Full Description
The first book to provide systematic and comparative empirical insights into a major way that social workers engage with policy - by holding elected office - this book analyses how and why social workers engage in electoral politics in liberal democracies.
Contents
1. Social workers in political office: Conceptual framework and research agenda - Klaus Stolz and Sigrid Leitner
2. Austria: Social workers with political responsibility at the national level - Iris Kohlfürst
3. Canada: Social Workers in the House of Commons - Anne-Marie McLaughlin
4. Czechia: Social workers as members of the Czech parliament - Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz and Tatiana Matulayová
5. Finland: Taking political office to a new level? - Christian Kroll, Sanni Salonen and Helena Blomberg
6. Germany: Between civic engagement and social advocacy - Eva Maria Löffler
7. Israel: A limited presence on the national level - John Gal, Idit Weiss-Gal, Noa Binder-Eilat
8. Italy: Social workers in political office as a municipal phenomenon - Martina Francesconi and Riccardo Guidi
9. Portugal: Delayed political engagement and short terms of office - Francisco Branco
10. Switzerland: Strong and experienced representation of social workers in the cantonal and federal parliaments - Tobias Kindler
11. United Kingdom: Social Workers in Westminster - Party or Profession? - Christin Reuter and Joanne Warner
12. United States of America: Opportunities and barriers for social work members of Congress - Shannon Lane and Allysha Bryant
13. Comparative considerations on social workers in political office - Klaus Stolz, Sigrid Leitner and Tobias Kindler
