Call for Papers - Social Policy Association Postgraduate Workshop Series
Social policy in developing and transitional economies: possibilities and
challenges
University of Oxford, Wed 12th December 2007 (exact date tbc)
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posting**
The Social Policy Association (SPA) is pleased to announce the second event
of 2007 in its new Postgraduate Workshop series to complement its
successful annual Postgraduate Conference. The workshop will bring together
postgraduate students sharing a focus on the experiences, possibilities and
challenges facing the design and implementation of social policies in
developing and transitional economies around the world. The workshop is a
one-day event with time for presentations and detailed discussion around
this common theme, and will be chaired by an academic lecturer working on
these issues.
Aim of the workshop to explore social policies in developing and
transitional economies
The aim of this postgraduate workshop is to bring together postgraduate
students, academics and professionals researching issues around social
policies in developing and transitional economies in order to present and
discuss work, and to explore perspectives and priorities. The importance of
social policy research in developing and transitional economies has
arguably never been greater and this event aims to bring together
postgraduate students working on these issues to share both their research
findings and research experiences. The workshop will be an opportunity to
learn about new research from postgraduate students about the experiences
of countries with developing and transitional economies, as well as to meet
and network with fellow postgraduate researchers with a similar focus to
share experiences as well as findings. The day will consist of
presentations by postgraduate researchers, followed by ample time for
discussion after each presentation. It is anticipated that the event will
bring together 6-10 presenters and non-presenting participants, and poster
presentations are also welcome.
Social policy in developing and transitional economies encompasses a
diverse range of contexts, histories, and experiences, with countries
within this focus spanning the globe and each presenting alternative policy
ideologies, policy aims and challenges. The workshop is open to
postgraduates focussing on countries with developing and transitional
economies from across the globe – from East Asia to Africa, Eastern Europe
to Latin America. Equally, the workshop is open to those with a focus
within these contexts to all areas of social policy, for instance poverty,
health, policy design, policy implementation, pensions, labour market
activation (and beyond). Presentations with a methodological focus are also
encouraged. The issues are multi-disciplinary by nature and abstracts are
welcomed from postgraduate students researching these issues within any
discipline, which may include, but is not limited to, social policy,
economics, development studies, politics or sociology.
Call for papers
The event is planned for Wednesday 12th December 2007 at the University of
Oxford (date to be confirmed). Further inquiries and expressions of
interest should be directed to [log in to unmask] Abstracts
of up to 250 words should be sent to [log in to unmask] by
Friday October 26th 2007. Participants are expected to present on the day
and are encouraged to submit in advance a written paper of up to 5000 words
maximum to other participants. This written paper, as with all written
papers submitted to any of the SPA’s postgraduate events, will be eligible
for consideration for publication in the Social Policy Review if judged to
be the best publication submitted to an SPA postgraduate event in that year.
Many thanks,
Dr Adam Whitworth,
University of Oxford,
Postgraduate Representative of the Social Policy Association
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