Joint University Council of the Applied Social Sciences

The Joint University Council of Applied Social Sciences (JUC) is the UK learned society for public and social administration.[1] The JUC was founded at a meeting at London School of Economics in 1918.[2] A complete history of the JUC was written by Professor Richard Chapman in 2007.[3]

Joint University Council
Formation1918 (1918)
TypeLearned society
Location
  • United Kingdom
Official language
English
Chair
Professor Sam Baron
Vice-Chair
Dr Ian Elliott
Websitewww.juc.ac.uk

As a representative body, the JUC is composed of institutional members from across Higher Education. It is constituted of two sub-committees: the Public Administration Committee and the Social Work Education Committee.

Public Administration Committee

The Public Administration Committee (PAC) represents scholarship in public administration and public management within the UK. The PAC publish two academic journals in association with Sage: Public Policy and Administration[4] and Teaching Public Administration.[5]

As well as publishing two academic journals the PAC provides funding for small research projects and seminars series.[6]

Former PAC Chairs

1999-2002 Professor Andrew Gray

2002-2004 Professor Grant Jordan

2005-2007 Professor Barry O’Toole

2008-2010 Professor Martin Laffin

2011-2013 Professor Joyce Liddle

2014-2016 Professor Kerry Howell

2017–present Dr Ian C. Elliott

Social Work Education Committee

The Social Work Education Committee (SWEC) represents UK schools of social work at an international level. Previously SWEC have been involved in reviews of social work in England and Scotland.

Fellows

The JUC may confer the honorary title of Fellow of the JUC on academics within public and social administration who are held in high esteem by their peers and who have made an outstanding contribution to the learned society. They are nominated and the nominations are then subject to peer review. Fellows are entitled to use the letters "FJUC" after their name.

References
  1. "Joint University Council Website".
  2. Elliott, Ian (2018). "Marking the 100th anniversary of the UK Joint University Council and anticipating the next…". Teaching Public Administration. 36 (1): 3–5. doi:10.1177/0144739418763847.
  3. Chapman, Richard (2007). "The Origins of the Joint University Council and the Background to Public Policy and Administration". Public Policy and Administration. 22 (1): 7–26. doi:10.1177/0952076707071500.
  4. "Public Policy and Administration".
  5. "Teaching Public Administration".
  6. "Research Professional Sign-in".
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