Social work in extremis

Michael Lavalette is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Liverpool Hope University. He is also the national coordinator of the Social Work Action Network (SWAN).Vasilios Ioakimidis is a Lecturer in Social Work and Social Pedagogy at Liverpool Hope University. He is also a member of the Social Work Action Network (SWAN) steering committee.

• Introduction: Social work in extremis - disaster capitalism, 'social shocks' and 'popular social work' ~ Michael Lavalette; 'Popular social work' in the Palestinian West Bank: dispatches from the front line ~ Chris Jones and Michael Lavalette; Samidoun: grassroots welfare and popular resistance in Beirut during the 33-Day War of 2006 ~ Michael Lavalette and Barrie Levine; Grassroots community organising in a post-disaster context: lessons for social work education from Ilias, Greece ~ Maria Pentaraki; Grassroots community social work with the 'unwanted': the case of Kinisi and the rights of refugees and migrants in Patras, Greece ~ Dora Teloni; In search of emancipatory social work practice in contemporary Colombia: working with the despalzados in Bogota ~ Carmen Hinestroza and Vasilios Ioakimidis; Addressing social conflicts in Sri Lanka: social development interventions by a people's organisation ~ Ashok Gladston Xavier; International organisations, social work and war: a 'frog's perspective' reflection on the bird's eyes view ~ Reima Ana Maglajlic; Welfare under warfare: the Greek struggle for emancipatory social welfare (1940-44) ~ Vasilios Ioakimidis; Social welfare services to protect elderly victims of war in Cyprus ~ Gregory Neocleous; Worker's eye view of neoliberalism and Hurricane Katrina ~ Marla S McCulloch; Social work, social development and practice legitimacy in Central Asia ~ Terry Murphy; Conclusion: Social work in extremis - some general conclusions ~ Vasilios Ioakimidis.

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