How have welfare states responded to the coronavirus pandemic? In this introductory article,
we provide a synopsis of papers that comprise this special issue on social policy responses …

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the
latest studies on COVID-19-related social work issues. Method: This systematic review …

ABSTRACT Drawing on Kingdon's Multiple Streams Framework as a heuristic, this article
reviews the three streams–problems, policies, and politics–as applied to the adoption of …

Economic restructuring and welfare reform are driving new forms of urban poverty in the
global north. Shadow care infrastructures is a new frame for conceptualising the complex …

To mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the federal
government has implemented several financial assistance programs, including …

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed employment situations for workers
everywhere. This is especially true among people with disabilities and chronic health …

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted manifold social policy responses all around the
world. This article presents the findings of a meta-analysis of thirty-six in-depth country …

COVID-19 has generated many negative impacts on the family, including impaired
psychological well-being of family members (parents and children) and family processes …

In many countries, Sinophobia or discrimination against Chinese has taken place amid the
Covid-19 pandemic. While this wave of Sinophobia is popularly understood to be based on …

Europe has been faced with multiple challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including
the problem of how to secure jobs and earnings. In our comparative analysis, we explore to …