Anti-Racist Social Work: International Perspectives

Welfare, health, education, conflict, security and migration are examples of phenomena that are prevalent across all societies. With chapters from leading scholars from around the world, this exciting new book draws upon the impacts of globalisation, colonialism, and capitalism, to explore the common challenges facing nations across the globe and provide an insight in to the history, theory and practice of a new anti-racist social work.

Gurnam Singh is a Principal Lecturer in Social Work and Co-Director of the Applied Research Group in Social Exclusion in Social Care (SISC) at Coventry University. He describes himself as an activist educator and much of his research and teaching focuses on using teaching and research as a way to promote human emancipation. In recognition of his work on social inclusion and critical pedagogy in higher education, Gurnam was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in 2009. Throughout his adult life he has been active in numerous social movements whose aim has been to fight for social and economic justice.

Shepard Masocha is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of South Australia, Australia