The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work

Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala; Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Johannesburg; and Faculty fellow at the Harriet Tubman Institute, York University, Toronto, Canada. Jaroslaw Przeperski is Assistant Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Torun, Poland Sajid S.M. is Professor of Social Work at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. M. Rezaul Islam is Professor of Social Work at the Institute of Social Welfare & Research, University of Dhaka; International Academic Adviser at the Department of Social Administration & Justice, University of Malaya, Malaysia; and Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction: The new Politics of Social Work--Teaching, Learning, and Practice in a Global Society
Rajendra Baikady

Part I
Introduction to Section I
Socio-Political Context and Making of Social Work Education
Rajendra Baikady

1. Socio-political Historical Process of Social Work Education in Turkey
Özlem Cankurtaran, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Aslihan Aykara, Hacettepe University, Turkey

2. The Influence of Neoliberal Economic Policy on the Emancipatory Mission of Social Work
Radka Janebová, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Miroslav Kappl, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

3. Challenges of Social Work Education in Slovenia: Between the Needs of People and the Expectations of Government
Liljana Rihter, Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia

4. Keeping Social Work Education Relevant in Singapore
Dr. Ivan Woo Mun Hong, Principal Medical Social Worker, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Ministry of Health, Singapore

5. Training and Professional Practice of Brazilian Social Work and the Impacts of the Hegemony of the Radical and Critical Approach
Edson Marques Oliveira, University of Western Paraná, Brazil
Renan Theo, Social Worker, Brazil

Part II
Introduction to Section II
The Power, Politics and Social Work Education
Rajendra Baikady

6. Dynamics of Power, Politics, and Social Work Education and Practice in South Korea
Mi Sun Choi, Department of Social Welfare, Silla University, South Korea
LEE Jungup, National University of Singapore, Singapore

7. Making Sense of Power and Politics in Everyday Practice through the 3 Ps
Lowis Charfe University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Gabriel Eichsteller (ThemPra Social Pedagogy CIC, UK)

8. Power, Politics, Social Work and Social Work Education in England
John Harris, Coventry University
Makhan Shergill, Coventry University

9. Politicized Social Work and Value Conflicts: An Account of Sri Lanka's Understanding
Subramaniam Jeevasuthan, University Texas Arlington, USA
Shamila Sivakumaran, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

10. The Power, politics and Social Work: Reflections from India and China.
Rajendra Baikady, Central University of Kerala, India
Gao Jiangao, Shandong University, China

11. Women and the Evolution of Gender-Sensitive Social Work Education in China Before and after Economic Reform
Meng Liu, China Women's University, China
Ying LI, Shanghai University
Cecilia L.W. Chan, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

12. A Critical Framework for Teaching Power and Politics in Social Work Education
Caroline McGregor National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland

13. Making Social Work Education Relevant Under a Popular Authoritarian Regime
Gil I. "Jake" Espenido, University of the Philippines, Philippines

14. The Role of State, Power, and Politics in Social Work Management education in Germany: Current Curricula, Practice, and Teaching revisited
Maik Arnold, University of Applied Science Dresden, Germany

15. Power and politics in Collaborative Social Work
H. Unnathi S. Samaraweera, University of Colombo Sri Lanka

16. Reinventing Social Work Education in Thailand Context
Shirley Worland, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

17. Promote Diversity in Social Work Education in England Through Work-Based Route
Sharif Haider, The Open University, United Kingdom

Part III
Introduction to Section III
The Interplay Between Power and Politics in Practice Education
Rajendra Baikady

18. Direct Practice and Social Change: Suggestions for Social Work Practice
Yuval Saar-Heiman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Michal Krumer -Nevo, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

19. Social Work and Professional Representation: How Power and Politics have Shaped the Identity of Social Workers in Canada
Lilian Negura, University of Ottawa
Yannick Masse, University of Ottawa
Maude Lévesque, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Sébastien Savard, University of Ottawa
Mélanie Bourque, Université du Québec en Outaouais

20. Specifics of the Supervision of Social Workers in Slovak Republic
Miriama Sarisská, University of Presov, Slovak republic
Beáta Balogová, University of Presov, Slovak republic

21. Collaborative Social Work Student Supervision
Paula Beesley, Leeds Beckett University, England
Lorraine Agu, Leeds Beckett University, England

22. On the Cultivation of the Practical Capability of Master of Social Work--- Based on the MSW Program at A University
Hui Chen, Shenzhen University, China

23. Professional Boundaries in Social Work Practice: Managing Moral Anguish when Resisting Organizational and Systemic Oppression.
Peter Blundell, Liverpool John Moores University.

24. 'We are open, the door is just very heavy'--The Politicization of Social Work Education Admissions Decision-Making in England
Caroline Bald, lecturer, University of Essex, UK

Part IV
Introduction to Section IV
Conceptualizing Social Change through Social Work Education
Rajendra Baikady

25. Social Service Reform, Education, and the Professionalization of Social Work: The Case of Child Protection Services in Albania
Elona Dhëmbo, Central European University in Hungary

26. Social Justice as Participatory Parity: Introducing Framework for Social Work Practice in Global Cities
Priyanka Nupur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

27. A Comparative Analysis of Visits by the UN Special Rapporteur to the United States and to The European Union
Ian Cummins, University of Salford, United Kingdom
Emilio José Gómez- Ciriano, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

28. Policy of Decentralization in Ukraine: Threats and Opportunities for Community Work
Tetyana Semigina, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine)
Kateryna Yeroshenko, Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism (Ukraine)

29. Educational Challenges in Italian Social Work: Between Professionalization and Bureaucratization
Angela Genova, University of Urbino, Italy
Bruna Mura, University of Urbino, Italy
Andrea Bilotti, University of Urbino, Italy

30. The Interplay of Social Work Education and the Heritage of Communism in Shaping the Engagement of Social Work Students as Social Change Agents
Jaroslaw Przeperski, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland

31. Italian Social Workers as Agent of Change: Past, Present, and Future
Mara Sanfelici, University of Milan Bicocca
Annamaria Campanini, President, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)

32. Prefiguration Theory in Political Social Work: Possibilities for Bottom-Up Social Action through the Creation of Alternative Helping Institutions of the Future in the Present
David P. Moxley, University of Alaska, United States

Part V
Introduction to Section V
The New Politics of Professional Identity
Rajendra Baikady

33. The Professional Status of Social Work in the Republic of Cyprus
Parlalis K. Stavros, Frederick University - Cyprus

34. The Influence of the Imagined Community of Social Workers on the Constructed "Correctness" of Social Work Performance in Education and Practice of Social Work with Families
Katerina Glumbíková, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Marie Spilácková, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

35. Challenges of the Transformation of Social Policy and Social Work in Contemporary Russia
Olga Borodkina, Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alevtina Starshinova, Ural Federal University, Russia

36. Professional Imperialism, Colonial Legacy and Crisis in Indian Social Work: New Directions Post 2018
Bishnu Mohan Dash, University of Delhi, India

37. Examining Racism and Settler-Colonialism in Canadian Social Work Education: (Re)shaping the Contours of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Stephanie Tyler, University of Calgary. Canada
Sheliza Ladhani, University of Calgary. Canada

38. From England to Canada with Care and Social Control: Tracing the Trajectories of Social Work Education and Practice in Canada
Akin Taiwo, Kings Western University, Canada

39. An Asymmetrical Relationship in International Developmental Social Work Practices: Towards Co-creation of Knowledge
Masateru Higashida, Asian Research Institute for International Social Work (ARIISW),
Shukutoku University, Japan.

40. Role of the State in Development and Professionalization of Social Work: Voice from Fragile Democracy Regime
Adi Fahrudin, University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia.
Toton Witono, Ministry of Social Affair, Republic of Indonesia

Part VI
Introduction to Section VI
The Future of Social Work education and practice
Rajendra Baikady

41. Care-experienced Social Workers as Relational Activists in United Kingdom
Trevor Rodgers-Gray
Michael Starr
Janet Melville-Wiseman

42. 'Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More': Exploring and Locating Solidarity as a Theory and Practice within Community Social Work Practice.
Dr. Darren Hill, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom.
Erika Laredo, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom.

43. Governmentalizing the 'Social Work Subject': Social Work in Ireland in the Era of Corporate Governance: A Sociological Analysis.
Joe Whelan, Trinity College, The University of Dublin.

44. Strengthening the Resilience of Students and Social Workers
Monika Punová, Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of Social Policy and Social Work

45. Training the Social Work Students for the Next Generation: The Role of Academia
A. Shahin Sultana, Pondicherry University, India

46. Sociohistorical Evolution of the Chilean Juvenile Criminal Judicial System and its Relationship with Public Policy
Claudia Reyes Quilodrán, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

47. Looking for Transformation in Social Work: Professional Resistance as an Analytical Counterpoint
Gianinna Muñoz Arce, Universidad de Chile, Chile.

48. Global Migration and Control Politics: Defending Human Rights in international Social Work
Andrea Schmelz, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, (Coburg/Germany)

49. Social Work Education and Global Social Change in the United Kingdom, Mainland Europe and the United States
Alison McInnes, Northumbria University, UK
Terry Murphy, Teesside University, UK

50. The Social Media Paradox: Information and Ethics Dilemmas in Future Social Work Practice
Robert Mutemi Kajiita, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Eleanor A. Hendricks, University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Conclusion

51. Reinventing social work education in a superdiverse global society - where have we got to?
Rajendra Baikady

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