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Global social work in a political context

Global social work in a political context

by IainFerguson (Author), Michael Lavalette (Author), VasiliosIoakimidis (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

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Synopsis

How is social work shaped by global issues and international problems and how should it address them? Taking a radical perspective, this book reveals what we can learn from different approaches from across the globe.

$157.67

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 216
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 10 Jan 2018
ISBN 10: 1447322665
ISBN 13: 9781447322665

Media Reviews
An analysis of the challenges of critical and radical social work in the face of the crisis of capital and its impacts. Current and essential reading. Elaine Rossetti Behring, Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas do Orcamento Publico e da Seguridade Social
An original and topical addition to the literature that makes a strong case for critical analysis of economic, political and environmental conditions to inform development of radical practices. Karen Lyons, London Metropolitan University
A radical route map for sustainable international social work for the 21st century, built on a crucial critique of global politics: essential reading. Peter Beresford, Professor of Citizen Participation, University of Essex
This thoroughly researched and provocative book calls for a new politics of social work. It demands that social workers everywhere become proactive in confronting current global economic, environmental and social crises. Elizabeth Whitmore, Carleton University, Canada
Author Bio
Iain Ferguson is Honorary Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of the West of Scotland and co-editor of Critical and Radical Social Work: an International Journal. Vasilios Ioakimidis is Professor of Social Work and Director of the Centre for Social Work at the University of Essex. Michael Lavalette has published widely on radical social work and contemporary social movements. He is co-editor of Critical and Radical Social Work journal.