https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/ <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> de-DE https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement/view/85 <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> sozialpolitik.ch 2025-05-13 https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement/view/75 <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> sozialpolitik.ch 2024-12-30 https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement/view/63 <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> sozialpolitik.ch 2024-10-22 https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement/view/57 <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> sozialpolitik.ch 2024-07-01