irish Society of Saint Vincent De Paul. Click here to […]

Modi-fare in the time of Covid-19: India’s Employment Crisis and the New Poor by Keerty Nakray

July 10, 2020 S-P-A-Administrator 0

To date, over half a million lives had been lost globally since the reporting of the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) back in December 2019. […]

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