Global Social Transformation and Social Action: The Role of Social Workers: Social Work-Social Development Volume III (Social Work - Social Development Book 3)

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.

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.

Following on the conference Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development 2012 in Stockholm are published three collections of contributions on various aspects of social work. This volume contains the following chapters:-We meet as brothers and sisters - human solidarity in global relationships;-Desirable social policy consequences of the Arab spring;-Social media and the Arab Spring: 'Tunisnews' as a model;-Fighting poverty and social protection; -Social work in contexts of political and military conflicts;-Migration: challenges and possibilities;-Families in transition; social media and its impact on social sevelopment;-Transforming organisations and creative practice;-Recognising the face of the other: difference, identity and community Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; A Global Agenda as Point of Departure; Selection of Contributions for the Volumes; Global Social Transformation and Social Action; 2 We Meet as Brothers and Sisters - Human Solidarity in Global Relationships; Understanding Current Economic and Social Changes; Cultural Translation; Five Shared Elements of Social Work; Conclusion; References; 3 Desirable Social Policy Consequences of the Arab Spring; 4 Social Media and the Arab Spring: "Tunisnews" as a Model; A Brief History; Striking at the Root; Power of Simplicity The Transcontinental Migration of Latin American WomenGlobal Care Chains and Beyond; The Social Organisation of Care Among Migrant Families in Ecuador; Conclusion; Migration Challenges in Mexico and the US; Introduction; International Migration; The Vulnerability of Migrant Workers; The Need for a Non-restrictive Migration Policy; Conclusions; Migration and Climate Change; Conceptual Framework of Environmental Migration; Climate Change and Environmental Migration; Policy Considerations; Final Remarks; The Situation and Migration Experiences of Cambodian Domestic Workers Social Movements and South AfricaProblematic Discourse in Social Work; Research Study; Conclusions; Asylum Seeker Young People: Negotiation of Social Work Value Conflicts and Age Assessment in the UK; Introduction; The International Context; The UK; The Study; Conclusion; Conceptualising Popular Social Work in the Context of War:Lessons from Lebanon and Palestine; Introduction; Popular Social Work; Popular Social Work in Palestine; Conclusion; 7 Migration: Challenges and Possibilities; Reflecting on Global Care Chains from the Experience of Latin American Migrant Women Challenges to the Fulfilment of Food Security as a Human RightSocial Workers' Position Regarding Poverty, Hunger, and State Intervention; Final Considerations; Poverty Eradication Programmes in India: Actions Taken and Impacts Made; Introduction; Evaluation of the Programmes; Historical Profile of the Poverty and Inequality Situations in India; Recommendations; Conclusions; 6 Social Work in Contexts of Political and Military Conflicts; Amandla, Ngawethu (The Power is with us) Finding New Social Work Discourse in Movements for Change; Introduction; Social Movements Non-violenceThe Centrality of Principles; Confidentiality and Anonymity; Between Duty and Addiction; 5 Fighting Poverty and Social Protection; Public Procurement Law and Social Services in Europe. A Critical Perspective; Introduction; Social Services: Characteristics and Features; Marketisation; Public Procurement Law and Social Services; Effects of Public Procurement Law on Social Services; Conclusion; The Congressional Social Work Caucus: A Renewed Focus on the Social Safety Net; Food Security and Sustainability; Food Security and Nutritional Policy This text 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 Lives and Working Conditions of Migrant Domestic Workers