Table of Contents

Part I Theories and Concepts for Practice: Revitalising communities: introduction, Lena Dominelli; Globalising communities: players and non-players, Lena Dominelli; Globalisation and imperialism: wars and humanitarian intervention, Ankie Hoogvelt; Discourses within and about social work, Irene Levin; The paradox of risk assessment, child safety and empowerment in child welfare, Mariliyn Callahan and Karen Swift; The road less travelled: reconstruction, welfare and social development in South Africa, Mel Gray and Bill Mitchell; Social work, collective action and social movements: Rethematising the local-global nexus, Carolyn Noble; Part II Practice in Changing Communities: Feminist, anti-racist community development: critical alliance, local to global, Margaret Ledwith and Paula Asgill; Community participation: a critical appraisal of the role of 'community' in urban regeneration, Gary Pattison; Community development strategies in the UK, Keith Popple; Globalised microfinance: economic empowerment or just debt?, Ingrid Burkett; Community development in contemporary Croatia: globalisation, neoliberalism and NGOisation, Paul Stubbs; Learning through our children, healing for our children: best practice in First Nations communities, Jacqui Green and Robina Thomas; Against the odds: community-based interventions for children in difficult circumstances in post-apartheid South Africa, Vishanthie Sewpaul and Dorothee Holscher; Communities of gatekeepers and communities of advocates: being disabled in Eastern Europe, Darja Zavirsek; Ethiopian migration: challenging traditional explanatory theories, Abye Tasse; Globalisation: implications for international development work, social work and the integration of immigrants in Sweden, Sven Hessle; Rethinking and unravelling the interlocking dynamics of Caribbean emigration and return, John Small; 'Home alone', Lincoln Williams; Globalisation and a flood of travellers: flooded travellers and social justice, Gurid Aga Askaland; International aid in disasters: a critique, Lizy James; Part III Education and Training in a Globalising World: Disasters and social work responses, Armaity S. Desai; Citizenship rights in a globalising world: child trafficking and lessons for a social justice education, Mehmoona Moosa-Mitha; An indigenist anti-colonialist framework for practice, Gale Cyr; Retheorising international social work for a global professional community, Lynne M. Healey; Opportunities and challenges for social workers in the transnational labour force, Ruth White; Challenges in internationalising the social work curriculum, Lena Dominelli; Conclusions, Lena Dominelli; Bibliography; Indexes.

About the Author

Lena Dominelli is Professor of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Durham, UK. She was President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) from 1996-2004.