Conference- call for papers

AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL POLICY CONFERENCE
8-10 July 2009
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia

www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/ASPC2009



KEY DATES

Refereed paper submission: 13 February 2009
Non-refereed abstract proposal: 9 April 2009
Main Conference: 8-10 July 2009
Chinese Social Policy Workshop: 7 July 2009

ENQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS
ASPC2009@unsw.edu.au


CALL FOR PAPERS
The Social Policy Research Centre invites offers of papers from researchers, teachers, students and practitioners of social policy for presentation at the 2009 Australian Social Policy Conference. Papers can present the results of research, discuss conceptual or theoretical approaches to contemporary social policy, raise issues for debate or discuss questions of methodology.

The overarching theme of the conference will be "An Inclusive Society? Practicalities and Possibilities". However, as in previous conferences, discussion will cover a wide range of social policy topics, including

• Labour market participation and welfare reform
• Social exclusion and economic inequalities
• Retirement and ageing
• Children, young people and families
• Identity, diversity and citizenship
• Housing, place and the environment
• Organisation and delivery of human services
• Community, social participation and care
• Chinese social policy (special pre-conference workshop – see below)
• An Open strand for papers on other subjects of interest and importance outside the main themes.