Social Work in a Glocalised World (Routledge Advances in Social Work)

This engaging and timely volume contributes new knowledge to the rapidly emerging field of globalisation and social work. The volume brings together cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship from countries such as Australia, Finland, Japan, South Africa, the Philippines and Sweden. It proposes ‘glocalisation'as a useful concept for re-framing conditions, methodologies and practices for social work in a world perspective. Part I of the volume,'The Glocalisation of Social Issues', deals with major environmental, social and cultural issues – migration and human rights, environmental problems and gendered violence. Part II,'Methodological Re-Shaping and Spatial Transgression in Glocalised Social Work', develops an epistemology of situated knowledge and methodologies inspired by art, creative writing and cultural geography, focusing on physical, material and emotional spatial dimensions of relevance to social work. Part III,'Responses from Social Work as a Glocalised Profession', examines how social work has responded to specific social problems, crises and vulnerabilities in a glocalised world. Zora Neale Hurston and Gendlin's Bodily Felt Sense of Self -- Moving Towards an Embodied Sense of Self -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Social Sculpture Through Dreams and Conversations: Creating Spaces for Participatory and Situation-Specific Art-Based Methods -- Social Sculpture and Conversation in Art Practices -- Facilitating Collaborations -- Concluding Reflections -- References -- Part 3 Responses from Social Work as a Glocalised Profession -- Chapter 11 Community Work as a Socio-Spatial Response to the Challenge of Glocal Segregation and Vulnerability -- The Framing of Socio-Spatiality -- Theorizing Socio-Spatiality -- Third Place, Third Space, or Thirdspace? -- Socio-Spatiality in Social Work -- Community Work as a Socio-Spatial Response -- Summary and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Internet Resources -- Chapter 12 Protecting the Rights of Overseas Filipino Workers: Social Work Beyond National Borders -- Introduction -- Critical Social Work in a Globalised World -- Labour Migration as a Global Issue -- Filipino Labour Migration and the Challenges Faced by OFWs -- Social Work Practice in Promoting OFW Rights -- Social Work Beyond National Borders -- References -- Chapter 13 Migration: National Welfare Institutions: Doulas as Border Workers in Obstetric Care in Sweden -- National Welfare Institutions and International Migration -- The Swedish Welfare State's Response to International Migration -- National Borders as Social Practices -- Striving for Equal Maternity Care for All Women -- Migrant Background and Well-Integrated Into Swedish Society -- 'We Always Act as a Provider of Civic Information, Mother and Sister' -- 'Here in Sweden, the Father Attends the Birth' -- Front-Line Workers in the National Welfare Institution -- Responses to International Migration in a National Welfare Context: Concluding Remarks -- Notes Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Social Work in a Glocalised World -- Contextualising Concepts: International, Global and Transnational Social Work -- Glocalisation: An Emergent Theoretical Framework for Social Work -- Glocalising Methodologies: Situated Body Politics and Story Telling -- The Glocal and The Micro: Bringing into Focus Agency and the Body -- Glocal Social Challenges and Responses from Social Work -- Overview of the Book -- References -- Part 1 The Glocalisation of Social Issues -- Chapter 2 Glocal Terrains of Farmer Distress and Suicide -- Introduction -- Farmer Suicide: A Global or Interspatial Problem? -- Farmer Suicide: Bodies Enmeshed in Political and Moral Economies/Communities -- Wine Grape Growers in The Riverland, South Australia: A Case Study -- Distressed Bodies -- Bodily Encounters with Political and Moral Economies -- Bodies in Situ: Rural Communities -- Farmer Distress and the Absence of Social Work -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Gendered Globalization and Violence -- Introduction -- Meanings of Globalization -- Gendering Globalization -- Global, International, and Transnational Violences -- Violence Against Women in Intimacy -- Engaging Men and Boys in Global and Local Anti-Violence Initiatives -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Globalisation and Glocalised Responses to Asylum Seekers: A Comparative Analysis of Australia and the United Kingdom -- Introduction -- Globalisation, Migration and Asylum Seekers -- Visibilising 'The Global' in Asylum Policies -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 'The Humanitarian Gaze', Human Rights Films and Glocalised Social Work -- Introduction -- Global-Local: Unequal Forces Humanitarianism: From Discourse to Images -- The Humanitarian Gaze: Key Figures -- Undoing the Global Disparity: Local Social Work Practices -- Concluding Comments -- Notes -- References -- Part 2 Methodological Re-Shaping and Spatial Transgression in Glocalised Social Work -- Chapter 6 'What We Learn How to See': A Politics of Location and Situated Writing in Glocalised Social Work -- Historical and Geopolitical Locations: Re-Creating Epistemological Spaces -- Situated Intersectionality: Storytelling, Critical Consciousness and Social Change -- A Politics of Translation, 'Översättningens Politik' -- Situated Writing, Creating Spaces -- Concluding Reflections: In Mo(ve)ment, Through Mo(ve)ment -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Geographies of Anger and Fear: Exploring the Affective Atmospheres of Men's 'Domestic' Violence -- Affective Atmospheres and Violence -- Fear in the City -- Bitter Pill -- Catalytic Facebook -- Alone in the Woods -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 Loss and Grief in Global Social Work: Autoethnographic Explorations of the Case of the Tsunami Catastrophe in Northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011 -- Prologue -- Setting the Scene -- The Great East Japan Earthquake -- Autoethnography -- Visiting the Earthquake and Tsunami-Stricken Areas in Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Honshu, February 5-7, 20124 -- A Volunteer Narrative -- Loss and Social Work Responses to Loss in Disasters -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Writing From the Self and the Liberatory Process of Reformulating Identities that Extends to and Beyond the Migratory Experience -- Introduction -- Fictionalising Our Memories: Creative Life Writing for Personal Development -- The Creative Life Writing Workshop as a Third Area of Experience -- The Role of Embodiment and Emotion in Self and Identity Pt. I. The glocalisation of social issues -- pt. II. Methodological re-shaping and spatial transgression in glocalised social work -- pt. III. Responses from social work as a glocalised profession