"The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics and Social Work is an attempt to develop evidence-based literature on how social work evolves and performs in a particular political system. This handbook brings together 52 chapters from 32 countries that represents different regions and regimes. In several chapters, the authors provide an overview of the factors that directly and indirectly shape and reshape social work education and practice in several countries across the world. This comprehensive Handbook aligns well with overarching contemporary themes such as changing governance structures around the world; digitalisation, globalisation; and decolonisation. The book is also in line with the advancement of global agendas for social work and social developmentled by the IASSW, ICSW & IFSW. This contemporary text engages so comprehensively with diverse political systems across the world and explores the interactions with, and implications for social work policy, practice and education in these countries and globally. Authors for this handbook were carefully chosen by the editors and represent a diverse geographical, political and administrative context in which they discuss the policies related to social work education and the role of ' Power' and the 'Politics' in shaping the social work curriculum, pedagogy and practice teaching. The focus of the oxford handbook of power, politics and social work explores the current dynamics, threats and opportunities of social work education in terms of its origin, growth and development within different political regimes and this will give some direction on those issues in future"--
This Handbook examines the impetus for the development, growth, and relevance of social work as a profession in different political, social, and cultural contexts. Contributions align with overarching contemporary themes such as changing governance structures around the world; digitalization and globalization; and decolonization. The book is also in line with the advancement of global agendas for social work and social development led by the IASSW, ICSW & IFSW. This contemporary text engages comprehensively with diverse political systems across the world and explores the interactions with, and implications for social work policy, practice, and education in these countries and globally.
This Handbook explores the current dynamics, threats, and opportunities of social work education in terms of its origin, growth and development within different regions and political regimes. The book aligns with overarching contemporary themes such as changing governance structures around the world; digitalization and globalization; and decolonization and also in line with the advancement of global agendas for social work and social development led by the IASSW, ICSW & IFSW. This contemporary text engages comprehensively with diverse political systems across the world and explores the interactions with, and implications for social work policy, practice, and education in these countries and globally. Contributions in this handbook encompasses multiple and diverse voices from the social work fraternity in the Global North and Global South in discussing the policies related to social work education, current social work practice and challenges in social work educational program delivery. While the most appealing feature of this handbook is the range of countries and political systems covered, it also exclusively looks into the role of ' Power' and the 'Politics' within the context of social work education and how policies are reimagined in social work education and practice.
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A call to arms for social work to reimagine a critical engagement with contemporary power and politics to frame a socially just world in the midst of chaos, turmoil and political instability. * Carolyn Noble, Emeritus Professor ACAP Sydney, Australia * This new Handbook of Power, Politics and Social Work, edited by Rajender Baikady and his colleagues, provides a comprehensive and informative overview of social work's engagement with power and politics around the world. Focusing on social work education, the collection shows how educators are enhancing the curriculum to address different dimensions of power and prepare students to promote social justice in their future careers. It offers many important insights into the issues and should be widely consulted. * James Midgley, University of California, Berkeley * Although most social work practice is frequently intertwined with power, politics, and policy, these topics are often underrepresented in social work education programs. This gap leaves future social workers less prepared for power/politics-focused practice. In this handbook, Dr. Rajendra Baikady and his editorial team have assembled social work educators and researchers around the world to explore this critical issue from various perspectives. Their analysis addresses and an important gap in social work literature. The handbook is a useful resource for teaching, research and practice in social work and welfare. * Manohar Pawar, Professor of Social Work * The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work provides much needed insight into the politics and delivery of social work in a wide range of countries, including many in the global south. It makes a helpful contribution to extending knowledge about the interface between governments and social work practice at a time of increasing global tensions. * David N Jones, Honorary Fellow in Social Work, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh & International Federation of Social Workers and People Need People *
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: The new Politics of Social Work--Teaching, Learning, and
Practice in a Global Society
Rajendra Baikady
Part I
Introduction to Section I
Socio-Political Context and Making of Social Work Education
Rajendra Baikady
1. Socio-political Historical Process of Social Work Education in Turkey
Özlem Cankurtaran, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Aslihan Aykara, Hacettepe University, Turkey
2. The Influence of Neoliberal Economic Policy on the Emancipatory Mission of
Social Work
Radka Janebová, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Miroslav Kappl, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
3. Challenges of Social Work Education in Slovenia: Between the Needs of
People and the Expectations of Government
Liljana Rihter, Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia
4. Keeping Social Work Education Relevant in Singapore
Dr. Ivan Woo Mun Hong, Principal Medical Social Worker, Tan Tock Seng
Hospital, Ministry of Health, Singapore
5. Training and Professional Practice of Brazilian Social Work and the
Impacts of the Hegemony of the Radical and Critical Approach
Edson Marques Oliveira, University of Western Paraná, Brazil
Renan Theo, Social Worker, Brazil
Part II
Introduction to Section II
The Power, Politics and Social Work Education
Rajendra Baikady
6. Dynamics of Power, Politics, and Social Work Education and Practice in
South Korea
Mi Sun Choi, Department of Social Welfare, Silla University, South Korea
LEE Jungup, National University of Singapore, Singapore
7. Making Sense of Power and Politics in Everyday Practice through the 3 Ps
Lowis Charfe University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Gabriel Eichsteller (ThemPra Social Pedagogy CIC, UK)
8. Power, Politics, Social Work and Social Work Education in England
John Harris, Coventry University
Makhan Shergill, Coventry University
9. Politicized Social Work and Value Conflicts: An Account of Sri Lanka's
Understanding
Subramaniam Jeevasuthan, University Texas Arlington, USA
Shamila Sivakumaran, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
10. The Power, politics and Social Work: Reflections from India and China.
Rajendra Baikady, Central University of Kerala, India
Gao Jiangao, Shandong University, China
11. Women and the Evolution of Gender-Sensitive Social Work Education in
China Before and after Economic Reform
Meng Liu, China Women's University, China
Ying LI, Shanghai University
Cecilia L.W. Chan, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
12. A Critical Framework for Teaching Power and Politics in Social Work
Education
Caroline McGregor National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
13. Making Social Work Education Relevant Under a Popular Authoritarian
Regime
Gil I. "Jake" Espenido, University of the Philippines, Philippines
14. The Role of State, Power, and Politics in Social Work Management
education in Germany: Current Curricula, Practice, and Teaching revisited
Maik Arnold, University of Applied Science Dresden, Germany
15. Power and politics in Collaborative Social Work
H. Unnathi S. Samaraweera, University of Colombo Sri Lanka
16. Reinventing Social Work Education in Thailand Context
Shirley Worland, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
17. Promote Diversity in Social Work Education in England Through Work-Based
Route
Sharif Haider, The Open University, United Kingdom
Part III
Introduction to Section III
The Interplay Between Power and Politics in Practice Education
Rajendra Baikady
18. Direct Practice and Social Change: Suggestions for Social Work Practice
Yuval Saar-Heiman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Michal Krumer -Nevo, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
19. Social Work and Professional Representation: How Power and Politics have
Shaped the Identity of Social Workers in Canada
Lilian Negura, University of Ottawa
Yannick Masse, University of Ottawa
Maude Lévesque, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Sébastien Savard, University of Ottawa
Mélanie Bourque, Université du Québec en Outaouais
20. Specifics of the Supervision of Social Workers in Slovak Republic
Miriama Sarisská, University of Presov, Slovak republic
Beáta Balogová, University of Presov, Slovak republic
21. Collaborative Social Work Student Supervision
Paula Beesley, Leeds Beckett University, England
Lorraine Agu, Leeds Beckett University, England
22. On the Cultivation of the Practical Capability of Master of Social
Work--- Based on the MSW Program at A University
Hui Chen, Shenzhen University, China
23. Professional Boundaries in Social Work Practice: Managing Moral Anguish
when Resisting Organizational and Systemic Oppression.
Peter Blundell, Liverpool John Moores University.
24. 'We are open, the door is just very heavy'--The Politicization of Social
Work Education Admissions Decision-Making in England
Caroline Bald, lecturer, University of Essex, UK
Part IV
Introduction to Section IV
Conceptualizing Social Change through Social Work Education
Rajendra Baikady
25. Social Service Reform, Education, and the Professionalization of Social
Work: The Case of Child Protection Services in Albania
Elona Dhëmbo, Central European University in Hungary
26. Social Justice as Participatory Parity: Introducing Framework for Social
Work Practice in Global Cities
Priyanka Nupur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
27. A Comparative Analysis of Visits by the UN Special Rapporteur to the
United States and to The European Union
Ian Cummins, University of Salford, United Kingdom
Emilio José Gómez- Ciriano, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
28. Policy of Decentralization in Ukraine: Threats and Opportunities for
Community Work
Tetyana Semigina, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine)
Kateryna Yeroshenko, Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism
(Ukraine)
29. Educational Challenges in Italian Social Work: Between
Professionalization and Bureaucratization
Angela Genova, University of Urbino, Italy
Bruna Mura, University of Urbino, Italy
Andrea Bilotti, University of Urbino, Italy
30. The Interplay of Social Work Education and the Heritage of Communism in
Shaping the Engagement of Social Work Students as Social Change Agents
Jaroslaw Przeperski, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
31. Italian Social Workers as Agent of Change: Past, Present, and Future
Mara Sanfelici, University of Milan Bicocca
Annamaria Campanini, President, International Association of Schools of
Social Work (IASSW)
32. Prefiguration Theory in Political Social Work: Possibilities for
Bottom-Up Social Action through the Creation of Alternative Helping
Institutions of the Future in the Present
David P. Moxley, University of Alaska, United States
Part V
Introduction to Section V
The New Politics of Professional Identity
Rajendra Baikady
33. The Professional Status of Social Work in the Republic of Cyprus
Parlalis K. Stavros, Frederick University - Cyprus
34. The Influence of the Imagined Community of Social Workers on the
Constructed "Correctness" of Social Work Performance in Education and
Practice of Social Work with Families
Katerina Glumbíková, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Marie Spilácková, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
35. Challenges of the Transformation of Social Policy and Social Work in
Contemporary Russia
Olga Borodkina, Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alevtina Starshinova, Ural Federal University, Russia
36. Professional Imperialism, Colonial Legacy and Crisis in Indian Social
Work: New Directions Post 2018
Bishnu Mohan Dash, University of Delhi, India
37. Examining Racism and Settler-Colonialism in Canadian Social Work
Education: (Re)shaping the Contours of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Stephanie Tyler, University of Calgary. Canada
Sheliza Ladhani, University of Calgary. Canada
38. From England to Canada with Care and Social Control: Tracing the
Trajectories of Social Work Education and Practice in Canada
Akin Taiwo, Kings Western University, Canada
39. An Asymmetrical Relationship in International Developmental Social Work
Practices: Towards Co-creation of Knowledge
Masateru Higashida, Asian Research Institute for International Social Work
(ARIISW),
Shukutoku University, Japan.
40. Role of the State in Development and Professionalization of Social Work:
Voice from Fragile Democracy Regime
Adi Fahrudin, University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia.
Toton Witono, Ministry of Social Affair, Republic of Indonesia
Part VI
Introduction to Section VI
The Future of Social Work education and practice
Rajendra Baikady
41. Care-experienced Social Workers as Relational Activists in United
Kingdom
Trevor Rodgers-Gray
Michael Starr
Janet Melville-Wiseman
42. 'Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More': Exploring and Locating
Solidarity as a Theory and Practice within Community Social Work Practice.
Dr. Darren Hill, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom.
Erika Laredo, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom.
43. Governmentalizing the 'Social Work Subject': Social Work in Ireland in
the Era of Corporate Governance: A Sociological Analysis.
Joe Whelan, Trinity College, The University of Dublin.
44. Strengthening the Resilience of Students and Social Workers
Monika Punová, Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of
Social Policy and Social Work
45. Training the Social Work Students for the Next Generation: The Role of
Academia
A. Shahin Sultana, Pondicherry University, India
46. Sociohistorical Evolution of the Chilean Juvenile Criminal Judicial
System and its Relationship with Public Policy
Claudia Reyes Quilodrán, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
47. Looking for Transformation in Social Work: Professional Resistance as an
Analytical Counterpoint
Gianinna Muñoz Arce, Universidad de Chile, Chile.
48. Global Migration and Control Politics: Defending Human Rights in
international Social Work
Andrea Schmelz, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, (Coburg/Germany)
49. Social Work Education and Global Social Change in the United Kingdom,
Mainland Europe and the United States
Alison McInnes, Northumbria University, UK
Terry Murphy, Teesside University, UK
50. The Social Media Paradox: Information and Ethics Dilemmas in Future
Social Work Practice
Robert Mutemi Kajiita, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Eleanor A. Hendricks, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Conclusion
51. Reinventing social work education in a superdiverse global society -
where have we got to?
Rajendra Baikady
Editors Bio
Authors Bio
Index
Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala; Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Johannesburg; and Faculty fellow at the Harriet Tubman Institute, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Jaroslaw Przeperski is Assistant Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Torun, Poland
Sajid S.M. is Professor of Social Work at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
M. Rezaul Islam is Professor of Social Work at the Institute of Social Welfare & Research, University of Dhaka; International Academic Adviser at the Department of Social Administration & Justice, University of Malaya, Malaysia; and Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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