International Social Work and Social Welfare: Middle East and North Africa

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Graham ◽  
Alean Al-Krenawi
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequality ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
North African ◽  
Political Repression ◽  
International Social

North African and Middle Eastern nations have an 80-year history with social work, based on colonial, imported models of practice. There is some success in localizing social work to immediate communities. Social welfare tends to be instrumental, selective, and not comprehensive. Colonialism has hurt political institutions; and geopolitical conflicts, socioeconomic inequality, poverty, and political repression also influence parameters of social work and social change.

International Social Work and Social Welfare: Middle East and North Africa

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Graham ◽  
Alean Al-Krenawi ◽  
Megan E. Turner ◽  
John Graham ◽  
Alean Al-Krenawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
North Africa ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social

Action Programmes of Social Work Organisations

1968 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-24
Author(s):  
H.R.H. Krommun Narathip Bongsprabandh
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Groups ◽  
International Federation ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social

Social work representatives from eleven Asian nations participated in the first regional International Federation of Social Workers Conference for Asia, November 6-10, 1967. The theme was "Action Programmes in Social Welfare and their Impact on a Changing Asia." His Royal Highness Krommun Narathip Bongsprabandh opened the Conference with the statement presented here. In addition, the three position papers of the Conference are reproduced in this issue of INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK. One of the background papers for the Confer ence and a report of the work groups appeared in the April 1968 issue of the Journal.

International Social Work and Social Welfare: Central America

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Julia
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Central America ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Social

The social, political, and economic features of Central America are summarized and the impact of economic and political processes on the region is highlighted. Predominant global, historical, cultural, and political events are weaved together, in an attempt to understand the realities of the region. The challenges for social work profession and practice are presented, as well as their implications for new approaches to intervention and education.

International Social Work and Social Welfare: Africa (Sub-Sahara)

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwaku Osei-Hwedie
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Development Objectives ◽  
International Social

Africa is one of the world's poorest regions and it faces numerous and complex challenges as it strives to achieve its development objectives. The main challenges relate to poverty and its alleviation, economic growth, democratization leading to political stability, improving social welfare, and generally creating a just and equitable society. The resolution of these issues is critical to social work if the profession is to make an impact.

International Social Work and Social Welfare: South America

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Queiro-Tajalli
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
South America ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Socioeconomic Disparity ◽  
Structural Adjustment Programs ◽  
Global North ◽  
Strong Commitment ◽  
International Social

South America, a land of beauty, diversity, and socioeconomic disparity, is going through a profound identity search, redefining the government's role concerning the welfare of its people, and most important, reevaluating its relationship with the Global North. Within this context, social work has a strong commitment to work with the most vulnerable sectors of the population affected by structural adjustment programs.

scholarly journals Epiphanies and learning in a postcolonial Malaysian context: A preliminary evaluation of international social work placements

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 618-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Ashencaen Crabtree ◽  
Jonathan Parker ◽  
Azinda Azman ◽  
Dolly Paul Carlo
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social ◽  
Placement Learning

This article discusses preliminary findings from a study of international placement learning of British social work students in social welfare settings in Malaysia. Research data generated focuses on the learning processes experienced by the students placed in an unfamiliar, postcolonial context with an emphasis on issues relating to diversity and developing critical cultural competence. Future sustainability and benefits of such placements are also reviewed.

‘From our ownselves’: Acompañamiento with Indigenous Women in Perú

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282097026
Author(s):  
Mirna E Carranza
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social ◽  
Innovative Approaches

This article contributes to the ethical and practical conceptualizations of centring marginalized voices in research across borders. This project worked within the parameters of international social work (ISW) in Perú, which is a space where the advancement of globalization and colonization has deepened the historical exclusion and marginality of Indigenous women. To work towards social justice, this project developed creative innovative approaches to engagement and resisted western notions of progress. As research is not neutral, deconstruction of contextual forces that shape research makes visible how knowledge(s) are understood and subjugated in ISW, in particular that of Indigenous women.

The Making of a Revolution in Tunisia

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 68-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laryssa Chomiak
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Political Repression ◽  
Political Liberalization ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Authoritarian State ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Tunisian Revolution

In their search for explanations for the so-called Tunisian paradox under Ben Ali –a country with comparatively high levels of socio-economic development, yet plagued by the absence of a civil society that could push for political liberalization–analysts primarily investigated the gradual co-optation of political institutions and actors. As research and analytical agendas were consumed by the robustness of Ben Ali’s authoritarian state, little attention was paid to the development of informal and extra-institutional political activities that existed even under deepening political repression. In hindsight, many of these informal activities clearly contributed to the December 2010-January 2011 nation-wide campaign, which eventually led to the Arab World’s fi rst bottom-up revolution ousting an unpopular and illegitimate ruler. Th is article will engage two stories about the Tunisian Revolution that later inspired protests and contentious activities across the Middle East and North Africa. First, it will tell a back-story of contentious activities preceding the January 2011 events that surprised observers, scholars and analysts–even those familiar with the Tunisian case. Second, this article will discuss some of most pressing political dynamics that have emerged in the post-revolutionary (and pre-October 2011 election) environment. The concluding section will subsequently identify avenues for short and long-term research on the subject of contestation, resistance, and the construction of a new political order.

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