Journal of Societal and Social Policy (JSSP)

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The History

The Journal of Societal and Social Policy was set up in 2002 by Prof. Christian Aspalter, in the attempt
to support the publication of Social Policy articles with a broader, interdisciplinary and policy-related perspective.

The Journal of Societal and Social Policy, the Journal has received widespread support from different regions of Asia
(e.g. the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia), Europe, North America, and Australia. The Journal is supported by the
Asian Association for Social Welfare, which was set up in 2006 by leading social welfare academics and pioneers
from around Asia.

Nature and Aims of the Journal

Journal of Societal and Social Policy is a refereed academic journal, that has set itself highest standards
for the development of theory building, descriptive and normative articles in a wider range of social policy topics.
The Journal aims at acquisitioning works by long-established scholars as well as younger scholars, both of which
are sought to contribute cutting-edge theoretical and empirical studies. Authors are encouraged to submit articles
that intertwine theory with practice while also, if possibly, emphasizing the interface between Social Policy and
other social sciences, like Public Policy, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Economics, Anthropology,
Geography, and History. The Journal also supports new critical, constructive theoretical thinking and theorybuilding,
as it supports a competitive academic spirit that is essential for the good of any theory, stream of thinking,
or school of thought, while also emphasizing the importance of empirical testing.

Achievements and Future Outlook

The Journal of Societal and Social Policy has successfully reached out to the academic community
aroudn the world. The list of renowned authors from all corners of the world include, for example:

Alan Walker and Bob Deacon (U. of Sheffield), Gillian Pascall (U. of Nottingham), Arthur Gould
(U. of Loughborough), Jason Powell (U. of Liverpool), Ian Cook (J.M.U. Liverpool), John Doling
(U. of Birmingham), Enkeleida Tahiraj (U. College London), Azrini Wahidin (U. of Kent),
Li Bingqin (London School of Economics), Amornsak Kitthananan (U. of Bristol), Peter Abrahamson
(U. of Copenhagen), Peter Strohmeier (Ruhr-U. Bochum), Ingo Bode (U. of Duisburg),
Emmerich Talos (U. of Vienna), Josef Weidenholzer (U. of Linz), Isabella Crespi (Macerata U.),
Almudena Moreno Minguez (U. of Valladolid), Claudia Andrade and Anne Marie Fontaine
(U. of Porto), Morris Jenkins (U. of Toledo), Gerard Bellefeuille and Heather Peters
(U. of Northern British Columbia), Katherine van Wormer and Fred Besthorn (U. of Northern Iowa),
Dawn Carr (Miami Univeristy), Zeev Rosenhek (Hebrew U. of Jerusalem), Kim Sang-Kyung
(Seoul National U.), Kim Jinsoo (Yonsei U.), Nelson Chow (U. of Hong Kong), Joe Leung
(U. of Hong Kong), Tang Kwong-Leung (Chinese U. of Hong Kong), James C.K. Lee
(City U. of Hong Kong), Mark Li (Hong Kong Baptist U.), Raymond Ngan (City U. of Hong Kong),
Roziah Omar (U. of Malaya), Tan Ngoh-Tiong (National U. of Singapore), Rajendran Muthu
(Iwate Prefectural U.), Surendra Singh (U. of Lucknow), Ashraf Khan Kayani and
Hasan Sohaib Murad (U. of Punjab), Adel S. Aldosary (King Fahd U. of Petroleum and Minerals),
Eileen Baldry and Sue Green (U. of New South Wales), and Patricia Harris (Murdoch U.).

Prospective Special Issue Editors and Authors contact:
aspalter@aasw-asia.net, christian@uic.edu.hk, christian.aspalter@gmail.com

The Editor

Christian Aspalter (The University of Hong Kong)

The Editorial Board

Silvia Borzutzky (Carnegie Mellon University)
Gregorz Ekiert (Harvard University)
Jan L. Hagen (State University of New York at Albany)
Bruce Jansson (University of Southern California)
Joyce K. Kallgren (University of California at Berkeley)
James Midgley (University of California at Berkeley)
Carmelo Mesa-Lago (University of Pittsburgh)
Robert P. Scheurell (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Katherine van Wormer (University of Northern Iowa)
Tan Ngoh-Tiong (Augsburg College)
Ramesh Mishra (York University)
Ito Peng (University of Toronto)
Jane Lewis (Oxford University)
Alan Walker (Sheffield University)
Jason L. Powell (Liverpool University)
Stein Kuhnle (Hertie School of Government)
Sven E. Olsson-Hort (Soedertoerns University)
Diane Sainsbury (Stockholm University)
Olli Kangas (University of Turku)
Katharina Mueller (Mannheim College)
Ilona Ostner (University of Goettingen)
Josef Weidenholzer (University of Linz)
Marcel Fink (University of Vienna)
Giuliano Bonoli (Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration)
Michael Shalev (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Ngiam Tee-Liang (Seoul National University)
Roziah Omar (University of Malaya)
Michael H.H. Hsiao (National Taiwan University)
Raymond K.H. Chan (City University of Hong Kong)
Nelson W.S. Chow (University of Hong Kong)
Joe C.B. Leung (University of Hong Kong)
Kim Jinsoo (Yonsei University)
Kim Sang-Kyun (Seoul National University)
Peter Abrahamson (Seoul National University)
Muthu Rajendran (Iwate Prefectural University)
Fabio Bertranou (ILO, Chile)
Alberto Arenas De Mesa (Government of Chile)


The Editor: Christian Aspalter, is Professor and former Head of Social Work and Social Administration Program, BNU-HKBU United International College; Honorary Associate Professor, Dept. of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong; Senior Fellow of the Institut Sosial Malaysia/Ministry of Social Welfare, Women and Community Development; and President of the Asian Association for Social Welfare.

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