Global Social Work in a Political Context: Radical Perspectives

How is social work shaped by global issues and international problems and how should it address them? This book employs a radical perspective to examine international social work.

Globalisation had opened up many issues for social work, including how to address global inequalities, the impact of global economic problems and trends towards neoliberalism. By examining the origins of modern social work, problematising its definition and addressing the care/control dichotomy the book reveals what we can learn from different approaches and projects across the globe.

Case studies from the UK, the US, Canada, Spain, Latin America, Australia, Hungary and Greece bring the text to life and allow both students and practitioners to apply theory to practice.

Author: Iain Ferguson,Vasilios Ioakimidis,Michael Lavalette
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 02/01/2018
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781447322672

About the Author

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.