Social work and child welfare politics

Drawing on contemporary research and debates from different Nordic countries, this book examines how social work and child welfare politics are produced and challenged as both global and local ideas and practices.

About the author

Hannele Forsberg is Professor of Social Work in the Department of Social Work Research at the University of Tampere, Finland. Her main research fields are family and childhood research and social work practices. Her ongoing research project concerns contested family practices and moral reasoning.
Teppo Kröger is Academy Research Fellow, working at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Formerly a social worker and lecturer in social work, his main research interests focus on comparative research on social care, including child care, care for disabled people and care for older people.

Summary

Drawing on contemporary research and debates from different Nordic countries, this book examines how social work and child welfare politics are produced and challenged as both global and local ideas and practices.

Product details

• Authors: Forsberg
• Assisted by: Hannele Forsberg (Editor), Hannele (Department of Social Policy and Social Work Forsberg (Editor), Teppo (Dept Social Science and Philosophy Kroeger (Editor), Teppo Kroger (Editor), Teppo Kröger (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2011
• EAN: 9781847429001
• ISBN: 978-1-84742-900-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 382 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories