Social Policy Blog
Companion blog to the Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and the Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy, published by Cambridge University Press for the Social Policy Association.
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Reframing Employer Engagement: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective" by Renate Bosman et al. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/02/05/r...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: “What can we learn from pension reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?” by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/29/w...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: “Maternity Leave as ‘Right’ or ‘Risk’? How Employers Justify Support or Resistance” by Helen Kowalewska. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/22/m...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Why territory matters for solidarity: evidence from Taiwan’s pension reform" by Wei-Ting Yen and Ming-Jui Yeh. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/20/w...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Portugal’s Informal Caregiver Statute: Recognition without Transformation?" by Ester de Oliveira, Rui Branco and Fátima Suleman socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/15/p...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "When hurting migrants became bad for everyone’s health – what the pandemic revealed about Europe’s policy priorities and the need for a healthier future" by Michael Strange et al. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/13/w...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Addressing the Crisis: The EU Youth Employment Initiative Supported Opportunities for Young People in European Regions" by Rosario Scandurra and Ruggero Cefalo. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/08/a...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Amsterdam and the New Frontiers of Welfare State Change: How Cities are Shaping the Social Investment State” by David Bokhorst, Meike Bokhorst, and Tijn Croon. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/12/18/a...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "The two-child limit did not drive the rise in abortions in England and Wales” by Christopher Grollman, Sophie Wickham, Kate Mason, Andy Pennington, and Rebecca Geary. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/12/16/t...
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- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Why Financial Literacy Matters for Closing the U.K.’s “Advice Gap” by Julie Dick and Jacqueline Harvey. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/12/11/w...
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- New on the Social Policy Blog: "The high-stakes gamble of father leave: Why political courage still falters" by Martin Gurín and Janet C. Gornick. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/12/09/t...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Female Mayors Do Not Lead to Greater Childcare Provision: Evidence from Polish Municipalities" by Adam Gendźwiłł, Jan Kroszka, Julita Łukomska, and Michał Pierzgalski. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/12/04/f...
- The blog post is based on Adam Gendźwiłł, Jan Kroszka, Julita Łukomska, and Michał Pierzgalski's article published in the Journal of Social Policy. doi.org/10.1017/S004...
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- New on the Social Policy Blog: "How robust is support for education spending? Attitudes on trade-offs in a cross-country analysis" by Isik Özel, Salvador Parrado and Kerem Yildirim. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/12/02/h...
- New on the Social Policy Blog: "Rethinking vulnerability in climate adaptation" by Nasar Meer (@nasarmeer.bsky.social). @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @alessiodangelo.bsky.social @enricoreuter.bsky.social socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/27/r...
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- New on the Social Policy Blog: “Understanding the Disparities in Formal Childcare Uptake Among Migrants in Europe and Australia” by Jonas Wood. @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @academiclee.bsky.social @v-yilmaz.bsky.social socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/25/u...
