Technology matters: Proceedings of the 2018 STORIES conference by Inal, A, Kalogianni, O, Osorio Saez, E, Rotar, O, Tawell, A, Saghy, E, Yang, Z, Voisey, C, Kerr, D

“…STORIES (Students’ Ongoing Research in Education Studies) is an international conference for graduate students and early career researchers to discuss their ongoing research in education and education-related projects in other disciplines, such as linguistics, anthropology, social policy intervention, economics, and the wider social sciences. …”

GEM-CON-BIO case study report. Borana-Oromo community conserved landscapes, Ethiopia by Bassi, M, Tache, B

Exploring the role of religious faith in distinguishing Christian faith-based organisations from secular NGOs working with women and children in Cambodia by Frame, J

“…Doing so, it adds to knowledge about religious faith in FBOs and in the study of social policy.</p>…”

Household production as a moderator in Singapore's economic development by Quah, Euston Teong Ewe, Lim, Sze How

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Constitutionalism, quasi-constitutionalism, and representative democracy: the case of Bulgaria

“…<p>This paper advances a conception of quasi-constitutionalism, consisting of far-reaching but legally unenforceable constraints and limits on the power of political majorities in areas such as economic policy, foreign relations, and social policy.</p> <p>The paper argues that European Union accession has strengthened quasi-constitutional constraints on the political process in Bulgaria.…”

The negative long-term effect of smoking on the immune system by Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali

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Book Review : Unravelling Europe’s ‘migration crisis’ : journeys over land and sea by Ginsburg, Norman

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Book Review : After austerity: welfare state transformation in Europe after the great recession by Ginsburg, Norman

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Book review : Nadine El-Enany B(ordering) Britain: law, race and empire by Ginsburg, Norman

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Pension reform in Korea: the role of policy actors in the dynamics of policymaking by Lee, SY

“…<p>This study aims to understand the factors and dynamics that influenced a major social policy change. This is undertaken by unravelling the policymaking processes involved in the largest public pension scheme in Korea, the National Pension System (NPS). …”

Volunteerism among Retirees: A Potential Resource for Community Development by Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh

“…The exploratory study provides a data-base to develop new strategies, further research and review the social policy to attract more retirees towards volunteerism. …”
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Sociology of education: a critical history and prospects for the future by Lauder, H, Brown, P, Halsey, A

“…The authors argue that cognate disciplines such as economics and social policy have taken over some of the key questions that were once the preserve of sociology of education. …”

ESPN Thematic Report on Access to Social Protection of People Working as Self-employed or on Non-standard Contracts - United Kingdom by Bradshaw, J, Bennett, F

Life in Britain: Using millennial census data to understand poverty, inequality and place by Wheeler, B, Shaw, M, Mitchell, R, Dorling, D

“…This lively, colourful and innovative pack has been designed specifically for use as a teaching aid and learning resource for students of geography, sociology, social policy and related social science disciplines. …”

Synthesising qualitative research methods (observation and participation) to provide deeper understandings of substance use: A commentary by Parkin, S

“…Accordingly, for this reason, qualitative research has been frequently used as a way of informing and developing social policy and/or issues relating to health improvement. …”

The steep and winding road to comparable reference budgets in Europe by Goedemé, T

“…For policymakers, practitioners and social policy and poverty academics, this essential review of learnings to date and future prospects for research is all the more relevant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing health and social protection systems around the globe.…”

Unequal but fair? Housework and child care in a sample of low- to moderate-income British couples by Taylor, S, Bennett, F, Sung, S

Running on empty : transport social exclusion and environmental justice by Lucas, K

“…It describes the new policies and initiatives being developed to address this oversight, and outlines the case for including transport as an area of social-policy inquiry. Key factors are identified and case-study examples of practical initiatives from both sides of the Atlantic are used to draw lessons for future policy and practice. …”

Essays in climate and development by Guerrero Compeán, Roberto

“…D. in Development Economics and Social Policy)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2013.…”
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IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM REHABILITASI DISABILITAS FISIK (studi Di Pusat Rehabilitasi Terpadu Penyandang cacat Provinsi D.I. Yogyakarta) by , Ana Sukaton, S.I.P, , Dr. Agus Heruanto Hadna, M.Si

“…This condition driven the Yogyakarta Government to create a new social policy, one of them is by building Pusat Rehabilitasi Terpadu Penyandang Cacat at Pundong. …”