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By Iain Ferguson,Michael Lavalette,Elisabeth Whitmore

Globalization has develop into a doubtless unstoppable strength over contemporary a long time and, in its wake, international notions of social justice have constructed according to its disadvantages. Neo-liberal monetary guidelines were a key point within the wider technique of globalization, and those regulations have had a profound impression on welfare provision and the form of social paintings perform. coming up dissatisfaction between clients of welfare and social paintings providers is fuelling the hunt for a brand new, extra radical social paintings that's firmly rooted in ideas of social justice.


Globalisation, international Justice and Social Work explores the worldwide results of neo-liberal regulations on welfare companies in several international locations, with contributions from social paintings lecturers, practitioners and welfare activists worldwide. the 1st part of the booklet provides case experiences of influence of neo-liberalism on welfare structures, social carrier provision and the perform of social paintings. within the moment part the chapters discover the connection among social paintings perform and the fight for social justice. Authors talk about the non-public and political dilemmas they've got needed to deal with in looking to hyperlink a private dedication to social justice with their day-by-day perform as employees and educators in social paintings. the ultimate part assesses the clients for social paintings perform in line with notions of social justice, by means of what may be discovered from the adventure of prior radical activities in addition to from emergent international and native movements.

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