Social Policy Association Archive

Executive Committee minutes, reports and correspondence, 1973-2002; AGM minutes and papers, 1974-2002; constitution, 1986, 1988-89; agreements, 1986, 2000-2002; general correspondence, 1971-97; Secretary's correspondence, 1988-89, 1993-97; membership, 1984-88, 1991, 1999; Treasurer's and financial papers, 1993-97, 1999-2000; newsletters, 1989-2003, 2009, 2011; conference administration, 1991-93, 1997-2000; journal administration, 1988-92, 1994-2000; research councils, 1989-90, 1990-2000; ESRC, 1989-2000; Research Assessment Exercise, 1993, 1996-2000; teaching quality, academic standards and bench-marking, 1994, 1997-2001; Dearing report (National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education) and reactions, 1997-1988; Joint University Council, 1971-99; essay prize, 1987-89.
Includes:
* Donnison et al. The Ingleby Report: three critical essays (1962);
* Donnison, Education for social administration (Loch memorial lecture, 1964);
* J Millar, Understanding Social Security: Issues for policy and practice (Policy Press and SPA, 2003); and
* H Glennerster, Understanding the Finance of Welfare: What welfare costs and how to pay for it (Policy Press and SPA, 2003).

The Social Administration Association was formed in 1967 to bring together teachers, practitioners, researchers and students across all aspects of social policy and administration and to enable the discussion of matters of common interest. The Association changed its name to the Social Policy Association in 1988.

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws.

Deposited by the Social Policy Association in May 2022.

The Social Administration Association was formed in 1967 to bring together teachers, practitioners, researchers and students across all aspects of social policy and administration and to enable the discussion of matters of common interest. The Association changed its name to the Social Policy Association in 1988.

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Further accruals are expected.

* [Journal of Social Policy](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-social-policy)
* [Social Policy and Society Journal](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-policy-and-society)

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