Social work is a profession that is increasingly involved with issues which have a global dimension. This Handbook tackles the global/local aspect of social wor

This Handbook is the world′s first generic major reference work to provide an authoritative guide to the theory, method, and values of social work in one volu

Contributions tackle both the global and local aspect of social work in its various forms and interrogate the key concerns that societies are facing through an

"This is an ambitious book. It aims at nothing less than a comprehensive account of the state of the art of social work research internationally and an intellec