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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Apologies for cross-posting!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#222222">The Australian Social Policy Conference, 9 - 11 September 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="color:#222222">Abstract submission and registrations now open.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="color:#222222">Closing date for abstract submission: 29 April 2019<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">The Australian Social Policy Conference (ASPC) is the pre-eminent multidisciplinary conference concerned with issues of social policy in Australia. It attracts over 300 participants from academia, government and the community social
welfare sector internationally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">Conference discussion will be organised around the following themes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Poverty, welfare and social inequality<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Communities, families and children<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Digital technologies and social policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Environment and social policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Disability and rights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Human services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Ageing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Health and social policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Indigenous peoples<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Chinese social policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">Contributed papers can:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Report the results of research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Discuss conceptual approaches to contemporary social policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Describe work in progress, or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222"> • Raise issues for debate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">Potential presenters are asked to submit an abstract of up to 250 words for consideration, nominating a theme from the list above. Criteria for selection will include academic quality, originality, accessibility, and relevance to
current debates in social policy. Where papers are based on empirical research, preference will be given to abstracts showing evidence of research results. We welcome papers presenting all points of view.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">As in past years, the conference will include a special stream on Chinese social policy. This includes studies of the Chinese diaspora in other countries (including Australia). All sessions will be conducted in English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">International contributions are particularly encouraged. The refereeing process for these submissions will be expedited to ensure that potential presenters have sufficient notice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">We are also inviting proposals for special sessions, including groups of related papers within the contributed paper streams. Please send proposals to <a href="mailto:aspc@unsw.edu.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">aspc@unsw.edu.au</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">Closing date for abstract submission: 29 April 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">For more information see <a href="http://www.aspc.unsw.edu.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.aspc.unsw.edu.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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