Social Policy Association 2024
Call for Symposium Contributions: 'Ending Child Poverty: Lessons for the UK’s Future'
The current UK political landscape provides a unique opportunity and need for insights into effective policies to reduce child poverty. The Welsh Government has recently launched a new child poverty strategy. A report on the 2016-2022 Northern Ireland poverty strategy is scheduled for publication, and a new administration in Stormont raises the possibility of a new strategic initiative being developed. The Scottish Government is at the halfway point of its ‘national mission’ to reduce child poverty and is currently incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into law. And an imminent general election raises the possibility that a future UK government will give greater attention to the chronic and pressing challenge of child poverty. In this context, the proposed Symposium aims to build upon the recent Child Poverty Action Group report Ending Child Poverty: Why and How? by examining research and analyses on policy initiatives to reduce child poverty.
In line with the CPAG report, the Symposium will focus on ‘what to do and how to do it’, and sharing research findings and lessons on interventions which could be conveyed to policy makers, rather than conceptual and theoretical papers or analyses of poverty measurement. Contributions are sought for papers reporting research at the national, regional or local level which address any of the principal drivers of child poverty, including social security, parental employment conditions and enablers, and measures to reduce household costs. Insights into effective policy making and delivery process are also welcome. We are interested also in papers which analyse factors facilitating effective reductions in child poverty, including how to generate sustained public support and political commitment to this agenda. The Symposium convenors will discuss the possible development of a themed issue in an appropriate social policy journal with contributors.
Submission of proposals for papers are requested by Monday 11th March to meet the SPA conference deadline (29th March). Please send proposals for contributions to this Symposium – or any questions about it - to the co-convenors:
Stephen Sinclair - [log in to unmask]
Scottish Poverty & Inequality Research Unit
Glasgow Caledonian University
Morag Treanor - [log in to unmask]
Urban Studies
University of Glasgow
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