Social Development and Social Work: Learning from Africa

Africa has a long experience with reducing poverty and vulnerability. In the contemporary period, social development and social work are at the forefront of dealing with abject poverty and some of the world’s most difficult problems. This book brings research in Africa to the forefront so that those in other regions of the world can learn from it. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Community Practice.

Alice K. Butterfield is Professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. She has been involved in social work education and research in Ethiopia since 2001. Dr. Butterfield is the author of more than 35 journal articles on homelessness, international social work, and community development.

Tasse Abye is Counsellor to the President of the University of Nouakchott, Mauritania. His previous posts include President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Academic Vice President for International Affairs at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, and Directeur Général de l'Institut du Développement Social in Canteleu-Rouen, France.