International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 30 Issue 5/6

What is a reasonable measure of progress?

Riccardo Natoli, Segu Zuhair

The purpose of this paper is to propose an alternative progress measure revolving around the utilisation of three key constructs: resources, infrastructure and environment.

Social networks, age cohorts and employment

Kaberi Gayen, Ronald McQuaid, Robert Raeside

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association of social networks with being in work, contrasting those under age 50 with those over 50 years.

China's new rural pension scheme: can it be improved?

Ce Shen, John B. Williamson

This paper aims to describe China's need for old‐age pension coverage in its rural areas, to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the new rural pension system currently being…

Race, human capital, and wage discrimination in STEM professions in the United States

Philip Broyles, Weston Fenner

The purpose of this paper is to examine how human capital affects the racial wage gap of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals, controlling for…

Development failure and the resource curse: the case of Myanmar

David Pick, Htwe Htwe Thein

The aim of this paper is to examine development failure in Myanmar and explore alternative ways forward.

The recontextualization of commercialization: the shifting discourse of an R&D unit

Theodora Asimakou, Cliff Oswick

The purpose of this paper is to consider the impact of the introduction of a commerical discourse within a scientific context (i.e. a research and development (R&D) setting). It…

Class awareness in Iceland

Gudmundur Aevar Oddsson

The purpose of this paper is to study class awareness in Iceland in the wake of a national economic collapse.

Usage of parental leave by fathers in Norway

Ghazala Naz

Fathers' participation in childcare is not only important in promoting gender equality but can be also important for the child's better upbringing. To promote fathers' involvement…

Dialogued‐based activation – a new “dispositif”?

Asmund W. Born, Per H. Jensen

The so‐called individual action plan (IAP) has become a major policy instrument in providing active welfare for social benefit claimants, and as such it has attracted quite a…