New: International position announcements
From this issue on we offer the opportunity to publish position announcements in SocMag. (more…)
Contradictions in the theory and practice of Russian preventive social work - prevention of deviating social phenomena
Tatjana Shipunova, St. Petersburg (Russia)
The majority of social workers and academic scientists imagine well the difficulties connected with developing a system of preventive social work. (more…)
Social Pedagogy in Britain – further developments
Gabriel Eichsteller, Anglesey (Great Britain)
There are few terms in social work jargon that capture the British curiosity more, lead to more frowns and inspire more fantasy than ‘social pedagogy’ – the responses range from ‘I’ve never heard of it but want to know all about it’ to ‘that’s like teaching, isn’t it?’ and occasionally the more creative ‘pedagogy? Does that have anything to do with feet, like pedicures?’ (more…)
Histoire du travail des enfants au Luxembourg
Klaus Schneider, Luxembourg
This article illustrates the development of the child and youth welfare in Luxembourg and its connection with the industrialisation in the 19th and 20th century. (more…)
Poverty, social exclusion and delinquency: Criminological reflections on the Italian context
Luigi Leone, Messina (Italy)
This article examines how poverty and social exclusion can be related to delinquency. (more…)
Call for Papers: Social Work in the 21st Century: Infrastructure, Innovations, Investment - IIIrd International Forum of Social Workers of Siberia and the Far East
August 18-21, 2009, Altai Republic
The Russian Union of Social Workers and Pedagogues proudly informs all social care specialists that the III International Forum of Social Workers of Siberia and the Far East will be held from 18 through 21st of August in the Altai Republic (more…)
Call for papers: New culture of welfare: the clash between managerial ideology, public image and professional identity
The International Social Work & Society Academy 2009/Vilnius (Lithuania)
Welfare regimes are facing a fundamental transformation on a global scale. The shift of paradigms, procedures and perspectives becomes obvious in analysing the dominant social political terms like audit-system, efficiency and effectiveness, self-responsibility and activating. (more…)
Manifeste pour une croissance durable et solidaire : un succès grandissant sur la toile
A French Think Tank for European ideas has launched a manifesto for sustainable and solidary growth. (more…)
New Journal on Social Work Science in Austria: Soziales_Kapital
Colleagues from Austrian universities of applied sciences have started a new online journal on social work called “Soziales_Kapital” (more…)
IUC Journal of Social Work Theory and Practice
The Inter-University Centre (IUC) for Post-Graduate Studies in Dubrovnik offers a journal with lectures on social work. (more…)
Documentation of the ICSW 33rd Global Conference in Tours 2008 available online
The ICSW’s Global Conference is held every two years and covers a wide range of social development and social welfare issues. (more…)
Position Announcement: Associate Professor in social pedagogy/social management (W 2)
An
Associate Professor in social pedagogy/social management (W 2)
is to be allocated at the institute for educational sciences of the Friedrich Schiller University at the next possible time.
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