It welcomes contributions that consider and question themes relating to the definition of social work and social work professionalism,that look at ways in which organic and ‘indigenous’ practice can expand concepts of the social work project and that consider alternative and radical histories of social work activity. As a truly international journal it actively encourages contributions from academics, scholars and practitioners from across the global village.
We are delighted to announce that the first issue has now been published and contains the following papers:
F: Critical and radical social work: an introduction
Authors: Ferguson, Iain; Lavalette, Michael
Neoliberalism and social work in South Africa
Author: Sewpaul, Vishanthie
Greek social work and the never-ending crisis of the welfare state
Authors: Ioakimidis, Vasilios; Teloni, Dimitra-Dora
Courageous ethnographers or agents of the state: challenges for social work
Author: Briskman, Linda
What is the future of social work?
Author: Reisch, Michael
The ethical-political project of social work in Brazil
Author: Behring, Elaine Rossetti
Crisis, austerity and the future(s) of social work in the UK
Authors: Ferguson, Iain; Lavalette, Michael
Advocating for Palestinian children in the face of the Israeli occupation
Author: Horton, Gerrard
When the ethical may be illegal: student movement and resistance in a context of repression
Authors: Sansfaçon, Annie Pullen
Social work and the struggle for social justice in Ireland
Author: Cuskelly, Kerry
Marikana massacre: explosive anger
Authors: Smith, Linda; Alexander, Peter
F: Some reflections on critical and radical social work literature
Author: Woodward, Rona
The first article: Critical and radical social work: An introduction is available on our blog here:
http://policypress.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/critical-and-radical-social-work-an-introduction/
Critical and Radical Social Work is available as a free online trial during 2013. To sign up, please send an email to tpp-crsw-trial@bristol.ac.uk
