Institute of Development Studies

Centre for Social Protection

Promoting Economic and Social Justice

Welcome to the Centre for Social Protection. We support a network of partners working to mainstream social protection in development policy and encourage social protection systems and instruments that are comprehensive, long-term, sustainable and pro-poor.

We produce research on:

• Conceptual approaches
• Design Issues, including delivery, targeting and affordability
• Impacts of different social protection initiatives

On these pages *currently under construction* you will be able to access publications, resources, project information and training materials by some of the leading thinkers and practitioners on social protection from around the world, focusing on a number of thematic areas including:

• Food Security and Agriculture
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Migration
• Gender
• Children
• HIV/AIDS
• Microfinance

The CSP is also the home of the CrisisWatch Initiative and the co-convenors of the Social Protection in Asia (SPA) programme

The CSP produces a quarterly e-newsletter, which focuses on a topic area relating to social protection and provides useful resources including relevant publications, events, vacancies and contacts. To subscribe to the newsletter or to contact us for more information email socialprotection@ids.ac.uk

News

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Social Protection January Issue 11 Health and Social Protection

Published: 29 Jan 2010

The impacts of ill-health on individual and household livelihoods and vulnerability cannot be underestimated. This edition examines ways in which social protection measures can be designed and implemented in ways that can help reduce health related vulnerabilities.




Naila Kabeer lead author of UN world survey of women in development!

Published: 15 Oct 2009

Professor Naila Kabeer is the lead author of the new UN report on the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development, which will be launched at UN headquarters in New York on the 26th October.




Social Protection October Issue 10 Seasonality and Social Protection

Published: 5 Oct 2009

As seasons across the world appear to become more unpredictable, the impacts of seasonal shocks and stresses on poor people are increasing. This edition examines ways in which social protection measures can be designed and implemented in ways that can help reduce these seasonal vulnerabilities.




UNICEF's Joint Statement on Child-Sensitive Social Protection

Published: 21 Aug 2009

UNICEF and a number of partners recently came together to consider and outline the importance of furthering social protection and ensuring it is child-sensitive.




How can we tackle 'Seasonal Poverty'?

Published: 22 Jul 2009

Participants at the recent IDS conference on seasonality call for poverty reduction programmes to have a greater focus on seasonal poverty and propose a five-point action plan.





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