SWP 402: Social Policy/Social Inclusion Helpful Social Policy Resources Websites of interest

SWP 402: Social Policy/Social Inclusion

Helpful Social Policy Resources

Websites of interest & Policy Think Tanks:

Canadian Policy Research Networks www.cprn.org

Canadian Social Research Links www.canadiansocialresearch.net

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative www.policyalternatives.ca

Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) www.policyalternatives.ca

Caledon Institute of Social Policy www.caledoninst.org

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women www.criaw-icref.ca

National Council of Welfare www.canadiansocialresearch.net

Social Planning Council: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/

Statistics Canada: www.statcan.ca

Status of Women www.swc-cfc.gc.ca

Native Women’s Association of Canada: https://nwac.ca/

Canada Social Report Website: http://www.canadasocialreport.ca

Child Care Resource & Research Unit: http://www.childcarecanada.org/od/

PovNet: http://www.povnet.org/

Colour of Poverty: https://colourofpoverty.ca

Black Lives Matter Canada: https://blacklivesmatter.ca

Human Resources & Skills Development Canada: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/

Legal Information for Community Workers: http://cleonet.ca/

The Canadian Encyclopedia: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/welfare-state/#h3_jump_3

City of Toronto: Social Policy Research: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/research-reports/social-reports/spar-monitor-newsletter/

Policy Options: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/

InkSpire: https://www.inkspire.org/

Yellowhead Institute: https://yellowheadinstitute.org/
Fraser Institute: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/
Homeless Hub: https://www.homelesshub.ca/

Other Online Research Links:

International and Comparative Social Policy Group http://www.globalwelfare.net

Global Policy Forum http://www.globalpolicy.org/

Fraser Institute: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/

Global Issues http://www.globalissues.org/

The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development http://www.unrisd.org/

Human Development Report – United National Development Programme http://hdr.undp.org/

Canadian Council on Social Development http://www.ccsd.ca/home.htm

International Organization for Migration http://www.iom.int/

Resources on Maquiladoras http://mhssn.igc.org/

Centre for Studies in Social Justice, University of Windsor www.uwindsor.ca/socialjustice

International Association of School of Social Work (IASSW) www.iassw.org

International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) www.icsw.org

International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) www.ifsw.org

International Labour organization www.ilo.org

Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS)

www.ceris.metropolis.net

Amnesty International Stolen Sisters Report: http://www.amnesty.ca/sites/amnesty/files/amr200032004enstolensisters.pdf

9 Great Podcasts Hosted by Indigenous women: https://www.flare.com/identity/indigenous-women-podcasts?sfns=mo

Some Helpful Critical Social Policy Related Academic Journals:

Global Social Policy

Critical Social Policy

Poverty & Public Policy

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Social Policy and Administration

International Journal of Social Welfare

Social Policy & Society

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Journal of International and Comparative Social Welfare

Geoforum

International Social Work

Politics & Society

Journal of Global Social Work Practice

Affilia

Rethinking Social Policy

Oxford Development Studies

First Nations and Indigenous Journals – list from UBC Library: http://guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=307187&p=2049328

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (2007-present)

American Indian Culture and Research Journal (1974-present)

American Indian Law Review

American Indian Quarterly

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

BC Studies

Canadian Journal of Native Education

Canadian Journal of Native Studies

Cultural Survival Quarterly

Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society

First Peoples’ Child & Family Review

International Indigenous Policy Journal

International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies (2008-present)

International Journal of Indigenous Health

Journal of American Indian Education

Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association

Native Studies Review

Pimatisiwin

Wicazo Sa Review

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Further Learning Resources

Employment and Social Development Canada (2016). Social Assistance Statistical Report: 2009-2016.

http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/edsc-esdc/HS25-2-2013-eng.pdf

The Colour of Poverty Campaign. (2007). Fact Sheet #1: Understanding the Racialization of Poverty in Ontario an Introduction in 2007

http://www.learningandviolence.net/lrnteach/material/PovertyFactSheets-aug07.pdf

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Ryerson Anti-Black Racism Campus Climate Review 2020:

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