https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/sozpol/gateway/plugin/AnnouncementFeedGatewayPlugin/atom 2025-06-10T16:08:31+00:00 Open Journal Systems <p>The journal socialpolicy.ch (ISSN-Number: 2297-8224) was founded 2016 and is based at the Division Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work of the University of Fribourg (CH). We publish two issues per year, dedicated to a specific topic, with contributions in German, English, French and Italian.</p> <p>socialpolicy.ch includes contributions from the various fields of social policy and the welfare state, with a special emphasis on the connection between theory and practice. As such the journal aims to address social scientists as well as practitioners. It shall provide a space for discussions on a wide range of social policy making and theoretical concepts in research that relates to Switzerland as well as other countries, or that takes a comparative perspective. The journal welcomes quantitative, qualitative and comparative work as well as more theoretical pieces. Besides articles, the journal also publishes shorter contributions (book reviews, research notes, etc.). To ensure high quality, all contributions go through a peer-review process.</p> https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement/view/88 2025-06-10T16:08:31+00:00 sozialpolitik.ch

<p>Sehr geehrte Lesende – Dear Readers – Chers lecteurs et ch`ères lectrices</p> <p>Das Redaktionsteam von sozialpolitik.ch freut sich, Ihnen die neue Ausgabe zu folgendem Schwerpunktthema präsentieren zu können:</p> <p>«<strong>Verdichtung der Arbeitszeit und Belastung</strong>» unter der Herausgeberschaft von Anna Arlinghaus, Johannes Gärtner, Bettina Stadler, Corinna Brauner Sommer und Anne Marit Wöhrmann.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/744"><strong>https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/aktuelles-heft</strong></a></p> <p>Wir wünschen Ihnen eine interessante Lektüre!</p> <p>---</p> <p>The editorial team of sozialpolitik.ch is pleased to present you the first issue of this year:</p> <p><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/744"><strong>https://www.socialpolicy.ch/current-issue</strong></a></p> <p>The focus of this issue is «<strong>Work Time Compression and Stress</strong>» under the editorship of Anna Arlinghaus, Johannes Gärtner, Bettina Stadler, Corinna Brauner Sommer and Anne Marit Wöhrmann.</p> <p>We wish you interesting reading!</p> <p>---</p> <p>L'équipe rédactionnelle de politiquesociale.ch a le plaisir de vous présenter le premier numéro de l'année :</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/744">https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/aktuelles-heft</a></strong></p> <p>Le thème principal de ce numéro est "<strong>Compression du temps de travail et de la charge de travail</strong>", sous la direction de Anna Arlinghaus, Johannes Gärtner, Bettina Stadler, Corinna Brauner Sommer et Anne Marit Wöhrmann</p> <p>Nous vous souhaitons une bonne lecture !</p> <p>Ihr Redaktionsteam von sozialpolitik.ch - The editorial team of socialpolicy.ch – L’équipe editorial de politiquesociale.ch</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Inhaltsverzeichnis/ Content/ Contenu:</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Editorial</em></strong></p> <p><em>Article 1.1</em> Vertichtung der Arbeitszeit und Belastung (Anna Arlinghaus, Johannes Gärtner, Bettina Stadler, Corinna Brauner Sommer, Anne Marit Wöhrmann)</p> <p><strong><em>Thematic Section</em></strong></p> <p><em>Article 1.2 </em>Maladaptive Working Time Strategies and Exhaustion: A Daily Diary Study on Violationg Breaks, Working Faster, and Working Overtime (Laura Venz, Anne Marit Wöhrmann)</p> <p><em>Article 1.3</em> Arbeitszeitfragmentierung und Work-Life-Balance- Zeitliche Belastungen im Spannungsfeld von Geschlecht und Elternschaft (Nils Backhaus, Yvonne Lott)</p> <p><em>Article 1.4</em> Arbeitnehmer:innenorientierte Zeitrechte zur Flexibilisierung von Arbeitszeit im Lebensverlauf - eine Herausforderung für Betriebe? (Angelika Kümmerling, Silvie Haarmann, Timothy Rinke)</p> <p><em>Article 1.5</em> Change in Health Complaints When Transitioning to Retirement: A Stress-Theoretical Perspective on the Role of Working Time (Anne Marit Wöhrmann, Alexandra Michel, Julia Härtel, Johanna Gödde)</p> <p><strong><em>Forum</em></strong></p> <p><em>Forum 1.1 </em>Evaluation einer 4-Tage-Woche mit reduzierter Arbeitszeit: Subjektive Effekte auf Überstunden, Zufriedenheit, Work-Life-Balance und Belastungsempfinden (Anna Arlinghaus, Patryk Senwicki)</p> <p> </p>

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<p><strong>Call for Papers - Anniversary Issue 2016-2026: Social Policy - What for?</strong> <a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/247">[PDF]</a></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Editors</strong><br /><strong>Socialpolicy Chief Editorial Team, University of Fribourg</strong></h3> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Submission of Abstracts: 31 October 2025</strong><br /><strong>Submission of Full Papers: 31 March 2026</strong><br /><strong>Publication of the Issue: Autumn 2026</strong></h4> <p> </p> <p>In 2026, Swiss online journal <em>Socialpolicy.ch </em>celebrates its 10th birthday, and on this occasion we will publish a jubilee issue. This issue focusses on a decade of dynamic developments and critical transformations in the field of social policy and highlights urgent topics and questions in this context.</p> <p>Over the last 10 years, international politics has seen an uncommon variety and extent of challenges and changes. Since 2015, large numbers of refugees have left their home countries, what led to both a mixture of helpfulness and re-nationalization in host countries. War- and post-war societies are looking into an unsecure future. Climate change has become an urgent topic in public debate, sparking the rise of social movements demanding action. This, however, has been followed by a growing backlash, particularly from right-wing actors who increasingly oppose climate-friendly policies. Simultaneously, rising social polarization poses significant challenges to education, which functions not only as a tool of social policy aimed at promoting welfare and equality, but also as a foundational institution for democratic society. Digitalization and especially artificial intelligence provide opportunities but also endanger societies´ unity and economic and democratic development. Moreover, income and wealth inequality have increased substantially, particularly in countries in the Global North not affected by war, further entrenching social divisions.</p> <p>Not least, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed — and in many cases intensified — pre-existing social and economic vulnerabilities, many of which had previously remained hidden. This crisis also underscored the essential nature of care work—often undervalued and underpaid—and brought renewed attention to the gendered dimensions of labour, health, and social protection. The burden of care work—both paid and unpaid—continues to fall disproportionately on women, a reality that has been exacerbated by demographic aging, austerity measures, and the restructuring of welfare systems. The gendered division of labour in care and social reproduction highlights persistent inequalities.</p> <p>These societal and political issues all come with questions for social policy. Who should pay for rising social policy costs – all citizens equally or should the tax system put a larger burden on the wealthy part of society? Who counts as a member of society and how can migration law react to the rising numbers of arriving refugees? How are working conditions changing in times of digitalization and artificial intelligence and how should social policy react to those developments? How is or how should care work be organized in an aging society? How can societies with highly dissatisfied citizens be kept together by means of social policy? How did the role of professions such as social work change in the light of recent societal challenges?</p> <p>This call for papers invites empirical (qualitative and quantitative) contributions which thematize topics of social policy, relating to the major challenges and societal pressures of the past decade, and/or offering perspectives on how social policy can serve as a catalyst for societal change. Innovative theoretical and conceptual articles are welcome as well. The research can focus on Switzerland, other countries, or transnational contexts. The submissions can focus on the following or related topics:</p> <ul> <li>Poverty, income and wealth inequality</li> <li>Care Work</li> <li>Changing work conditions</li> <li>Migration and Asylum</li> <li>Education, health and retirement systems</li> <li>Democracy and social cohesion</li> <li>Digitalization and artificial intelligence</li> </ul> <h2>Timeline and Guidelines</h2> <p><strong>31 October 2025</strong>: Please submit an abstract of 500 words (German, English and French are accepted) including thematic background, theory, methods, (preliminary) results and conclusion, accompanied by your affiliation and contact information.</p> <p><strong>15 December 2025</strong>: We will notify you if your abstract has been accepted.</p> <p><strong>31 March 2026</strong>: Submission deadline for selected full papers. All contributions will be subject to the standard blind peer review process of socialpolicy.ch. Guidelines on how to submit a paper can be found on: <a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/en/guidelines">https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/en/guidelines</a></p> <p><strong>Autumn 2026</strong>: Publication on socialpolicy.ch</p> <p><em>socialpolicy.ch</em> is an open access, peer-reviewed online-journal, founded in 2016 at the Department of Sociology, Social Policy, and Global Development, University of Fribourg (CH). The journal publishes contributions from various fields of sociology, social policy, and welfare regime research. A special focus of the journal is the interlinkages between theory and practice.</p> <p>Contact and abstract submission: <a href="mailto:sozialpolitik-ch@unifr.ch">sozialpolitik-ch@unifr.ch</a></p>

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<p><strong>Call for Papers - </strong><strong>Special Issue: Crises!? <a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/246">[PDF]</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Editors: </strong><br /><strong>Dr. Daniel Künzler, University of Fribourg, Switzerland</strong><br /><strong>Dr. Marek Winkel, University of Fribourg, Switzerland</strong></p> <p><strong>Submission of Abstracts: 19 September 2025</strong><br /><strong>Submission of Full Papers: 30 June 2026</strong><br /><strong>Publication of the Issue: Spring 2027</strong></p> <p>Many recent sociology and social policy debates revolve around notions of social, economic or ecologic crisis. Terms such as “old age crisis”, “care crisis” or “financial crisis” are used in the academic literature, but also in policy papers by international organizations. Currently, the term “polycrisis” is also increasingly popular. The term implies that the contemporary world is characterized by the intertwining and reshaping of multiple social problems that include growing social inequalities and poverty, climate change, economic problems (e.g., stagnation and inflation), pandemics, (refugee) migration, and political challenges such as war and polarization. This confluence of crisis poses greater and longer-lasting challenges for welfare regimes than earlier crisis and at the same time undermines the potential of welfare regimes to respond. However, there is anything but a consensus on what would be appropriate responses.</p> <p>Crisis are also narrative devices that enable and foreclose analytical work. Calling a social problem a crisis frequently involves a structured narrative with several elements. The existence and magnitude of something that went or still goes wrong is elaborated, the origins of this condition are revealed, and a certain type of action is demanded to avoid that a condition becomes worse and creates other social problems. Claims of a crisis also function as moral vocabularies that attribute moral competence to the claimant and thus also authority to speak.</p> <p> </p> <p>For this special issue, we welcome papers that address a particular crisis or an entangled “polycrisis”. Papers can have a global, world regional, national, subnational, and/or local perspective. Especially welcome are theoretically grounded empirical papers (qualitative and/or quantitative). We particularly aim for papers that highlight challenges for welfare regimes and social policy responses. Papers in this special issue can also step back and critically examine the use of the crisis term by other actors as part of social problems' claims making.</p> <h2>Timeline and Guidelines</h2> <p><strong>19 September 2025</strong>: Please submit an abstract (English or German accepted) of 500 words including thematic background, theory, methods, (preliminary) results and conclusion, accompanied by your affiliation and contact information.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>October 2025: </strong>We will notify you if your abstract has been accepted. Selected papers will be invited to present their work in the University of Fribourg lecture series “Crisis!?” between February - May 2026.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>31 March 2026</strong>: Submission deadline for selected full papers. Guidelines on how to submit a paper can be found on: <a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/en/guidelines">https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/en/guidelines</a>. All contributions will be subject to the standard blind peer review process of socialpolicy.ch.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Spring 2027</strong>: Publication on socialpolicy.ch</p> <p> </p> <p><em>socialpolicy.ch</em> is an open access, peer-reviewed online-journal, founded in 2016 at the Department of Sociology, Social Policy, and Global Development, University of Fribourg (CH). The journal publishes contributions from various fields of sociology, social policy, and welfare regime research. A special focus of the journal is the interlinkages between theory and practice.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Contact and abstract submission</h2> <p><a href="https://www.unifr.ch/sopa/de/bereich/team/people/8817/2b557">Daniel KÜNZLER</a>, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Mail: <a href="mailto:daniel.kuenzler@unifr.ch">daniel.kuenzler@unifr.ch</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.unifr.ch/sopa/de/bereich/team/people/374762/96b42">Marek WINKEL</a>, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Mail: <a href="mailto:marek.winkel@unifr.ch">marek.winkel@unifr.ch</a></p>

2025-05-13T13:02:05+00:00 https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement/view/75 2024-12-30T17:24:47+00:00 sozialpolitik.ch

<p>Sehr geehrte Lesende – Dear Readers – Chers lecteurs et ch`ères lectrices</p> <p>Das Redaktionsteam von sozialpolitik.ch freut sich, Ihnen die neue Ausgabe zu folgendem Schwerpunktthema präsentieren zu können:</p> <p>«<strong>Swiss Disability Policies at the Crossroads?</strong>» unter der Herausgeberschaft von Dr. Christoph Tschanz und Dr. Emilie Rosenstein.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/445"><strong>https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/aktuelles-heft</strong></a></p> <p>Wir wünschen Ihnen eine interessante Lektüre!</p> <p>---</p> <p>The editorial team of sozialpolitik.ch is pleased to present you the second issue of this year:</p> <p><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/444"><strong>https://www.socialpolicy.ch/current-issue</strong></a></p> <p>The focus of this issue is «<strong>Swiss Disability Policies at the Crossroads?</strong>» under the editorship of Dr Christoph Tschanz and Dr Emilie Rosenstein.</p> <p>We wish you interesting reading!</p> <p>---</p> <p>L'équipe rédactionnelle de politiquesociale.ch a le plaisir de vous présenter le deuxième numéro de l'année :</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/445">https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/aktuelles-heft</a></strong></p> <p>Le thème principal de ce numéro est "<strong>Swiss Disability Policies at the Crossroads</strong>", sous la direction de Dr. Christoph Tschanz et Dr. Emilie Rosenstein.</p> <p>Nous vous souhaitons une bonne lecture !</p> <p>Ihr Redaktionsteam von sozialpolitik.ch - The editorial team of socialpolicy.ch – L’équipe editorial de politiquesociale.ch</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Inhaltsverzeichnis/ Content/ Contenu:</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Editorial</em></strong></p> <p><em>Article 2.1</em> Swiss Disability Policies at the Crossroads (Christoph Tschanz, Emilie Rosenstein)</p> <p><strong><em>Thematic Section</em></strong></p> <p><em>Article 2.2 </em>" Too ill for Work, too Healthy for Disability Pension." : The Experience of Being Refused a Pension from the Perspective of People with Health Issues (Fabienne Rotzetter)</p> <p><em>Article 2.3</em> Disability Rights and Swiss Citizenship: The Dimensions of Inclusive and Exclusive Integration Criteria (Leslie Ader)</p> <p><em>Article 2.4</em> Die Entwicklung des Wohnangebots für Menschen mit Behinderungen in der Schweiz: Ein Überblick über Wohnformen, Finanzierung, Erfahrungen und Bedürfnisse unter Berücksichtigung der Umsetzung der UN-BRK (Tobias Fritschi, Matthias von Bergen, Franziska Müller, Oliver Tim Lehmann)</p> <p><em>Article 2.5</em> Autonomy and Care Work in Swiss Social Policy: The Case of Personal Assistance Allowance of the Invalidity Insurance (Maëlle Meigniez, Katja Haunreiter)</p> <p><strong><em>Forum</em></strong></p> <p><em>Forum 2.1 </em>Comparing Pathways into the Labor Market of Young People with Disabilities in Switzerland and Luxembourg (Justin Powell, Andeas Hadjar, Robin Samuel, Boris Traue, Carmen Zurbriggen)</p> <p><em>Forum 2.2 </em>" Um ein Kind zu ernähren, musst Du einfach auch einen angepassten Lohn haben." Kinderwunsch bei jungen Erwachsenen mit Beeinträchtigungen zwischen Selbstbestimmung und strukturellen Hindernissen (Noah Zenhaeusern, Lorie Biderbost, Lisa Schwab, Jana Zurbriggen)</p> <p> </p>

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<p>Die Universität Amsterdam sieht eine wichtige Rolle für Diamond-Open-Acces-Initiativen beim Übergang zu einem erschwinglichen, nachhaltigen und fairen System für Open-Access-Veröffentlichungen, das von der akademischen Gemeinschaft verwaltet wird. </p> <p>Aus diesem Grund wurde der <a href="https://uba.uva.nl/en/support/research/open-access/open-access.html#8-UvA-Diamond-Open-Access-Fund" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UvA Diamond Open Access Fund</a> eingerichtet, um Diamond-Open-Access Initiativen zu unterstützen.<br />Für die Publikationsarbeit im Jahr 2023 hat sozialpolitik.ch 500 € aus diesem Fond der Universität Amsterdam erhalten.</p> <p>Das Redaktionsteam von sozialpolitik.ch freut sich sehr über diese Anerkennung und wird diese Mittel für die weitere Professionalisierung von sozialpolitik.ch einsetzen.</p>

2024-10-22T10:09:13+00:00 https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement/view/57 2024-07-01T08:06:20+00:00 sozialpolitik.ch

<p>Sehr geehrte Lesende – Dear Readers – Chers lecteurs et ch`éres lectrices</p> <p>Das Redaktionsteam von sozialpolitik.ch freut sich, Ihnen die neue Ausgabe zu folgendem Schwerpunktthema präsentieren zu können:</p> <p>«<strong>Migration - Wie Sozialpolitiken die Lebenschanchen von migrierten Menschen prägen</strong>» unter der Herausgeberschaft von Prof. Andreas Hadjar und Prof. Ingela K. Naumann.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/444"><strong>https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/aktuelles-heft</strong></a></p> <p>Wir wünschen Ihnen eine interessante Lektüre!</p> <p>---</p> <p>The editorial team of sozialpolitik.ch is pleased to present you the second issue of this year:</p> <p><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/444"><strong>https://www.socialpolicy.ch/current-issue</strong></a></p> <p>The focus of this issue is «<strong>Migration - How Social Policies Shape Life Chances of Migrants</strong>» under the editorship of Prof Andreas Hadjar and Prof Ingela K. Naumann.</p> <p>We wish you interesting reading!</p> <p>---</p> <p>L'équipe rédactionnelle de politiquesociale.ch a le plaisir de vous présenter le deuxième numéro de l'année :</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/issue/view/444">https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/aktuelles-heft</a></strong></p> <p>Le thème principal de ce numéro est "<strong>Migration - Comment les politiques sociales influencent la vie des personnes migrantes</strong>", sous la direction de Prof. Andreas Hadjar et Prof. Ingela K. Naumann.</p> <p>Nous vous souhaitons une bonne lecture !</p> <p>Ihr Redaktionsteam von sozialpolitik.ch - The editorial team of socialpolicy.ch – L’équipe editorial de politiquesociale.ch</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Inhaltsverzeichnis/ Content/ Contenu:</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Editorial</em></strong></p> <p><em>Article 1.1</em> Migration - How Social Policies Shape Life Chances of Migrants (Andreas Hadjar, Ingela K. Naumann)</p> <p><em><strong>Thematic Section</strong></em></p> <p><em>Article 1.2</em> Employment Arrangements and Well-Being of Migrant Live-In Care Workers: Evidence from a Study of Polish Live-Ins in Berlin (Lena Hipp, Sandra Leumann, Ulrich Kohler)</p> <p><em>Article 1.3</em> Social Policies as a Tool of Migration Control: the Case of Switzerland (Angie Gago)</p> <p><em>Article 1.4</em> Am Ende der Grundschulzeit: Bildungsentscheidungen und elterliche Selbstverständnisse in von Armut bedrohten oder betroffenen Migrationsfamilien in München (Klara Lüring, Claudia Zerle-Elsässer, Christine Steiner)</p> <p><em>Article 1.5</em> Tensions During the Implementation of Integration Policy in Switzerland: The Challenges Surrounding "Fast and Sustainable" Integration (Ihssane Otmani)</p> <p><em>Article 1.6</em> Unsicher in einem sicheren Land? Unbegleitete minderjährige Asylsuchende in der Schweiz zwischen Prekarität und Kindesschutz (Andrea Hartmann, Miryam Eser Davolio, Eva Mey, Samuel Keller)</p> <p><strong><em>Forum</em></strong></p> <p><em>Forum 1.1 </em>Internal Migration, Formal Sector Employment and Social Security for Old Age in Kenya (Daniel Künzler)</p>

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