Global Social Work in a Political Context: Radical Perspectives

by Vasilios Ioakimidis, Iain Ferguson, Michael Lavalette

Book Overview

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. Globalization 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, problematizing its definition and addressing the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447322673
• ISBN13: 9781447322672
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"