Journal article
Changing Contexts of Practice: Challenges for Social Work and Community Development
Australian Social Work, Vol.73(2), pp.245-253
2020
Abstract
In a rapidly changing global environment, there have been renewed calls to position community development more centrally in social work, particularly in the face of contemporary practice challenges. This paper analyses the broad policy contexts of neoliberalism, globalisation, and governance change and discusses how these forces interact with social work and community development, drawing on examples from Australia and Ireland. The paper argues that sociopolitical forces both restrict and present opportunities for social work and community development practice and we seek to reactivate debate about the position of community development within changing and challenging contexts.
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- Title
- Changing Contexts of Practice: Challenges for Social Work and Community Development
- Authors
- Deborah Lynch (Author)Catherine Forde (Author)Athena Lathouras (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Australian Social Work, Vol.73(2), pp.245-253
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1080/0312407X.2019.1694047
- ISSN
- 0312-407X
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450962602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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