What Justifies The Growing Need For Social Enterprises To Evaluate Their Social Impact?
Social enterprises are at the heart of the global economic system, despite being recent additions to the trend of entrepreneurial...
Support Services for Children, Parents and Families during Austerity: Dr Harriet Churchill criticall
In the latest of our series “Austerity and Beyond”, the Oxford Institute of Social Policy was joined by Dr Harriet Churchill, Lecturer in...
Using Rose’s “Whole Population” Strategy to Tackle the Globesity Epidemic
The global obesity epidemic is the perfect testing ground for Rose’s whole population strategy because an individual’s weight is affected...
Welfare Consequences of the Great Recession: Dr Stefán Ólafsson Explores the Impact of Policies and
On Thursday 6 February, the Oxford Institute of Social Policy hosted the third installation of its new seminar series, Austerity and...
Neo-liberalism and the political economy of austerity: Dr Ray Kiely addresses spending cuts and “aus
Last Thursday, the Oxford Institute of Social Policy hosted the second installation of its new seminar series, Austerity and Beyond?. Dr....
A Sunburnt Country: Australia’s Climate Change Catastrophe and the Implications for Social Policy
As global fossil fuel emissions continue to accelerate, scientists are increasingly warning that the damage caused by climate change will...
Austerity and the Reconfiguration of the Welfare State: Dr Kevin Farnsworth opens Hilary Term’s new
Last Thursday, Hilary Term began with the first of the Oxford Institute of Social Policy’s new seminar series, Austerity and Beyond?. Dr...
Citizenship as a Political Weapon: India on the Brink of Chaos
At least twenty five dead, hundreds arrested, and over 4,000 detained – this is the growing toll of human life from ongoing protests...
Strikes, Trade Unions, and Politics: Advancing Workers’ Rights in Postindustrial Societies
The recent strikes in UK higher education and Finnish postal services demonstrate the continuing importance of trade unions in defending...
Cleaning up China
Like all signatories to the Sustainable Development Goals, China is expected to half poverty in all its dimensions by 2030 but is unclear...
