Social security is a core concern of social policy and SPA members are warmly invited to give their views on proposals for a better benefits system, which are currently being consulted on. The proposals offer […]
The UK Covid19 lockdown, introduced as infections began to rise in mid-March, prevented the population from undertaking many of the everyday activities taken for granted in late modern consumer society. Citizens could only leave their […]
by Alison Koslowski Fewer than 1 in 10 eligible fathers in the UK are taking some amount of shared parental leave, in contrast to close to 10 out of 10 eligible mothers. Clearly then, new […]
Social Policy Review CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR NEW EDITORIAL TEAM 2019-2022 The new format for a fixed editorship team for the flagship annual publication of the Social Policy Association, Social Policy Review will […]
The Social Policy Association will be holding a Teaching and Learning day on 11th September at the University of Wolverhampton. The event will be an opportunity for all those teaching social policy to come together to […]
Workshop on Comparative and International Social Policy Theories and Methods Advances in Research and Practice in International Development Studies and Social Policy Three Day PhD and Early Career Academic Workshop on Social Policy in Developing […]
The SPA is a member of the Academy of Social Sciences. In recent years we have successfully nominated a number of SPA members to become Academicians. This is a mark of distinction and denotes an […]
Social Policy Association Executive members give their thoughts on how to enhance your employability as an aspiring student of social policy. Nick Ellison: What key things do you look for in an academic application? Anne […]
The SPA provided funding to two postgraduate students to develop three seminars relating to the UK government’s Troubled Families Programme in the lead up to the 2015 UK General Election. These seminars were held at […]
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