Sociology & Social Policy colleagues, join us in Warsaw (17th ESA Conference, 25 - 28 August)! Consider submitting your paper to the Sociology of Social Policy and Social Welfare stream (RN26). We are a constructive and engaged bunch. Abstract deadline: 30 January, via: www.conftool.com/esa2026

Social Policy colleagues, come and join us in Liverpool! social-policy.org.uk/what-we-do/c...

New on the Social Policy Blog: “Understanding the Disparities in Formal Childcare Uptake Among Migrants in Europe and Australia” by Jonas Wood. @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @academiclee.bsky.social @v-yilmaz.bsky.social socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/25/u...

Calling all Social Policy academics, students, graduates, and employers! Social Policy Subject Benchmark Statement Consultation is now open. The consultation is open until midday on 21 November 2025, and responses can be submitted through the link (Please fill out the form): lnkd.in/dBRJgeeB

Excited to share that a blogpost version of our journal article w/ @elifcan.bsky.social is now published! If you'd like to read on how a pension movement used strategic policy narratives to expand its base and achieve policy change in an electoral autocracy, here it is: psjblog.net/2025/09/24/t...

Our article with İpek Göçmen, “Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans persons’ perceptions of their own ageing: contesting the exclusionary care regime?”, has been awarded the European Journal of Politics and Gender (EJPG) 2024 Best Article Award. Grateful for the recognition. shorturl.at/Plrff

Attention Northern Ireland undergraduates! Applications are now open for Pivotal’s Policy Leadership Development Programme! Pivotal is NI's independent public policy think tank. Aged 18–25 8 weeks btw 30 Sept – 25 Nov Tuesday evenings, 6pm Apply by 5pm, 8 Sept Apply here: shorturl.at/MkPSM

Last push for the Social Policy Master's at Ulster before I give you all a break until next year! This time it’s my own video with the awkwardness of seeing myself on screen. Hope you enjoy it more than I did. Info session: Fri 15 Aug, 3pm Ireland/UK Register: lnkd.in/dSVQx4Qf tinyurl.com/4b4awrvk

The Social Policy Master’s at @ulsteruni.bsky.social is taught by a great team. Meet Dr Julie Harris, whose research looks at the impact of COVID-19 on service users: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGw3... Info session is next week — Friday 15 August at 3pm (IRL/UK). Please register: lnkd.in/dSVQx4Qf

The Americans with Disabilities Act — passed 35 years ago — was not a gift. It was the result of a powerful movement led by people who demanded to be seen, heard and treated with dignity. The fight for equality is far from over. In fact, it is more urgent now than ever.

Thinking about a master’s? Develop policy and research skills with our Social Policy programme. Join our online info session on 15 Aug, 3pm (Ireland/UK) to learn about the MSc Social Policy at @ulsteruni.bsky.social (Belfast). Please register if interested: www.ulster.ac.uk/study/postgr...

"In your text, treat Africa as if it were one country. ... Don’t get bogged down with precise descriptions. Africa is big: fifty-four countries, 900 million people who are too busy starving and dying and warring and emigrating to read your book."by Binyavanga Wainaina, granta.com/how-to-write...

I am honoured and delighted to join the Journal of Social Policy Editorial Board for a second term. @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @academiclee.bsky.social @v-yilmaz.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Interested in studying Social Policy master's with us at Ulster University (Belfast campus)? I'm hosting an online information session on the programme (available full and part time) on 15 August (Friday) at 3pm (UK & Ireland time); please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/976401...

We've launched a new format in Journal of Social Policy (@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social): Critical Reviews. Invited, in-depth critical reviews on key issues & debates. Topics so far: benefit sanctions, climate emergency, & Latin America. Latest by Armando Barrientos. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Explore this PSJ article revealing how Turkey’s EYT pension movement used Twitter to craft policy narratives in an electoral autocracy - analyzed through the Narrative Policy Framework. By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

At @ulsteruni.bsky.social, Master’s in Social Policy is taught by a fantastic team. Dr Fiona Bloomer (Senior Lecturer) shares her research focus in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1SM... Interested? Send an email: [email protected] I’ll be hosting an online info session in early August.

At @ulsteruni.bsky.social, Master’s in Social Policy is taught by a fantastic team. Professor Ann Marie Gray shares her research focus in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IEL... Interested? Send an email: [email protected]. I’ll be hosting an online info session soon. @ark-ni.bsky.social

I’m now Course Director for the MSc Social Policy at Ulster University. It’s a 1-year, full-time programme (part-time option avlb.) based in Belfast. We focus on social justice, health, social care, gender, and policy change in NI, Ireland, UK, & beyond. Email [email protected]—happy to chat!

Today is #IDAHOBIT — a moment to confront homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. My chapter ‘What does “sexual orientation conversion therapy” signify?’ explores how medicine is pressured to uphold heterosexism. Backlash signals lost legitimacy and that’s why banning matters now more than ever.

Emeklilikte Yaşa Takılanlar (EYT) hareketini ve bu hareketin emeklilik yaşı düzenlemesinde değişimi mümkün kılan politika anlatısının yapısını ve içeriğini incelediğimiz Elifcan Çelebi (@elifcan.bsky.social) ile makalemiz Policy Studies Journal'da (@psjeditor.bsky.social) yayımlandı. rb.gy/43oee4

Our article, "Narrative power in electoral autocracies: The policy narrative behind the success of a pension movement", is out open access. I and @elifcan.bsky.social explore how a social movement influenced policy change in an electoral autocracy — especially on the difficult-to-change pension age.

25 years of ARK. Established in 2000, ARK is Northern Ireland's social policy hub. ARK aims to increase the accessibility and use of academic data and research to inform policy making and provide the basis for critical policy debate. Find out more ➡️ ark.ac.uk/ARK/ARK25/

Deadline is fast approaching. If you are planning to join us in Belfast this September, please do not forget to send your abstracts by February 15th.

The International Criminal Court has mentioned LGBT victims in arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Taliban government in Afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls, their allies, and LGBT persons.

We cannot forget women in Afghanistan today, as we cannot forget ourselves and human civilisation. Meryl Streep: In Afghanistan today, "A bird can sing but a woman may not in public". youtu.be/kKf-3JUtIfw?...

Call for papers: ESA (European Sociological Association) Research Network on Sociology of Social Policy & Welfare Midterm Conference (RN26), Sept 19-20, 2025, Belfast - Northern Ireland. Submit abstracts to [email protected] by Feb 15. Full details: www.europeansociology.org/research-net...

(Post in Turkish) Türkiye’nin Sağlığı: Söylem, Politika ve Deneyimler başlıklı kitabımız yayımlandı! Kitap siyaset, toplum ve devlet arasındaki değişen ilişkileri sağlık üzerinden inceliyor. Bölümleri Boğaziçi Sosyal Politika'dan eski öğrencilerim kaleme aldı. Buyrun: t.ly/2PmkY