International Social Work and the Radical Tradition Author:Editors: Michael Lavalette & Iain Ferguson as well as to service

as well as to service organisation

minorities (with a strong call for a more enlightened practice with Scottish Gypsy Travellers) and management themes

I particularly like the attention to the importance of children’s and adults’ human rights in social work and social welfare

social welfare services – including social work – are being transformed

and Dominelli illustrates what can be done to enhance social justice and well-being

International Social Work and the Radical Tradition Author:Editors: Michael Lavalette & Iain Ferguson as well as to serviceAt the beginning of the 21st century international social work is faced with a paradox. The spread of neo liberal globalisation has created a situation in which social work is beginning to emerge and develop in many countries where previously it did not exist. Yet this growth of social work internationally is taking place at a time where there is a widespread acceptance that social work in many Western countries is in crisis, often due to the