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Global Inequality of Opportunity in Education Decreased During the 20th Century

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We document changes in global inequality of opportunity in education for women and men born between 1941 and 1983, using individual‐level census and survey data on 46.7 million individuals from 95 countries, representing all major regions of the world.
Michael Grätz, Mobarak Hossain, Martina Beretta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Normative Turn: Back to Hobhouse?

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Supporters of a recently announced normative turn in sociology acknowledge that what they recommend is by no means entirely new. However, they have given little attention to an early precursor: the British sociologist Leonard Hobhouse. He focussed on the role of the normative in social life and insisted that sociology could, and must, play an ...
Martyn Hammersley
wiley   +1 more source

The European Union in the Indo‐Pacific: Gauging the EU's Indo‐Pacific Strategy Across Eight Indo‐Pacific Locations

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article offers a macro‐overview of the reception and effectiveness of the European Union's (EU) Indo‐Pacific Strategy (IPS) released in April 2021. Drawing on research conducted across eight Indo‐Pacific locations—Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand—the study involved 111 semi‐structured ...
Nicholas Ross Smith, Martin Holland
wiley   +1 more source

Reaching the Summit or a Plateau? The EU–New Zealand Relationship in the Indo‐Pacific

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines New Zealand's perceptions of the European Union's Indo‐Pacific Strategy through interviews with government officials and foreign policy influencers. Despite viewing the EU positively as a like‐minded partner committed to the rule‐based international order, New Zealand respondents demonstrated limited understanding of the ...
Matthew Castle, Martin Holland, Serena Kelly, Juan Luis Manfredi‐Sánchez, Nicholas Ross Smith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating the Indo‐Pacific: The EU's 2025 Council Conclusions Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More than four years after the EU released its Indo‐Pacific Strategy (in April 2021), the Council of the EU provided fresh ‘Conclusions’ (in October 2025) stating that the EU should ‘further intensify its strategic focus, presence, visibility and actions in the Indo‐Pacific’.
Nicholas Ross Smith, Richard Whitman, Paul Bacon, Martin Holland   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accountability and Hyperaccountability in Child Protection Scandals

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The number of child abuse–related deaths has decreased significantly in the United Kingdom over the past 50 years, but there remains public and political concern about the actual and perceived risk of child deaths, with resultant processes enacted to supervise child protection practice.
Robin Sen, John Devaney
wiley   +1 more source

Family‐Led Decision‐Making Meetings as an Alternative to Initial Child Protection Conferences: Findings From a Realist Evaluation of the Safeguarding Family Group Conferencing Pilot in England

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Safeguarding Family Group Conferencing (FGC) is a family‐led decision‐making process offered to some families in England as an alternative to an Initial Child Protection Conference when Children's Services have safeguarding concerns. A realist evaluation was conducted within three local authorities piloting this approach to build understanding
Bekkah Bernheim, Jennie Hayes, Alankrita Singh, Katrina Wyatt, Donald Forrester, Lorna Stabler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transnational Social Work With Unaccompanied Minors' Parents Abroad: Findings From a Qualitative Study in Germany

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents selected results on transnational social work with unaccompanied minors' (UMs) parents abroad. For the purpose of this study, the perspectives of 20 social workers and pedagogical staff who work in various residential care settings in Germany are highlighted.
Franziska Anna Seidel
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility, Acceptability and Potential Effectiveness of an Intervention for Social Work Clients With Children Facing Complex Financial Problems in Finland (FinSoc)—Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social work clients often face complex financial difficulties. To address this, we developed FinSoc, a financial social work intervention designed to improve financial literacy, strengthen economic self‐efficacy and reduce financial anxiety among parents in Finland.
Anniina Kaittila, Henna Isoniemi, Katri Viitasalo, Meri Moisio, Enna Toikka, Anu Raijas, Jarno Tuominen, Siiri‐Liisi Kraav, Tuukka Pursiainen, Tuula Kaitsaari, Mia Hakovirta   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

What is the Impact of the Benefit Cap and two‐child Limit on the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People in the UK? A Rapid Review of Qualitative Evidence

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 15 years, the UK government has implemented significant welfare reforms. This paper reports a rapid review of qualitative data about the impact of the benefit cap and two‐child limit on children and young people's health and wellbeing. Four peer‐reviewed journal articles and 21 grey literature sources were included.
Hannah Fairbrother, Nicholas Woodrow, Lindsay Blank, Mark Clowes, Mandy Cheetham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source