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 Social Policy Research Network (EASP) hosted by the University of York (UK), from Wednesday 2nd to Friday 4th July.
The deadline for abstract and symposia submissions is Monday, 17th March 2025.
Please visit the conference webpage for more information. For queries, contact: EASP-SPA2025@social-policy.org.uk.
Introduction
The conference theme is “Go your own way? Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities”. Across the globe, social policy is operating within fraught and increasingly conflictual economic, social, political and environmental contexts, marked by eroding solidarities. This has the potential to accelerate divergences in national policies addressing societal challenges, while growing devolution can create policy divergence within countries. Moreover, trends towards heightened polarisation and division within nation-states and communities risk undermining collectivism. This is placing new pressures on both public institutions and civil society to alleviate social inequalities and divisions, and to institutionalise forms of solidarity that are adapted to current policy conditions.
The organisers welcome presentations and symposia that engage with the diversification and evolution of social policy and service delivery in this challenging climate.
Key information
The conference will be hosted on the campus of the University of York, in the Spring Lane Building. With all sessions in one building, and accommodation in refurbished halls in close proximity, attendees at the conference will find it easy to navigate and make time for networking.
Registration to the conference will open at 8am on Wednesday, 2nd July for a conference start at 10am (and a PGR event at 9am). Accommodation will be available from Tuesday, 1st July.
Conference accommodation will be available at Derwent College, a 4 minute walk from the conference venue. You will be able to book this accommodation as part of your registration process.
The programme (including information on social events and keynote speakers), conference booklet, FAQs, and venue access statements will be available in due course.
Please visit the conference webpage for more information.
Abstract submission
We welcome abstract submission for individual papers and symposia from now on, via these links:
The deadline for submissions is Monday, 17th March 2025.
Notifications of acceptance will be issued on a rolling basis, at the latest by 15th April 2025.
Contact
For any questions, please contact the conference organisers via EASP-SPA2025@social-policy.org