EASP invites submissions for the Best Paper Award for Early Career Researchers, sponsored by Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Eligible applicants include: Applicants should be the first or corresponding author of an accepted paper in the conference program. Submission of full
Announcement: 2026 EASP Annual Conference – Call for Papers
Social Policy in Asia in Times of Multiple Disruptions 17–18 July 2026 | The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (In-person) The East Asian Social Policy (EASP) Research Network is pleased to announce its 2026 Annual Conference, hosted by the
2025 EASP Early Career Research Award Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s East Asian Social Policy (EASP) Early Career Research Awards, recognising outstanding scholarship in the field of social policy in East Asia. We thank Lingnan University of Hong Kong for generously
Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities – Revisiting the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and Social Policy Association (SPA) Joint Annual Conference 2025, University of York
Image: University of York/Alex Holland Social policy, whether as cash benefits, public services or regulatory measures, is an institutionalised form of solidarity. Welfare systems are mechanisms to pool resources to manage social risks collectively. Welfare systems also achieve the redistribution
EASP-SPA joint conference programme updated!
We are pleased to announce that the programme for the upcoming joint annual conference of the EASP and SPA (held from 2nd to 4th July 2025 in York, UK) is now available to view online. Please click the link below to explore
EASP &SPA Joint Conference information (Deadline Extended)
Social Policy Association and East Asian Social Policy Research Network – Joint Annual Conference 2025 Go your own way? Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities Wednesday, 2nd – Friday, 4th July, 2025University of York, Spring Lane Building, York
Announcement: 2025 EASP & UK SPA Joint Conference
We are delighted to announce the annual conferences of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and the UK Social Policy Association (SPA) will join together in July 2025. The event will be hosted by the University of York
The Report of the 30th FISS/ 20th EASP Conference in Kyoto, Japan
The Venue The 30th FISS Conference was held in Kyoto, Japan, on June 13th and 14th of 2024, in conjunction with the 20th Conference of East Asia Social Policy Network (EASP). It was the second FISS conference to be held in
The Early Career Scholar Award winners
We are delighted to announce the two Early Career Scholar awards for the 2024 EASP FISS Joint Conference. Each winner will receive a cash award of HK$3,000 sponsored by Lingnan University, Hong Kong. The winners are as follows. 1. PhD Student Award Tauchid Yuda is Yuda
EASP Early-Career Researcher Award
We are pleased to announce the launch of the EASP Early-Career Researcher Award. The award aims to select the best research articles and support PhD students and early-career scholars publishing their work in academic journals. Each award will include a