Resources : Publications

This page includes a selected list of publications relevant to the field of international and comparative social policy.

Books

• A Handbook Of Comparative Social Policy, Patricia Kennett (ed.) (2006), Edward Elgar.

• Understanding Global Social Policy, Nicola Yeates (ed.) (2008), Policy Press.

• The Global Social Policy Reader, Nicola Yeates and Chris Holder (eds.), (2009), Policy Press.

Journals

• Global Social Policy
  Global Social Policy has a mulitdisciplinary focus and aims to advance the understanding of the impact of globalisation upon social policy and social development. It includes a useful Digest, which highlights key issues and events with implications on global social policy. The digest is also published separately on the GASPP website.

• International Journal of Social Welfare
  This journal seeks to encourage debate about the global implications of the most pressing social welfare issues of the day.

• International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
  This journal provides an interdisciplinary forum for research and debate in all branches of sociology and social policy.

• Social Policy and Society - Special themed Issue, Transnational social policy
  This issue (October 2005, Vol. 4 No. 4) explores various aspects of transnationalism, drawing on papers contributed to the April 2004 ICSP conference, Future directions for research, teaching and learning.
  • Contents include:
    • Welfare States as Nation States: Some Conceptual Reflections
    • Policy Transfer and the Internationalisation of Social Policy
    • The Governance and Politics of Global Social Policy
    • Transnational Influences on Domestic Violence Policy and Action
    • What can global perspectives contribute to curriculum development in Social Policy?
• Social Policy Digest Online
  A companion to two journals — the Journal of Social Policy and Social Policy and Society - the digest is a useful resource all those working in UK social policy in particular — policymakers, researchers, teachers and students, campaigners, journalists, and practitioners.

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