Social Policy Review 38

Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2026

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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.

Contributor: Juhyun Lee (Contributions by), Gonzalo Arévalo-Iglesias (Contributions by), Aitor Garmendia Bartolomé (Contributions by), Johan Nordensvärd (Contributions by), Joanne McGrath (Contributions by), Xanti Moriones (Contributions by), Maarja Saar (Edited by), Lois Orton (Contributions by), Carl-Johan Sommar (Contributions by), Lee Wainright (Contributions by), Rana Khazbak (Contributions by), Maddy Power (Contributions by), Kate Andersen (Contributions by), Sanne Elbrink (Contributions by), Sophia Landzettel (Contributions by), Cat Spellman (Contributions by), Savita Sathe (Contributions by), Marco Arlotti (Contributions by), Varvara (Berry) Lalioti (Contributions by), Anju Yamada (Contributions by), Annie Irvine (Contributions by), Charlotte McPherson (Contributions by), Katy Gillespie (Contributions by), Uisce Jordan (Contributions by), Sait Bayrakdar (Contributions by), Sharon Gewirtz (Contributions by), Meg Maguire (Contributions by), Ruth Patrick (Contributions by), (Contributions by), Ciara Fitzpatrick (Contributions by), Jack Liuta (Contributions by), Andrea Parma (Edited by), Mhairi-Jean Ross (Contributions by), Javier Castro Spila (Contributions by), Alessandra Pernetti (Contributions by), Bożena Sojka (Edited by), Kirsty Cameron (Contributions by), Tom Lee (Contributions by), Alice Weavers (Contributions by), Chris Winch (Contributions by)

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