You are invited to contribute an essay/article on social policy in transition for a non-profit book project on "Social Policy in Transition in Asia and the Pacific”

There will be five volumes as detailed below.

Volume 1: Overview & contemporary issues in social policy (Deadline: April 30, 2004)

Volume 2: On Human Rights (May - September 30, 2004)

Volume 3: Contemporary welfare theories and applications (October - February 28, 2005)

Volume 4: Arts in Social Policy (March - July 31, 2005)

Volume 5: Gender and Sexuality (August - December 31, 2005)

Details for volumes 3 – 5 will be available in the near future.

Contribution will be made to King Anandha Mahidol Foundation, Thailand.

Publisher: Thammasat University Press, Bangkok, Thailand.

The length should not exceed 5,000 words for each. Regarding the topic, the author can focus the topic on social policy in his/her country or the topic can be focused on particular issues such as gender, modernization, industrialization, social protection etc.

Deadline for the essay/article submission (Volume 2) - September 30, 2004.

Writing Guideline: MLA style

Global Social Policy Network

Contact: Pattamaporn Busapathumrong Emails: pat.busapa@stanfordalumni.org, or pattama@asianust.ac.th

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Examples of essay/paper topics:

• education (internationalizing education, education in Asia/Pacific etc.)
• social welfare
• human rights
• women
• religion & the development of social welfare policy Modernization etc.