Pub Date : 2026-02-02DOI: 10.1177/00208728251415020
Chantsalsuren Mavag, Batkhishig Adilbish
This brief note explores how children’s safety and participation are shaped in Mongolia’s public assemblies, including political protests, cultural festivals, and state ceremonies. Child protection policy and practice is developing in Mongolia, but there are significant protection gaps, particularly the absence of safeguards for children in cultural and ceremonial events. A child-centered governance and rights-based perspective suggests that cultural traditions, legislation, and institutional practices must be integrated to protect children from abuse in public assemblies. Social workers, as lead professionals in child protection, must act as lead coordinators for safeguarding children at public events.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1177/00208728251413961
Ruby Chui Man Chau, Sam Wai Kam Yu, Iris Po Yee Lo, Clement Guo Yu
This article seeks to contribute to the advancement of macro social work with a focus on evidence-based transnational policy practices. It explores how comparative data research can support these practices. To illustrate this, a study on childcare gap policies is presented. This study examines how comparative data research can be used to influence the European Commission’s policies on reducing childcare gaps within the European Union. This article responds to the calls for macro social workers to collaborate with other disciplines and utilize evidence to inform their practices.
{"title":"Studying how comparative data studies can contribute to macro social work: Insights from the Childcare Gap Policy Study Project","authors":"Ruby Chui Man Chau, Sam Wai Kam Yu, Iris Po Yee Lo, Clement Guo Yu","doi":"10.1177/00208728251413961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251413961","url":null,"abstract":"This article seeks to contribute to the advancement of macro social work with a focus on evidence-based transnational policy practices. It explores how comparative data research can support these practices. To illustrate this, a study on childcare gap policies is presented. This study examines how comparative data research can be used to influence the European Commission’s policies on reducing childcare gaps within the European Union. This article responds to the calls for macro social workers to collaborate with other disciplines and utilize evidence to inform their practices.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146098209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-31DOI: 10.1177/00208728251407835
Mpumelelo Ennocent Ncube
This study examines the evolution of intergenerational solidarity in African societies, highlighting the impact of colonisation, modernity and globalisation on traditional kinship structures. It explores how Western rationality, individualism and economic pragmatism have weakened caregiving roles and disrupted intergenerational relationships. Using the Dialectic of Enlightenment , the article critiques the commodification of care and cultural homogenisation. It advocates for restoring indigenous knowledge systems, eldership in governance and gerontology in social work education. By fostering critical consciousness, social workers can strengthen intergenerational bonds, ensuring enduring well-being and promoting socially transformative policies that balance modern advancements with African values.
{"title":"Reinforcing intergenerational solidarity in African societies: A social work perspective on tradition, disruption and renewal","authors":"Mpumelelo Ennocent Ncube","doi":"10.1177/00208728251407835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251407835","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the evolution of intergenerational solidarity in African societies, highlighting the impact of colonisation, modernity and globalisation on traditional kinship structures. It explores how Western rationality, individualism and economic pragmatism have weakened caregiving roles and disrupted intergenerational relationships. Using the <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Dialectic of Enlightenment</jats:italic> , the article critiques the commodification of care and cultural homogenisation. It advocates for restoring indigenous knowledge systems, eldership in governance and gerontology in social work education. By fostering critical consciousness, social workers can strengthen intergenerational bonds, ensuring enduring well-being and promoting socially transformative policies that balance modern advancements with African values.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146098210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1177/00208728251414900
{"title":"2025 Frank Turner Best paper award","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/00208728251414900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251414900","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146000512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-12DOI: 10.1177/00208728251412175
Joachim Mumba
{"title":"News from our societies: IFSW","authors":"Joachim Mumba","doi":"10.1177/00208728251412175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251412175","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145949863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-12DOI: 10.1177/00208728251411652
Patrick O’Leary, Tsui Ming-Sum
{"title":"Learning from the life of Dr Jane Goodall for social work practice and humanistic practice","authors":"Patrick O’Leary, Tsui Ming-Sum","doi":"10.1177/00208728251411652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251411652","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145949862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-06DOI: 10.1177/00208728251327626
Kedi Zhao, Tracy K. Wong
East Asian adolescents have been facing increasing bullying in schools as a result of anti-Asian racism emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we adopt Canadian multiculturalism, scapegoat theory and dominance theory to understand this social issue in the macro-Canadian social context, mezzo intergroup interactions and micro-individual adolescents’ experience. A conceptual model that integrates these three levels of theories and the roles of social workers on these levels is also presented. This conceptualization aims to help social work researchers and practitioners better understand bullying faced by East Asian adolescents in schools and to protect them amid anti-Asian racism.
{"title":"Conceptualizing anti-Asian bullying faced by East Asian adolescents in Canadian schools arising from the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of social workers","authors":"Kedi Zhao, Tracy K. Wong","doi":"10.1177/00208728251327626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251327626","url":null,"abstract":"East Asian adolescents have been facing increasing bullying in schools as a result of anti-Asian racism emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we adopt Canadian multiculturalism, scapegoat theory and dominance theory to understand this social issue in the macro-Canadian social context, mezzo intergroup interactions and micro-individual adolescents’ experience. A conceptual model that integrates these three levels of theories and the roles of social workers on these levels is also presented. This conceptualization aims to help social work researchers and practitioners better understand bullying faced by East Asian adolescents in schools and to protect them amid anti-Asian racism.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145903647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-29DOI: 10.1177/00208728251400279
Sandra Lindström, Kerstin Svensson
This study aims to highlight school social workers’ professional self-perception and how they manage their broad discretion. The empirical data is based on open-ended responses from a survey of 215 school social workers in upper secondary schools in Sweden. The responses have been analysed using thematic text analysis. The results show that school social workers and the school organisation are continuously engaged in a coordinated dance, where social workers must follow steps dictated by time constraints, collaboration with other professions, method application and more. They navigate a complex choreography, often finding themselves dancing solo to an uncertain tune.
{"title":"School social workers’ discretionary practice in Sweden: The need for professional creativity","authors":"Sandra Lindström, Kerstin Svensson","doi":"10.1177/00208728251400279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251400279","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to highlight school social workers’ professional self-perception and how they manage their broad discretion. The empirical data is based on open-ended responses from a survey of 215 school social workers in upper secondary schools in Sweden. The responses have been analysed using thematic text analysis. The results show that school social workers and the school organisation are continuously engaged in a coordinated dance, where social workers must follow steps dictated by time constraints, collaboration with other professions, method application and more. They navigate a complex choreography, often finding themselves dancing solo to an uncertain tune.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145847161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1177/00208728251398460
Uwihangana Consolée, Mikaela Starke
This article aimed at exploring measures and strategies used in promoting gender equality in Rwanda. Thirty-eight actors from government, non-government and community-based organisations were interviewed. Using Bacchi’s ‘ What is the Problem Represented to be ?’ (WPR) framework, the analysis reveals that these actors frame the core problem of gender inequality differently: as gender-based violence, women’s historical disempowerment, misunderstanding of gender equality and neglect of cultural norms. The study concludes that effective gender policy requires context-specific and culturally sensitive strategies, rather than a ‘one-size-fits-all approach’. It emphasises the critical role social work could play in developing sustainable solutions aligning with local realities and values.
{"title":"Strategies for promoting gender equality in Rwanda: How do the actors describe their work?","authors":"Uwihangana Consolée, Mikaela Starke","doi":"10.1177/00208728251398460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251398460","url":null,"abstract":"This article aimed at exploring measures and strategies used in promoting gender equality in Rwanda. Thirty-eight actors from government, non-government and community-based organisations were interviewed. Using Bacchi’s ‘ <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">What is the Problem Represented to be</jats:italic> ?’ (WPR) framework, the analysis reveals that these actors frame the core problem of gender inequality differently: as gender-based violence, women’s historical disempowerment, misunderstanding of gender equality and neglect of cultural norms. The study concludes that effective gender policy requires context-specific and culturally sensitive strategies, rather than a ‘one-size-fits-all approach’. It emphasises the critical role social work could play in developing sustainable solutions aligning with local realities and values.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145717537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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