| Description |
vi, 210 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. One The political context of contemporary social work -- One.The political economy of social work -- Two.Neoliberalism, social work and the state: retreat or restructuring? -- Three.The privatisation of social work and social care -- pt. Two Social work politics: past and present -- Four.Social work's horrible histories: collusion and resistance -- Five.Social work as a praxis for liberation: the case of Latin American reconceptualisation -- Six.Refugees, migrants and social work -- Seven.Social work, climate change and the Anthropocene -- pt. Three Debating the politics of social work today -- Eight.A new politics of social work? -- Nine.The case for a social justice-based global social work definition |
| Summary |
How is social work shaped by global issues and international problems and how should it address them? Taking a radical perspective, this work reveals what we can learn from different approaches from across the globe |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-204) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Social service
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Social service -- International cooperation
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Globalization -- Social aspects
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Neoliberalism
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Social service -- Political aspects
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| Author |
Ioakimidis, Vasilios
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Lavalette, Michael
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| ISBN |
1447322665 |
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9781447322665 |
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1447322673 |
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9781447322672 |
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