Dear EASP listed members,

I am very pleased to announce that 7th East Asian Social Policy research network (EASP) international conference will be held at Sogang University in Seoul from 20th to 21st August 2010 with the main theme "Searching for new policy paradigms in East Asia: initiatives, ideas and debates".

A range of challenges posed through globalisation and social changes have imposed fundamental questions on policy makers and academics that have been under pressure to reconsider conventional approaches in social policy. In addition, the recent global economic seems to reframe existing notions and debates even aroused since the 1980s and 90s. As a result, we can find a range of discussions already searching for new policy paradigms across the world. In many countries, there have been various attempts to reorganise their policies and to innovate them. Some ideas and programmes may have been developed for a long period such as policy measures to encourage social enterprise and localised (or social) economy while others are just reinvigorated from longstanding arguments attracting revived attention, for instance, basic income.

Papers are invited which address this main theme or sub-themes as below. Papers may examine these issues from divergent perspectives that include theoretical and empirical angles. Papers may be comparative, or case studies which have broader implications for East Asian countries and/or for the development of research methods. Panel proposals are also welcome and favoured for more structured discussion. Furthermore, as the main theme addresses new emerging challenges and attempts, suggestive and propositional approaches or case studies are encouraged.

Stream 1: Searching for new policy ideas: concepts and discourses

Stream 2: Poverty, inequality and exclusion

Stream 3: Welfare regime and welfare politics in East Asia

Stream 4: Family policy and youth

Stream 5: Social services and delivery in local community

Stream 6: Social policy, economy, and employment

Stream 7: Tackling ageing society: quality of life in old ages

Stream 8: Urban development and housing policy

Stream 9: Health care reform and health policy

Stream 10: Rehabilitation and disability

Stream 11: Others

Submission dates

Those wishing to present in the conference should submit a 250-300 word abstract or a panel proposal to the EASP ([log in to unmask]) by 5th March 2010. Information enclosed with your abstract should include: title of paper; stream theme; your name; institution; and email address.

If you are informed that your abstract is accepted by 26th March 2010, you should submit your full paper to the same address by 30th July 2010.

If you have any queries, please contact EASP at [log in to unmask].

We look forward to seeing you all in Seoul

Best wishes and happy New Year!

Bo-Yung Kim

On behalf of the 7th EASP conference organizing team

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Dr. Bo-Yung Kim

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Graduate School of Social Welfare

Ewha Womans University

11-1 Daehyun-dong SeoDaemun-gu

Seoul, 120-750, Korea

Tel  +82 (0)2 3277 2753

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