In August 2006, along with other British social work academics, I was fortunate enough to
attend the International Association of Schools of Social Work Conference in Santiago …

This study examines the tensions between the Global Statements of Ethical Principles of
Social Work influenced by the Universal Declarations of Human Rights and related …

Postcolonial and transnational feminist perspectives on globalization, power and resistance
can transform our approach to human rights and development in international social work …

This paper analyses the interaction between neoliberal inspired reforms of public services
and the mechanisms for achieving public accountability. Where once accountability was …

Armed Conflict in Ukraine and Social Work Response to it: What strategies should be used for
internally displaced persons? Page 1 SHCS Journal Volume 2 No. 1, 2015: Conflict and the …

This article critically examines the consequences of the neoliberal reorganisation of the
welfare state for social work in Sweden in a time of increasing poverty, marginalisation and …

The paper illustrates and discusses the changing nature of public accountability relations in
public services that are transferred to a mutual organization. The paper contributes to the …

This article offers an outline of Marx's concept of alienation and his later related concept of
commodity fetishism. Building on previously published work on this topic, we argue that the …

The UK's government auditors, the National Audit Office (NAO), play a central role in the
accountability relations surrounding government expenditure. Commonly portrayed as being …

Healing from political violence is not solely an individual project, but a communal process
involving reclaiming collective action, trust, and efficacy. This article uses a case study from …