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Returning the 'social' to social work: recommitting to social development in an age of neoliberalism. (2016)
Journal Article
XAVIER, A.G., ORNELLAS, A., SPOLANDER, G. and BUSCEMA, C. 2016. Returning the 'social' to social work: recommitting to social development in an age of neoliberalism. Indian journal of social work [online], 77(3), pages 295-310. Available from: https://journals.tiss.edu/ijsw/index.php/ijsw/article/view/82

In the context of globalisation, privatisation and liberalisation there is a tendency to marketise and monetise essential services. Erstwhile fundamental services that were considered to be life saving are being marketed and sold. Education soon foll... Read More about Returning the 'social' to social work: recommitting to social development in an age of neoliberalism..

The global social work definition: ontology, implications and challenges. (2016)
Journal Article
ORNELLAS, A., SPOLANDER, G. and ENGELBRECHT, L.K. 2018. The global social work definition: ontology, implications and challenges. Journal of social work [online], 18(2), pages 222-240. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017316654606

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 t... Read More about The global social work definition: ontology, implications and challenges..

Reflections and challenges of international social work research. (2016)
Journal Article
SPOLANDER, G., TEIXEIRA GARCIA, M.L. and PENALVA, C. 2016. Reflections and challenges of international social work research. Critical and radical social work [online], 4(2), pages 169-183. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1332/204986016X14651166264273

This article seeks to critically reflect on the experience and challenges of international social work research within a 10-country consortium of social work researchers examining the impact of neoliberalism on civil society and social work, under th... Read More about Reflections and challenges of international social work research..

ГЛОБАЛЬНОЕ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЫ, ЕГО ОНТОЛОГИЯ, ЗНАЧЕНИЕ И ПОСЛЕДСТВИЯ (2016)
Journal Article
PERVOVA, I., KELASYEV, V., ORNELLAS, A., SPOLANDER, G. and ENGELBRECHT, L. 2016. ГЛОБАЛЬНОЕ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЫ, ЕГО ОНТОЛОГИЯ, ЗНАЧЕНИЕ И ПОСЛЕДСТВИЯ. Zhurnal sotsiologii i sotsialnoy antropologii (The journal of sociology and social anthropology) [online], XIX(1), pages 149-165. Available from: http://jourssa.ru/sites/all/files/volumes/2016_1/Pervova%20et%20al_2016_1.pdf

In the article on the basis of the new global definition of social work it is proposed that there be a redefining of the Institute of Social Work functions, the reorientation of the profession towards social development, social justice and achieving... Read More about ГЛОБАЛЬНОЕ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЫ, ЕГО ОНТОЛОГИЯ, ЗНАЧЕНИЕ И ПОСЛЕДСТВИЯ.