Welcome to the website of the International and Comparative Social Policy Group (ICSP); a special interest grouping of the UK Social Policy Association.

The website has been designed to further the interests of the ICSP and also to provide a useful resource for teaching, learning and research into international and comparative social policy. 

Overview

It includes a range of information for those who are new to international and comparative social policy and also those with more extensive teaching and research experience:

• About the ICSP and about international and comparative social policy
• Details of forthcoming events 
• Our comprehensive resource database and web links pages  

Highlights

• ICSP Study Day Report - International and comparative perspectives on social policy and economic crisis, 7-8 September (recently added)
• The ICSP Research Paper Competition for students
• Our Global Welfare Studies Survey
• Images of Bangldesh for use in teaching for learning activities (recently added)

If you have any comments or suggestions about the website, please do let us know.