As the new year gets underway, so do the Social Policy Association’s new Policy Groups.
Over 2024-2025 the SPA is supporting seven policy groups in their work to develop knowledge, build networks and produce resources in their areas of interest.
Information on each policy group, including current resources and how to get involved, is available on the SPA website here.
The policy groups are:
- Employment Policy
- Housing Policy
- Climate Justice and Social Policy
- Family Policy
- Social Harm
- Pensions Policy
- Tax Policy
During the period of their operation these groups will hold events, share research, engage with relevant audiences and produce resources for teachers and researchers in their policy area. Updates on the activities of the groups will be posted via the SPA website, e-bulletins and our social media channels.
Please contact policy group leads (provided on our website) for more information or to get involved.
For further information about this initiative, you can contact the SPA’s Impact and Engagement Portfolio lead, Alessio D’Angelo: a.dangelo@derby.ac.uk.
Background
The SPA exists to advance the teaching, research, and dissemination of knowledge in the field of social policy, and to represent the interests of our members. To help us achieve this purpose, in 2020 we commissioned and funded Policy Groups to operate from January 2021 to December 2022.
Building on this successful experience, in July 2023 we issued a new call to invite members to apply for the opportunity to form new policy groups. We are delighted to now offer support to seven policy groups – our three original ones as well as four new groups.