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...
Exploring poverty in China
In January, Robert Walker, Research Associate and Professor Emeritus, was one of 12 foreign experts invited to meet with the Chinese...
Response to statement by UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, 16.11.18
On the day (16 November) that the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights delivered his final statement following his...
Why universal credit is failing
Another budget, another bung for the Tories’ flagship Welfare reform: Universal Credit (UC). Eight years on, six years behind schedule...
UK Foodbank Use: Time for a Fresh Perspective
The UK is a country of inequalities. Central London is the richest region in Western Europe, yet nine of the ten poorest regions in...
A Farce at the Expense of Germany’s Poor
In the farce that is German immigration policy, a recent episode puts the spotlight on the ensuing cutthroat competition at the bottom of...
Measuring Poverty: the Bare Necessities
This term, MSc students at the Department have the opportunity to choose two options courses on specific areas of social policy. This...
Perspectives on Social Policy in Oxford - New Seminar Series
Introducing the OISP Seminar Series: Jonathan Wolff on Philosophy and Social Policy This term, the Oxford Institute of Social Policy is...
