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Kate Brown is a Lecturer in Social Policy and Crime in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Peter Dwyer is Professor of Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Kevin Farnsworth is a Reader in Comparative and Global Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Naomi Finch is a Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Chris Holden is a Reader in International Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Dan Horsfall is a Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
John Hudson is Professor of Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK, where he is Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy (CRCG).
Zo Irving is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative and Global Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK, where she is Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy (CRCG).
Stefan Khner is an Assistant Professor in Social Policy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong and an Honorary Fellow of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK; until 2016 he was a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Stuart Lowe is an Honorary Fellow of and until 2015 was Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Neil Lunt is Professor of Social Policy and Public Sector Management in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Theo Papadopoulos is a Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Bath, UK.
Antonios Roumpakis is a Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.
Carolyn Snell is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.