Event description
The ASPA launch of the Australian Journal of Social Issues special issue on Big Data and Social Policy in Australia About this event
Agenda
1. Announcement of the Peter Saunders prize winners for the Australian Journal of Social Issues in 2019 and 2020
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Australian Journal of Social Issues, the Australian Social Policy Association established the Peter Saunders Prize. It is named in honour of the first President of the Australian Social Policy Association. The prize recognises outstanding research and is open to all papers published in AJSI in a given calendar year. Papers are shortlisted by the Editors-in-Chief, and a judging panel comprised of the Editors-in-Chief and two members of the Australian Social Policy Association executive assess the papers according to two criteria: academic merit and contribution to Australian social policy.