Carole Zufferey is a Senior Lecturer in social work at the University of South Australia (now Adelaide University). She publishes in the fields of intersectionality, home, social work and homelessness. Carole has previously published sole-authored and edited books with Routledge, as well as with Policy Press. She was also a research team member on the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) lived experience research project led by Professor Robyn Martin at RMIT University.Chris Horsell is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of South Australia (now Adelaide University). He has been researching, teaching and writing in the areas of utopian thinking, homelessness, social inclusion and disability for numerous years. He has published two books with Routledge: Zufferey, Carole and Horsell, Chris (2022) The Complexities of Home in Social Work; and Horsell, Chris (2025) Utopian Thinking and Social Work.

• 1.Introduction Part 1 2.The Theory of Hope 3.Hope and Social Work Research 4.Radical Hope, Critical Pedagogy and Social Work 5.Hope and Social Work Practice Part 2 6.Yarning about Hope for Indigenising social work 7.Hopes for a greener world through social work activism 8.Hope for co-design as a research practice in homelessness 9.Hopes for change in child welfare and child protection systems 10.Radical hope and mental health 11.Hopes for a prison free world 12.Hopes for a violence free world 13.Conclusion

“At a time when many may feel hope is lost, this book presents fresh insights and perspectives on hope for the profession and our ability to enact emancipatory change.”Sophie Goldingay, Associate Professor and Course Director for the Bachelor of Social Work, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, AU“Radical Hope in Social Work is a much-needed text that examines how we can nurture radical hope to address global challenges. It is a must read for all social workers seeking to bring about emancipatory change.”Jennifer Boddy, Professor of Social Work, Griffith University, AU