Perspectives on Social Policy

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Big Tech: Billion Dollar Idea or Billion Dollar Boondoggle?

In a world where real incomes are either flattening or falling, we have seen a steep rise of big tech being hailed as the saviour. At the...

What actually is STEM? The Importance of Clear Definitions in Research and Policymaking

“STEM” – which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – has become a buzzword among British politicians. There is no...

Increasing Financial Inclusion and Credit Access in the United States

Access to the financial system enables individuals to save, make market transactions, buy insurance, get a mortgage, and more. An...

Is Low Fertility a Serious Challenge? Some Learnings from the International Seminar on Low Fertility

Low fertility is a major driver of population ageing and for that reason alone, it is believed to bring up various socioeconomic...

Sustaining Social Cohesion through Voluntary Return Policies?

In this piece, the author explores the variations of voluntary return policies that exist among receiving, economically-advanced...

What Justifies The Growing Need For Social Enterprises To Evaluate Their Social Impact?

Support Services for Children, Parents and Families during Austerity: Dr Harriet Churchill criticall

Using Rose’s “Whole Population” Strategy to Tackle the Globesity Epidemic

Welfare Consequences of the Great Recession: Dr Stefán Ólafsson Explores the Impact of Policies and

Neo-liberalism and the political economy of austerity: Dr Ray Kiely addresses spending cuts and “aus

A Sunburnt Country: Australia’s Climate Change Catastrophe and the Implications for Social Policy

Austerity and the Reconfiguration of the Welfare State: Dr Kevin Farnsworth opens Hilary Term’s new

Citizenship as a Political Weapon: India on the Brink of Chaos

Strikes, Trade Unions, and Politics: Advancing Workers’ Rights in Postindustrial Societies

Cleaning up China

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