Part of the 'Perspectives on Social Policy at Oxford' series, Hilary Term 2018

Department of Social Policy and Intervention

How does social progress in Britain since 1950 compare with that in “peer” countries?

The intervention targeted secondary schools and consisted of training for teachers in restorative practice, setting up action groups in schools, and a student social and emotional skills curriculum.

Results from the INCLUSIVE trial of a whole-school health intervention: outcomes, mediators and processes

A look at the Robust Research Initiative at the University of Oxford

Robust Research - A practical guide

A lecture given for the Meeting Minds Alumni Weekend 2018. Juxtaposing a child-centred and a child-oriented policy paradigm, this talk took stock of recent policy developments in Europe and beyond and assessed our progress in developing child-centred policy.

Children and Social Policy in Europe

Part of the 'Methodological Developments in Social Policy and Intervention' series, Trinity 2018

When and why do (survey) experimental treatment effects generalise?

What should we do about social care, and why?

Social Policy, Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Oxford University: lessons from the study of Japan

Political philosophy and social policy: the concept of poverty

The family is often seen as one unit, sharing resources equally, with money being neutral whatever its origin or purpose. But research by Fran Bennett suggests this is too simple.

Inside the 'Black Box' of the Family

Mary McKay, Professor and Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, New York University, delivered the Astor Visiting Lecture on 21 May 2015.

It takes a village: Meeting the complex needs of poverty-impacted youth and their families, locally and globally

Jacqueline Bhabha gives a the centinary alumni lecture for the Department of Social Policy and Intervention on the challenges and successes of defending the human rights of refugees and immigrants

Making a Difference: Policy, Practice and Human Rights

Theda Skocpol delivers a talk at the Oxford Institute of Social Policy, based in part on her new book with Larry Jacobs, "Health Care Reform and American Politics".

Will the U.S. Health Reform Survive and Flourish?

The department hosts a range of conferences, lectures, workshops and other events, some of which are featured on this page, including our graduate research students’ conference which provides students with an opportunity to present their research findings, and an HIV/AIDS day. 

How does social progress in Britain since 1950 compare with ...