Call for Papers – AIS Special Issue “The Transformation of Social Services in Comparative Perspective: Trends and Reform Strategies in Response to New Social Risks”

Issue Coordinators:

Miguel Laparra Navarro, Sandra Siria Mendaza, and Víctor Sánchez-Salmerón (Public University of Navarre – UPNa)

Editors:

Víctor Sánchez-Salmerón (UPNa) and María Esther López Rodríguez (University of Zaragoza – UNIZAR)

Submission Deadline:

September 30, 2025

The journal AIS invites submissions of original and rigorous articles that examine the transformation processes of social services in the face of emerging social risks. This special issue aims to foster a critical and comparative reflection on how phenomena such as demographic ageing, changes in family structures, migration flows, and social exclusion dynamics are reshaping social protection models and the effective guarantee of citizenship rights.

Priority will be given to contributions that, from theoretical, methodological, or applied perspectives, address:
- Territorial asymmetries,
- The challenges of multilevel and multisectoral governance,
- And the reform, innovation, and adaptation strategies in social services systems.

Key Information:

Accepted languages: Spanish, English, or French
Expected publication date: First semester of 2026 (Issue 48)
Peer review: Double-blind peer review process
Manuscripts must comply with the author guidelines

The publication requirements can be found on our website:

https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/ais/about

https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/revista?codigo=1586

Kind regards

AIS Journal Management Team