About the Journal

Society, Policy and Human Development publishes interdisciplinary social sciences research that explores the relationships between social change, public policy, institutions, governance, and human development. The journal aims to promote evidence-based social science scholarship that informs policy, strengthens governance, and contributes to inclusive social progress. It serves social scientists, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, educators, and development professionals working across sociology, political science, public administration, economics, education, development studies, communication, and related fields.

Aims and Scope

Society, Policy and Human Development aims to advance critical, empirical, theoretical, and policy-relevant scholarship in the social sciences, with a focus on society, governance, public policy, and human development. The journal welcomes diverse social science perspectives and research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, comparative, historical, participatory, and interdisciplinary approaches.

Topics and subjects include, but are not limited to:

  • Social sciences theory, methods, and interdisciplinary research
  • Society, social change, and social transformation
  • Sociology, anthropology, and community studies
  • Public policy, governance, and public administration
  • Political science, institutions, democracy, and civic participation
  • Human development, well-being, and quality of life
  • Development studies and sustainable development
  • Economics, poverty, inequality, and social exclusion
  • Education, skills, and lifelong learning
  • Health policy, social welfare, and social protection
  • Gender, family, youth, and generational studies
  • Migration, displacement, and population studies
  • Labor markets, employment, and livelihoods
  • Human rights, justice, ethics, and social equity
  • Urbanization, rural development, and regional studies
  • Media, communication, digital society, and technology studies
  • Climate change, sustainability, and social resilience
  • Culture, identity, religion, and social values
  • Conflict, peacebuilding, and humanitarian studies
  • Policy evaluation, impact assessment, and evidence-based decision-making