Full Description
Global social transformation calls for global social action. 2010 saw the launch of The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development, which detailed how social workers can strive to bring about increased social justice. The time is right to start to address and demonstrate the actions that might be required to develop and accomplish the Agenda - with regard to methods in practice and research, in social policy and social work education, and in a broader discourse of global commitment and cooperation. This informative and incisively written edited collection brings together experts from around the world to discuss issues which the social work and social welfare sectors face every day and to ensure a closer link between evidence-based practice, policy objectives and social development goals. Furthermore, this book reveals how these may affect the conditions of people and demonstrate how the social work and social development community can contribute to sustainable development.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables, Notes on Contributors, 1. Introduction, 2. We Meet as Brothers and Sisters - Human Solidarity in Global Relationships, 3. Desirable Social Policy Consequences of the Arab Spring, 4. Social Media and the Arab Spring: "Tunisnews" as a Model, 5. Fighting Poverty and Social Protection, 6. Social Work in Contexts of Political and Military Conflicts, 7. Migration: Challenges and Possibilities, 8. Families in Transition, 9. Social Media and its Impact on Social Development, 10. Transforming Organisations and Creative Practice, 11. Recognising the Face of the Other: Difference, Identity and Community, Appendix: The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development, Index
