In response to the inaugural ChangeFest (conference) held in Logan, Australia in November 2018, we  - the Journal of Social Inclusion - have agreed to dedicate a future special edition on place and place-based approaches.

This reflects the need to better understand our connection to ‘place’, how important place is in relation to both individual and societal outcomes, and how ‘place-based’ and ‘collective impact’ approaches are increasingly mobilised to address complex social issues such as poverty, health, unemployment, crime and urban renewal. This also extends to the need to better understand the opportunities and complexities associated with these ways of working.

We are therefore calling for papers which report the results of research studies, program evaluations, case studies, literature reviews, relevant book reviews and/or commentaries relating to collective impact processes or place-based outcomes by 1 June 2019.

The Journal of Social Inclusion has just published its latest issue, Vol 9(2) 2018. We would like to invite you to view these articles and items of interest.

JoSI is a Griffith University open access, peer-reviewed publication which is published bi-annually. First established in 2010 and now publishing its 16th edition. The journal publishes a broad range of scholarly work from various disciplines, including, but not restricted to, human services and social work, ethics, sociology and social policy, psychology, education, criminology and criminal justice.

Thanks for your continuing interest and enjoy reading this latest edition!

Kind Regards,

JoSI Team