Social Policy Review 37

Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Leading international experts review recent social policy developments in this latest edition of the longstanding Social Policy Review series. Available Open Access and published in association with the Social Policy Association, this edited book provides a comprehensive review of the past year's key policy trends and most significant scholarship. Featuring expert contributions around elections, parties and comparative perspectives, it critically examines emerging issues, policy responses and theoretical advancements in the field. Essential reading for academics, researchers and students in social policy, social welfare and related disciplines, this book is an invaluable resource for those seeking to engage with contemporary social policy debates.

Stephan Köppe is Assistant Professor in Social Policy at University College Dublin. Andrea Parma is Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic of Milan. Bozena Sojka is currently Research Associate at the University of Glasgow and will join the University of Strathclyde as 'Urban Futures Research Fellow' in summer 2025.

Introduction - Stephan Köppe, Andrea Parma, and Bozena Sojka Part 1: Elections, Parties and Social Policy     1. Lacking ambition: insights from three poverty audits of UK election manifestos (2015, 2017 and 2024) - Lee Gregory, Gerardo J. Arriaga Garcia     2. Lost trust, lost hope: What low-income parents say about politics in the 2024 UK election - A call for participatory research - Uisce Jordan, Ruth Patrick, Maddy Power, Katie Pybus, Emily Mann     3. A paradigm shift backwards? Current trends and reforms in German pension and labour market policies - Florian Blank Part 2: Comparative Perspectives on Social Policy     4. Bouncing back into gender? The persisting effect of parenthood on gender roles in Austrian families - Carmen Walenta-Bergmann     5. Gender justice between Confucianism, socialism and equality in modern China: Challenges and opportunities for national and local stakeholders - Yunyan Li     6. Putting together a jigsaw puzzle? Family, emotional support and youth transitions - Antonios Roumpakis, Aniela Wenham, Katherine A Smith     7. Understanding housing issues and satisfaction in Lithuania - Jolanta Aidukaite, Kristina Senkuviene, Ruta Ubareviciene     8. New routes? Different ways of cooperation between SLBs in Austria, Denmark and Germany - Sebastian Brandl, Thorsten Braun, Edda Luth, Michaela Schulze     9. Disconnecting the dots: framing analysis of social, economic and environmental sustainability in Swedish health care system - Carl-Johan Sommar, Johan Nordensvärd     10. Complaining is futile? Feasibility of using complaints in the regulation of social care - Poland Lai