Social security policy has been devolved to the UK's nations.

But, has it been effective? And what does this mean for people living in different parts of the country?

A major new Nuffield Foundation project, being announced today, will provide the answers.

Watch this space!

What are the economic costs of childhood socio-economic disadvantage? Evidence from a pathway analysis for 27 European countries | The Journal of Economic Inequality link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Link to the Compendium: reusilience.eu/compendium

Increase in paid maternity leave in India (from 12-26 weeks) led to a decrease in women's employment as salaried workers (pushing them into informality). Fascinating new paper!!

Social Policy & Administration Social Policy & Admi nistration welcomes proposals for our 2026 Special Issue... contact our editors Bent Greve & Menno Fenger to discuss. More info about the journal is on our website:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/146795…

For the second year in a row, our rEUsilience PI's Mary Daly and Rense Nieuwenhuis organise #ESPAnet stream on the topic of resilience! This proved to be a very popular topic last year in Warsaw that brought together many interesting perspectives on the concept!

This is an important opportunity for those whose human rights are being breached by government inaction on climate change to be heard, as they seek an advisory opinion on what governments are obliged to do to protect their citizens from the effects of a changing climate. (2/3)

Barbados is hosting a historic hearing where those on the frontlines of climate change will have their concerns heard in front of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. (1/3)

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Only one day left. Don't forget to register for the next #ecpg2024 in Ghent!

Time flies! Final three days to send your abstracts for #ESPAnet2024

After many complications, arrangements, support and tears there came happiness & I managed to join Ivana Dobrotic Sonja Blum Dr. Andrea Doucet Ann-Zofie Duvander Rossella Ciccia and Wim Van Lancker in Dubrovnik for the sustainability@leave (CA21150) training school for care&work policies. Grateful as ever❤️

Our training school sustainability@leave (CA21150) in Dubrovnik starts today! 3 days ahead of working with great trainers and participants on work-care policies, gender and social inequalities

Curious about this one! Katherine Twamley

Rachel Carson died 60 years ago today and, like Copernicus, never lived to see the impact of her epoch-making book 'Silent Spring,' which catalyzed the environmental movement. Here is the story of its countercultural and courageous writing: themarginalian.org/2017/01/27/rac…

Happy finisher and her treats 🌳 #loveparkrun