On October 22, 23 and 24, 2025, the 10th Congress of the Spanish Social Policy Network (REPS ESPAnet-Spain) was held at the University of La Rioja, under the theme “The Social Dimension of Public Policies”. The congress was a success both in terms of attendance (with nearly 500 participants distributed across 31 thematic panels) and in the quality of the presentations, contributions, and plenary sessions.
IGOP actively contributed with a broad representation of its research team, including predoctoral and postdoctoral staff as well as senior researchers. Several works linked to doctoral theses and ongoing competitive projects were presented. It was also an opportunity to reconnect with former IGOP members.
Margarita León, Manuel Alvariño (CBS) and Llorenç Soler (EUI) oordinated the sessions of Panels 7: “The comparative politics of welfare state reform in Europe”, and 21: “Politics and Policies in the Face of the Challenge of Social Cohesion: Reforms, Institutions and Actors”.
Ricard Gomà (Institut Metròpoli) and Ismael Blanco (UAB) presented “Nuevo municipalismo y acción colectiva: la articulación de una esfera público-comunitaria en Barcelona”.
Predoctoral researchers Adriana Offredi and Ivan Cerrillo presented “Comparing the Inclusiveness of Social Policy In-Kind Benefits: Using the Family Model Method across Three Cases”, the latest version of an article co-authored with Gabriela de Carvalho and Margarita León.
Predoctoral researcher Clara March presented: “Trust Dynamics in Elder Care Services: Examining Performance, Benevolence and Integrity Anchors Among Key Actors”, an article from her doctoral thesis co-authored with Ixchel Pérez-Durán.
Adriana Offredi also presented the paper: “Are We Ready for an Integral and Cross-Cutting Approach to Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence? The LCAT 5/2008 and Its Implementation in Catalonia”, co-authored with Núria Reguero.
Postdoctoral researcher Leire Rincón (DEC/UAB) presented “The Paradox of Basic Income: How redistribution preferences and perceptions shape support for welfare cash transfers”.
Predoctoral researcher Matilde Cittadini presented: “Precarious Futures: Rethinking Youth Vulnerabilities and Minimum Income Policies in an Unstable Labour Market”.
Daniel Edmiston and Íñigo Aldama presented: “Excluded? Changes in Household Types, Poverty Risk and Welfare Effectiveness in Europe”, a work framed within the WhoCounts? project.
Antoni Verger presented: “Educational Reform in Spain: Multilevel Dynamics and Political Alliances Beyond the Ideological Axis”, co-authored with Edgar Quilabert and Mauro Moschetti.
Postdoctoral researcher Manuel Alvariño (CBS) presented: “Policy Matters: Explaining Political Consensus on Childcare Policy Expansion”, co-authored with David Palomera (SDU) and Llorenç Soler (EUI).
Yunailis Salazar (Barcelona Activa) delivered the presentation: “Public Procurement as a Tool for Inclusive Employment Policy: Reserved Contracts for Work-Integration Social Enterprises and Social Initiative Special Employment Centres”.
