We are delighted to be hosting the 2018 Social Policy Association Annual Conference at the University of York. The city of York has a social investigative heritage that has profoundly influenced the shape of Social Policy in the UK and beyond. We hope that our 2018 conference will provide continuing inspiration for analysis and debate.

The University of York campus has good transport links from all major UK cities, as well as regional airports (Manchester and Leeds-Bradford).

Ageing and pension challenges

• Attitudes to welfare

• Austerity and social policy

• Europe, Brexit and social policy

• Housing crisis

• Inequalities at the global, world regional, national and local levels

• International development and social policy

• Migration, labour mobility and social rights

• Poverty and social protection

• Social insecurity and citizenship

• Social divisions of welfare

• Work, employment and unemployment

• Youth transitions and social investment