Companion Blog to the Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and the Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy
This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Therese Sefton, Johan Nordensvärd, and Therese Dokken. When crises strike, governments ask people to make sacrifices. During the COVID-19 pandemic, those sacrifices included restrictions on mobility, work, education, and family life. Such measures were difficult for… Continue reading Hidden Beneath Aggregated Statistics: Mining Dissent in Nordic COVID-19 Restriction Policies
This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Mert Koçak and Elifcan Çelebi. Finding someone to care for a child, an older relative, or a sick family member is increasingly difficult, and digital platforms have stepped into this care gap. Families scroll through profiles, compare experience and… Continue reading Visible but Precarious: How Digital Platforms Reshape Migrant Care Work
This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Louise Overton and Maxine Watkins. Every day, millions of unpaid carers help sustain Britain’s health and social care system, often at the expense of their own long-term financial security. Too often, discussions about unpaid care focus only on today’s… Continue reading Who pays for unpaid care? The financial costs that can last a lifetime
This blog is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Martin Gurin and Janet C. Gornick. Imagine a policy so emblematic of gender equality that it ticks every box for progressives: dismantling breadwinner–caregiver stereotypes, promoting work–family balance, and boosting birth rates in ageing societies. And yet, in… Continue reading The High-Stakes Gamble of Father Leave: Why Political Courage still Falters