Dr Alisoun Milne, Professor of Social Gerontology and Social Work has published her latest book ‘Mental health in later life’. Focusing on mental health rather … Read more
Tag: social policy
Dr Kari Lancaster presents her research on evidence-making intervention
The SSPSSR Staff-Student Research seminar on 17 October 2019 will be delivered by Dr Kari Lancaster of UNSW Australia on ‘evidence making interventions’. Dr Lancaster’s presentation … Read more
Is the two-child benefit cap fair?
Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby appeared on BBC Radio Kent’s The Wake Up Call programme this week to discuss the two-child cap on benefit with MEP Ann … Read more
Professor Alex Stevens authors major drug harm reduction report
Alex Stevens, Professor in Criminal Justice, is the lead author of a new report that sets out key ways in which the government should improve … Read more
UN’s report into the state of poverty in the UK
Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology, says the UK must accept the UN’s poverty report as reality and act now. He maintains “It is now being … Read more
The institutional logic of giving migrants access to social benefits and services
The social rights of migrants have become a salient political issue in Northern Western European countries. The context is the increased level of migration, in … Read more
Housing shortage could hinder government’s domestic abuse proposals
Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, welcomes government moves to force councils to provide adequate housing to domestic abuse victims, but says a lack … Read more
Ethnographic study of parliaments in the UK, Myanmar and Ethiopia
Deepening democracy through political scrutiny The fashionable idea of ‘evidence-based’ law-making implies that expert opinion consists of incontrovertible facts that can be turned into solutions, … Read more
Food poverty: agony of hunger the norm for many children in the UK
‘The Conversation’ has just published an article by Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology, on food poverty and how going hungry is affecting children in the … Read more
The use of democratic forums in attitudes research – WelfSOC research presented at Oslo City Hall
On 9 April, PhD candidate Adrienn Győry presented her research findings to a group of policy experts at the Department of Planning and Strategy in … Read more