This book seeks to provide a critical introduction to the under-theorized concept of
Glocalization. While the term has been slowly diffused into social-scientific vocabulary, to …

This article offers an overview of engagements with the glocal and traces the consequences
of this research agenda for Global Studies. First, it compares the emergence of the global …

The overall aim of this third edition is to continue the work of previous editions, by enabling
readers to enhance their understanding of the dynamics of contemporary social inequality …

Introduction to Social Work by Lisa E. Cox, Carolyn J. Tice, and Dennis D. Long is an
exciting and timely new text that takes readers to the roots of the social work profession …

This book analyses the role of war and violence (in both its physical and symbolic forms) for
social work in a time of neoliberal globalisation from a social justice perspective. It argues …

This article explores the impact of an online programme developed to educate Australian
social work students about environmental sustainability. Drawing on Hawkins' definition of …

In its new edition, The Practice of Generalist Social Work provides in-depth understanding of
the knowledge, skills, values, and affective and cognitive processes needed for social work …

Over the past four decades, the dominant understanding of education policy has shifted
dramatically. In the past, education policy was seen as a reflection of particular historical …

The purpose of this research is to examine the process of psychological empowerment as it
impacts exoffenders' self-sufficiency. This transformational process of social inclusion …

Australian Social Policy and the Human Services introduces readers to the complex field of
social policy development, implementation and evaluation. Drawing on the evolution of …