Transdisciplinary Approaches in Social Work

Critical and Decolonial Perspectives
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-4473-8012-2
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Rooted in Eurocentric and North American beliefs, conventional social work theory increasingly fails to address the interconnected, global nature of contemporary social problems. Bringing together scholars and practitioners from across environmental studies, gender studies, philosophy, anthropology and beyond, this edited collection forges a transdisciplinary, decolonial framework for reimagining social work education and practice. It draws on Indigenous knowledges, postcolonial perspectives and the lived realities of communities affected by conflict and migration to model what genuine academic activism looks like.

Structured to support teaching, with learning objectives, case study analyses, chapter summaries and further reading, this is an invaluable resource for educators, students and practitioners committed to decolonised, critically engaged approaches to social work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Madew, Melinda

Lusk, Mark

Leung, Jason

Franke, Annette

Mueller, Jens

Weitere Mitwirkende

Jamal, Abshana

Kessl, Fabian

Vandaele, Henk O.

Maem Gradiz Arce, Jaika

Eckhardt, Jessica

Castellví-Majó, Judit

Thampi, Kiran

Mathew, Lija Mary

Joseph, M.K.

Leistner, Nina Victoria

Romis Thomas, Nycil

Naim Amira, Raed

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Postkoloniale Geschichte, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Linda Harms Smith

Preface

1. The Rise of a New Authoritarianism: A Challenge to Social Work - Mark Lusk

2. Critical Social Work Revisits Anarchism and Utopian Imagination - Nina Victoria Leistner

3. Social Work in Palestine: Between Professional Practice and Anti-Colonial Liberation - Raed Naim Amira

4. The Movement of Reconceptualization: Decolonial Paths in Nicaraguan Social Work - Jessica Eckhardt and Jaika Maem Gradiz Arce

5. Social Work between Algorithms and Cultural Rootedness – Decolonial Intersections in Catalonian Identity and Technology - Judit Castellví-Majó

6. Narratives on the Cosmology of Land Belonging - Jason Leung and Melinda Madew

7. Who Owns Sustainability? Decolonial and Ecosocial Work in the Haritha Kerala Mission - M.K. Joseph and Abshana Jamal

8. Reimagining Indian Knowledge Systems for Holistic Health and Environmental Sustainability: A Decolonized and Transdisciplinary Framework - Nycil Romis Thomas, Kiran Thampi and Lija Mary Mathew

9. Searching for the Politics of Care - Henk O. Vandaele

10. A Future Without Future? Post- and Decolonial Reflections on Social Work - Fabian Kessl

Über Autor(innen)

Madew, Melinda
Melinda Madew is Professor of International Social Work at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg.

Leung, Jason
Jason Leung teaches at the Department of Environmental Science at Benguet State University.

Mueller, Jens
Jens Müller is Professor of Social Management and Sustainable Organisational Development at the Protestant University of Applied Science.

Lusk, Mark
Mark Lusk is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Franke, Annette
Annette Franke is Professor of Social Work and Health at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences.

Melinda Madew is Professor of International Social Work at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg.

Mark Lusk is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Jason Leung teaches at the Department of Environmental Science at Benguet State University.

Annette Franke is Professor of Social Work and Health at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences.

Jens Müller is Professor of Social Management and Sustainable Organisational Development at the Protestant University of Applied Science.