The Routledge International Handbook of Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals

David Androff is Professor and Associate Director for Doctoral Education of the Arizona State University School of Social Work, USA. His research focuses on human rights, social development, and immigrants and refugees. He is the author of Refugee Solutions in the Age of Global Crisis: Human Rights, Integration, and Sustainable Development published in 2022. He was elected Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research in 2023 and received the Partners in Advancing Education for International Social Work Award from the Global Commission of the Council on Social Work Education in 2022. Janianton Damanik is Professor at the Department of Social Development and Welfare, Universitas of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. He is a member of the International Consortium of Social Development and Indonesian Association of Social Development and has many international publications on social development issues, poverty reduction, and sustainable tourism. His current research interest is community development and livelihoods.

1.Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Part I – Context of Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals. 2.Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals. 3.Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Working in Partnership Towards Sustainable Development Goals. 4.Social Work Education’s Contribution to the SDGs. Part II – Perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals. 5.Achieving Goal One of the SDGs: Social Development and Social Work Responses to Poverty Reduction in the Global South. 6.Gender and the Sustainable Development Goals: Envisioning a Transformative Social Work Agenda. 7.Environmental and Climate Sustainability: The New Frontier of Social Justice. 8.Sustainable Development Goal 10: The Challenge of Reducing Inequality. 9.Transformation to Eco-Social Governance – Social Work and the United Nations. 10.(International) Migration and the SDGs. 11.Re-evaluating Implementation of SDGs for Social Development that Addresses Afrophobia Through a Reparative Justice Framework. Part III - Case Studies on Engagement with the SDG Agenda. 12.Sustainable Development Goals: Milestones, Barriers, and Opportunities for Social Work Practice in Ghana. 13.Moving Toward the Fulfilment of the SDGs: The Case of Vietnam. 14.Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals in the United Arab Emirates. 15.Social Work, COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals: A South African Perspective. 16.Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Adolescents in Chile: Progress and Pending Debts. Part IV - Case Studies on Ending Poverty. 17.SDGs in Action: A Case Study from Thailand. 18.2030 SDGs in Argentina. A look at state response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 19.Sustainable Development in Changing Society – An Example of the Republic of Croatia. 20.Rapid Development and Community Transitions for SDG in Indonesia. Part V - Case Studies on Health and Wellbeing. 21.A Collaborative Agenda for Health and Well-being in Uganda: Medical Social Workers Working with a Community Church. 22.Japan’s Effort to Meet Sustainable Development Goals: Existing and Potential Roles for Social Workers and Social Development Workers. 23.Role of Social Work in Achieving Social Development Goals (SDGs) in Sri Lanka: Issues and Challenges. 24.Social Work and Sustainable Development Goals: An Indian Perspective. Part VI – Case Studies on Gender Equality. 25.Towards Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality in Namibia in the Past, Present, and Future. 26.Women’s Role in Shaping Social Welfare in the State of Qatar. 27.UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Violence against Women in Kyrgyzstan. Part VII – Case Studies on Climate and Sustainability. 28.Poverty Alleviation Takes Shape in Guizhou, China – An Innovative, Industry-led, Ecologically-friendly Initiative. 29.Clean Water, Sustainable Development, and Social Work: The Case of Costa Rica. 30.Social Workers’ Role in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals in Rural Nigeria: The Case of Umuebu Neighborhood House. Part VIII – Case Studies on Governance, Peace, and Justice. 31.SDGs in Colombia: Lights and Shadows Between a Peace Agreement and a Pandemic. 32.Mapping the Philippines’ Performance on Selected SDGs: The Social Work Lens. 33.The Role of Social Workers in Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Azerbaijan. 34.Advocacy for Implementation of SDGs in Brazil: A Case Study of the Civil Society Working Group for the 2030 Agenda. Conclusion. 35.Waking Up in 2030: Implications for Implementing the SDGs.