Social Policy Review 38
Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2026
Policy Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2026
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-1-4473-8040-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the latest volume of the long-established Social Policy Review series, leading experts critically assess key developments and debates in social and public policy over the past year.
Offering a wide-ranging exploration of contemporary issues - including labour market transitions, migrant experiences, welfare governance and inequalities in care - this book brings together research that reflects the diversity and dynamism of current scholarship. Contributors examine central debates within the field, considering both longstanding concerns and emerging challenges in national and international contexts.
Published in association with the Social Policy Association, this volume provides a comprehensive resource for engaging with contemporary social policy scholarship, highlighting its implications for both analysis and practice.
Offering a wide-ranging exploration of contemporary issues - including labour market transitions, migrant experiences, welfare governance and inequalities in care - this book brings together research that reflects the diversity and dynamism of current scholarship. Contributors examine central debates within the field, considering both longstanding concerns and emerging challenges in national and international contexts.
Published in association with the Social Policy Association, this volume provides a comprehensive resource for engaging with contemporary social policy scholarship, highlighting its implications for both analysis and practice.
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Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
51 s/w Tabellen, 34 s/w Abbildungen
51 Tables, black and white; 34 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-8040-5 (9781447380405)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Andrea Parma is Assistant Professor in Economic Sociology at the Polytechnic of Milan.
Maarja Saar is Associate Professor in the Department for Education, Psychology and Social Work at Mid Swedish University.
Bozena Sojka is Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde.
Maarja Saar is Associate Professor in the Department for Education, Psychology and Social Work at Mid Swedish University.
Bozena Sojka is Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde.
Content
Introduction to Social Policy Review 38 - Andrea Parma, Maarja Saar, Bozena Sojka
Part I: Labour Market, Employment and Youth Transitions
1. From Exclusion to Employment: A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Barriers Facing Economically Inactive People In North East England - Cat Spellman, Sanne Elbrink, Lee Wainwright, Joanne McGrath, Savita Sathe and believe housing
2. A Neglected 'Class Ceiling'? Intersecting Inequalities in the Post-16 Transitions Of Early Education Leavers - Rana Khazbak, Sharon Gewirtz, Sait Bayrakdar, Meg Maguire, Charlotte McPherson, Alice Weavers, Christopher Winch and Andrea Laczik
3. Who Cares For The Carers? Workforce-Related Challenges and Quality of Long-Term Care In Greece - Varvara (Berry) Lalioti
Part II: Rethinking Welfare: Norms, Ecosystems and Public Attitudes
4. The Ecosystemic Shift in Social Policies: The Case of the Local Care Ecosystem - Javier Castro-Spila, Xanti Moriones and Aitor Garmendia Bartolome
5. Mothers Not Choosing All-Day Childcare In Urban Areas In Japan: Individual Preference, Family-Unfriendly Workplace or Policy Deficit? - Anju Yamada
6. Rethinking Family Deservingness: A Systematic Literature Review of Public Opinion About Families As Welfare Recipients - Sophia Landzettel and Gonzalo Arevalo-Iglesias
Part III: Poverty, Housing and Inequality
7. Housing Poverty and Social Inequalities Among Older People in Italy - Marco Arlotti
8. 'Beggars Can't Be Choosers': How Devolution Shapes Access to Free School Meals - Ciara Fitzpatrick, Maddy Power, Kate Andersen, Tom Lee, Uisce Jordan, Annie Irvine, Mhairi-Jean Ross, Katy Gillespie and Ruth Patrick
Part IV: Migration, Race and Social Exclusion
9. 'We Know We Are Outsiders': Migrant Experiences of Antisocial Behaviour Victimisation - Kirsty Cameron and Jack Liuta
10. Constructing (Post)-Race In English Health and Social Policy: The Case of Roma People - Lois Orton
11. Mapping Migrant Penalty Across 16 Advanced Economies From the Perspective of Institutional Complementarity Between Welfare and Production Regimes - Juhyun Lee
Part V: Governance, Policy Implementation and Welfare Regulation
12. From National Policy to Local Practice: Poverty Alleviation In Strasbourg and Milan; Comparing Governance Models and Actor Constellations - Alessandra Pernetti
13. The Split Personality of Swedish New Public Management Reforms: Analysing Legal Reforms of Public Welfare Delivery and Market Competition - Carl-Johan Sommar, Johan Nordensvaerd
Part I: Labour Market, Employment and Youth Transitions
1. From Exclusion to Employment: A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Barriers Facing Economically Inactive People In North East England - Cat Spellman, Sanne Elbrink, Lee Wainwright, Joanne McGrath, Savita Sathe and believe housing
2. A Neglected 'Class Ceiling'? Intersecting Inequalities in the Post-16 Transitions Of Early Education Leavers - Rana Khazbak, Sharon Gewirtz, Sait Bayrakdar, Meg Maguire, Charlotte McPherson, Alice Weavers, Christopher Winch and Andrea Laczik
3. Who Cares For The Carers? Workforce-Related Challenges and Quality of Long-Term Care In Greece - Varvara (Berry) Lalioti
Part II: Rethinking Welfare: Norms, Ecosystems and Public Attitudes
4. The Ecosystemic Shift in Social Policies: The Case of the Local Care Ecosystem - Javier Castro-Spila, Xanti Moriones and Aitor Garmendia Bartolome
5. Mothers Not Choosing All-Day Childcare In Urban Areas In Japan: Individual Preference, Family-Unfriendly Workplace or Policy Deficit? - Anju Yamada
6. Rethinking Family Deservingness: A Systematic Literature Review of Public Opinion About Families As Welfare Recipients - Sophia Landzettel and Gonzalo Arevalo-Iglesias
Part III: Poverty, Housing and Inequality
7. Housing Poverty and Social Inequalities Among Older People in Italy - Marco Arlotti
8. 'Beggars Can't Be Choosers': How Devolution Shapes Access to Free School Meals - Ciara Fitzpatrick, Maddy Power, Kate Andersen, Tom Lee, Uisce Jordan, Annie Irvine, Mhairi-Jean Ross, Katy Gillespie and Ruth Patrick
Part IV: Migration, Race and Social Exclusion
9. 'We Know We Are Outsiders': Migrant Experiences of Antisocial Behaviour Victimisation - Kirsty Cameron and Jack Liuta
10. Constructing (Post)-Race In English Health and Social Policy: The Case of Roma People - Lois Orton
11. Mapping Migrant Penalty Across 16 Advanced Economies From the Perspective of Institutional Complementarity Between Welfare and Production Regimes - Juhyun Lee
Part V: Governance, Policy Implementation and Welfare Regulation
12. From National Policy to Local Practice: Poverty Alleviation In Strasbourg and Milan; Comparing Governance Models and Actor Constellations - Alessandra Pernetti
13. The Split Personality of Swedish New Public Management Reforms: Analysing Legal Reforms of Public Welfare Delivery and Market Competition - Carl-Johan Sommar, Johan Nordensvaerd