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JISCP is an international academic journal of the UK Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social‬. Editors: @stefankuehner.bsky.social, @aroumpakis.bsky.social, @markusketola.bsky.social, and Ijin Hong

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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
📖 New issue is out — all open access! Articles on climate adaptation, employment insurance reform, employer childcare in Germany/US and pandemic care in Colombia & Costa Rica 🔗 cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-international-and-comparative-social-policy/issue/7E4A5D1EE3ABEC1B371E7748F07FCB96
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy: Volume 42 - Issue 2 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy - Volume 42 - Issue 2
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Aleksandra Grzymala-Kazlowska, Jenny Phillimore, and Marisol Reyes Soto, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (Open Access). doi.org/10.1017/ics....
Cover page of the journal article 'Understanding the role of hospitality and reciprocity in homestay policy. Support for Ukrainian displaced migrants in the narratives of hosts in Poland and the United Kingdom' by Aleksandra Grzymala-Kazlowska, Jenny Phillimore, and Marisol Reyes Soto, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 2026.
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Please share word of this brilliant new podcast series - raising awareness of disabled people in the migration system - from the Working Together Collective, a collaboration between community members, various community organisations, as well as academics including our own @nickyburns.bsky.social.
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University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Disability Research - Our work - Working Together: building capacity to support disabled people seeking asylum in Glasgow and beyond
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Damien Pennetreau, Claire Dupuy, and Virginie Van Ingelgom, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (Open Access). doi.org/10.1017/ics....
Front page of a Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy article titled “Normative feedback of hybrid ALMPs: Citizen-level norms of social solidarity in France and Belgium” by Damien Pennetreau, Claire Dupuy and Virginie Van Ingelgom.
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Across Latin America, unpaid care work surged during COVID-19 — and women bore the burden.
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Rūta Ubarevičienė and Jolanta Aidukaitė, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (Open Access). doi.org/10.1017/ics....
Cover page of a journal article titled “Housing provision: A comparative study of housing availability, accessibility, and adequacy in EU member states” by Rūta Ubarevičienė and Jolanta Aidukaitė, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
.@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social is recruiting a new chair for @jicsp.bsky.social editorial board. See the call for applications here: social-policy.org.uk/editorial-bo... Deadline 29th May.
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News: Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, Chair of Editorial Board: Call for applications - Social Policy Association
The Social Policy Association (SPA) invites applications for the Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (JICSP), to [...]
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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Should social and economic inequalities serve as *the* central framework for reforms to the UK’s long-term care system? Can Baroness Casey step up to be “the new Beveridge”? Tania Burchardt explores in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Inequality should be at the heart of the Casey Commission on Adult Social Care
For reforms to the UK’s long-term care system, should social and economic inequalities be *the* central framework for understanding the nature of the problem?
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey ‘Islamist parties differ in what they think Islam requires in matters of governance and their degree of social conservatism’ Read the article by @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Ricardo Velázquez Leyer, Viviana Ramírez, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez, and Theodoros Papadopoulos, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (Open Access). doi.org/10.1017/ics....
Screenshot of the first page of a research article titled “Current trends, persistent challenges, and emerging opportunities of social policy implementation in Latin America and Southern Europe.” Published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy with authors Ricardo Velázquez Leyer, Viviana Ramírez, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez and Theodoros Papadopoulos.
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New on the Social Policy Blog: "Insights on Social Policy Implementation from Latin America and Southern Europe" by Ricardo Velázquez Leyer, Viviana Ramírez, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez, and Theodoros Papadopoulos. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/03/10/i...
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Social Policy Implementation in Latin America and Southern Europe
What shapes social policy implementation in Latin America and Southern Europe? Research explores state capacity, clientelism and street-level bureaucracy.
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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Here is my new co-authored article (w/ Tuğba Z. Şen), “Digital health discourses in global health: Varieties of techno-optimist depoliticisation,” published in @jicsp.bsky.social. We examine how digital health is framed in global health governance in the first half of 2020s. doi.org/10.1017/ics....
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Yu-Te Huang, Chenxi Yang, Leo Zephyrus Chow, Suchon Tepjan, Holning Lau, Duy A. Dinh, and Peter A. Newman, published in Social Policy and Society. doi.org/10.1017/S147...
Cover page of the Social Policy and Society article “LGBT+ Inclusion and Human Rights in Taiwan: A Scoping Review of the Literature” by Yu-Te Huang and colleagues, showing the title, authors and affiliations, abstract, and keywords on LGBT+ rights and same-sex marriage in Taiwan.
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New on the Social Policy Blog: "LGBT+ Human Rights and Inclusion in Taiwan: Progress, Gaps, and the Road Ahead" by Yu-Te Huang et al. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/03/04/l...
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LGBT+ Inclusion and Human Rights in Taiwan: Progress and Gaps
Scoping review of 109 studies maps LGBT+ inclusion in Taiwan, showing progress since marriage equality and where policy and services still fall short.
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Marion Ouma and Jimi O. Adesina, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (Open Access). doi.org/10.1017/ics....
Screenshot of the first page of a Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy article titled “Bottom-of-the-pyramid business model meets social assistance: Repurposing social protection in the Africa context” by Marion Ouma and Jimi O. Adesina, showing the abstract and keywords.
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. doi.org/10.1017/ics....
Front page of a journal article titled “Comparative pension reform pathways in Latin America and Southern Europe,” by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, showing the article title, authors, affiliations, and abstract.
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The blog post is based on an article by Siena Caridi-Ross and Zahid Mumtaz, published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (Open Access). doi.org/10.1017/ics....
Screenshot of the first page of an academic journal article by Siena Cardi-Ross and Zahid Mumtaz on Iraq’s hybrid welfare regime, showing the article title, authors, abstract, and keywords
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New on the Social Policy Blog: "Iraq’s Hybrid Welfare Regime: Understanding a Fragmented System of Social Protection" by Siena Caridi-Ross and Zahid Mumtaz. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/02/10/i...
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Iraq’s hybrid welfare regime and the limits of social protection
This post explores Iraq’s fragmented welfare system, where state provision, informal support and insecurity coexist, and why this matters for policy reform.
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Delighted to see Marion Ouma & Jimi Adesina’s important article beyond the journal pages. Their analysis of Kenya’s Inua Jamii programme challenges us to think critically about financialisation and the shifting role of the state in social assistance.
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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New on the Social Policy Blog: "What Happens When the Bottom of the Pyramid Meets Social Assistance?" by Marion Ouma and Jimi Adesina. socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/02/12/w...
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When Bottom of the Pyramid Models Reshape Social Assistance
How Bottom of the Pyramid models and financial inclusion reshape cash transfers in Kenya, revealing the financialisation of social assistance.
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Here is a sneak peek from our forthcoming special issue on "social policy implementation in Southern Europe and Latin America" where Llorenç Soler-Buades and Francisco Ferraioli argue that rescaling of welfare can introduce additional burdens for claimants.
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The nexus between welfare rescaling and administrative burden: The case of minimum income provision in Spain | Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy | Cambridge Core
The nexus between welfare rescaling and administrative burden: The case of minimum income provision in Spain
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José Antonio Noguera @josenoguerauab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
New paper in @jicsp.bsky.social on the implementation problems of the minimum income scheme in Spain: @emmaalcr.bsky.social and myself propose a typology of implementation problems in these programs and analyze the available evidence on the case of the Spanish IMV. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Self-defeating targeting: The implementation of the Minimum Living Income in Spain | Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy | Cambridge Core
Self-defeating targeting: The implementation of the Minimum Living Income in Spain
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The Centre for Science, Knowledge and Policy (SKAPE) @skape-ed.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The 25/26 SKAPE Seminar Series kicks off with: Topic modelling UK science advisory committees during Covid-19 23 Oct, 1-2pm, VLR, Chrystal Macmillan Building / Online More info and registration: edin.ac/46uJMGn
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Merita Mesiäislehto @merita.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Honoured to receive the best paper award of @jicsp.bsky.social together with Sanni Välimäki, @jlammit.bsky.social and Johanna Närvi. Thank you🙏🏻 And thank you for an inspiring conference in York @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social ! @flux-consortium.bsky.social
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🏆 Congratulations to the winners of the @universitypress.cambridge.org best article price for @jicsp.bsky.social at the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social Conference at #York2025: Sanni Välimäki @jlammit.bsky.social @merita.bsky.social Johanna Närvi See the paper here: tinyurl.com/d3u5ny4t
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Are you presenting a paper at the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social Conference? Does your paper take a comparative perspective or have an international dimension to its argument? Then why not consider submitting it to @jicsp.bsky.social @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Very much looking forward to the start of the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social EASP-SPA conference later today. 1 hour to go! #York2025
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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
In a new MPIfG Discussion Paper, @fbulfone.bsky.social, @m-stratenwerth.bsky.social, and @aritassinari.bsky.social trace the growth trajectories of Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain from the financial crisis to the covid pandemic. ‬ 🔗 pure.mpg.de/pubman/faces...
Title page "Shifting Paths? The Evolution of Southern European Growth Trajectories Between the Global Financial Crisis and the Covid Pandemic." Authors Fabio Bulfone, Mischa Stratenwerth, and Adrianna TassinariAbstract

Keywords: Comparative political economy, economic sectors, export growth, growth models, post-austerity, Southern Europe

This paper traces the growth trajectories of the Southern European economies (Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain) from the financial to the covid crisis. From a review of the comparative political economy literature focusing on Southern Europe, we derive three propositions regarding the growth profile, the development of high value-added services and manufacturing exports, and employment outcomes. To assess the accuracy of these propositions, we conduct
growth decompositions based on import-adjusted demand components as well as on sectoral output and employment indicators. The data show that Southern European economies are similar in that export-led growth has not been sufficient to boost aggregate growth, stimulate high value-added services or manufacturing, reverse pro-cyclical employment declines, or create high-wage employment opportunities. But the Southern European economies also differ, both in terms of their sectoral growth profiles and their aggregate performance. In the second half of the decade, Portugal and Spain managed to combine domestic demand and exports to achieve stronger growth than Italy and Greece. Sectoral developments in Portugal and Spain (and to a lesser extent in Italy) tentatively suggest a potential “Iberian growth path” that is compatible with euro area constraints but ultimately peripheral. The paper concludes by considering the empirical and theoretical implications of these findings for the study of the Southern European model of capitalism.
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Matthew E Bergman, PhD @mebergman.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
American moves to Europe, experiences labour policy (protection), cleans a dataset of thousands of reforms, can now explain where they come from: Parties campaigning on left-leaning economic policies are more likely to implement pro-worker policies, but only during non-crisis economic conditions.
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Susan Kuivalainen @susankuivalainen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🟦 The 2025 Pension Barometer is out! Trust in the Finnish pension system has declined. At the same time, most people still support the system’s core principles. Over half viewed the recent pension reform proposal positively. @sannatenhunen.bsky.social Read more 👇 www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
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Pension Barometer: More than half of Finns consider the pension reform to be good - Finnish Centre for Pensions
The Pension Barometer surveyed Finns aged over 18, asking them how they viewed the key measures of the pension reform proposal negotiated in January. Almost 60 per cent of respondents considered the…
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
New paper out with the @adkspanel.bsky.social team, in the @bjsociology.bsky.social. I was happy to lead this paper on track differences in civic engagement, using four-year panel data of the ADKS (DAPDV) project, from the start of the tracked system (roughly age 12-16) doi.org/10.1111/1468... >
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Track Differences in Civic and Democratic Engagement During Secondary Education: A New Panel Study From the Netherlands
Whether students educated in different ability tracks in secondary education develop different levels of civic and democratic engagement is yet unclear. To explore this issue, we focus on how schools...
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Hello BlueSky! We're happy to be here! Please follow us for the latest research on international and comparative social policy, including new articles published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. Happy to be part of the #SocialPolicy conversation.
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