After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against Covid - 19

Covid-19 has led to renewed public support for public services. Frontline workers symbolize a renewed ideal of public service ethos (PSE), though little attention has been paid to how the public managers delivering vital services interpret and mobilize PSE. We show how PSE is implemented by public managers reflecting their local contexts. We examine the theoretical roots of PSE and challenges by newer theories of public management before illustrating its contemporary manifestations through three case studies of local government responses to Covid-19 in England, showing how PSE has been adapted in current contexts and continues to inform public management practice

Mapping social work across 10 countries: Structure, intervention, identity and challenges

An emerging global consciousness and rising attention given to international social work development has seen the recognition of comparative research within the profession. Understanding the functioning and organisation of social work within various country contexts is critical in order to formulate knowledge around its overall impact, successes and challenges, allowing social workers to learn from one another and build professional consolidation. The profession is mapped out in 10 countries, reflecting on its structure, identity and development. Although the profession is developing globally, it is also experiencing significant challenges. Key insights, conclusions and recommendations for future research are presented

Service user involvement in social work education: A juxtaposition of practices in England and South Africa

Please cite as follows:Engelbrecht, L. K. 2010. Service user involvement in social work education : a juxtaposition of practices in England and South Africa. The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher, 22(2):154-170.The original publication is available at http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Faculties/humanities/departments/socialwork/TheSocialWorkPractionerResearcherJournal/Pages/Journal.aspxService user involvement in all aspects of social work education is increasing rapidly in a number of countries worldwide and undergirds principles of social development, a rights-based approach and citizen participation, which are peculiar to social work in South Africa. However, the involvement of service users beyond students' field work, practised as a mandatory requirement in countries such as England, is not common in South African social work education. With the aim to promote local debate on this contemporary global topic, this article embarks on a literature informed juxtaposition of contexts and practices in England and South Africa in order to examine the potential applicability of service user involvement in South African social work education. It is concluded in this article that although the involvement of service users has the potential to bring “real life” into social work education, the involvement of service users without extensive debate and reflection would be ill-considered in the South African context.Post-prin

Кримінологічний аналіз расизму та ксенофобії в Україні

Spolander, L. Criminological Analyze of Racism and Xenophobia in Ukraine / Lennart Spolander, Nataliia O. Pribytkova // Актуальні проблеми кримінального права та кримінології у світлі реформування кримінальної юстиції: Матеріали міжнародної науково-практичної конференції ( м. Харків, 22 травня 2015 р.) / МВС України ; Харківський нац. ун-т внутр. справ; Кримінологічна асоціація України. – Харків: ХНУВС, 2015. – С. 130-131.Доповідь присвячена кримінологічному аналізу злочинних проявів расизму та ксенофобії в Україні. Встановлено високий рівень злочинів ненависті, а також тенденцію до його зростання. Акцентовано увагу на високій латентності злочинів цієї категорії. Окреслено пріоритетні заходи протидії поширенню злочинів ненависті.Report dedicated to criminological analysis of the criminal manifestation of racism and xenophobia in Ukraine. The high level of hate crimes, as well as its tendency to increase is established. The attention is focused on high latency of crimes in this category. Priority measures of combating the widening of hate crimes is outlined.Доклад посвящен криминологическому анализу преступных проявлений расизма и ксенофобии в Украине. Установлен высокий уровень преступлений ненависти, а также тенденцию к его росту. Акцентировано внимание на высокой латентности преступлений этой категории. Определены приоритетные меры противодействия распространению преступлений ненависти

Social work and macro-economic neoliberalism: beyond the social justice rhetoric: Travail social et néolibéralisme macroéconomique: au delà de la réthorique de justice sociale

Macro-economic policy shapes and structures social welfare policy, services, and their implementation. As a result, the commoditisation of social welfare services and the use of markets as well as private sector management philosophies and tools have colonised and fashioned the design, provision and implementation of social welfare policy and structures. The impact has been far reaching, from limiting social welfare responses of elected democratic government to shaping the profession in a range of intended and unintended directions. Written from a UK perspective, this paper proposes a discussion of the impact of macroeconomic neoliberal policies in the field of social welfare and explores the implications for social work practice. The paper also promotes a debate within the profession regarding the importance of macro-economic analysis and possible responses, as well as suggesting a way forward within European and, more broadly, international practice contexts

The Global Definition of Social Work: Ontology, Implications and Challenges

The revised global definition for social work promotes the profession's commitment to social change and development, social cohesion and the empowerment and liberation of people. By reviewing the implications of this definitional shift and locating this within existing influential social work ontological models, the implications for social work within global and national contexts are critically reviewed. The study found that the changes to the global definition, along with recognition of the importance of strengthening knowledge and theory, encourage critical review of the implications of a shift from an emphasis on individual approaches to the importance of collective and macro perspectives in social work intervention. The location and exploration of these debates using existing key ontological frameworks and socio-economic contexts encourages critical reflection on the purpose, role and function of social work in society. Social work must critically review what it means by, along with the implications of, the profession's commitments. The profession needs to consider how theory, its academic discipline and social work interventions support these commitments. The critical examination of ontological frameworks, indigenous knowledge and social work interventions is vital to inform social work education and practice to enable a reinvigorated profession able to address the contemporary challenges of both society and individuals