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| Summary: | This is the first book to cover existing debates on decolonising and developmental social work whilst equipping readers with the understanding of how to translate the idea of decolonisation of social work into practice. Using new empirical data and an extensive detail of social, cultural, and political dimensions of Nepal, the author proposes a new model of 'decolonised and developmental social work' that can be applicable to a wide range of countries and cultures. By using interviews with Nepali social workers, this text goes beyond mere theoretical approaches and uniquely positions itself in a way that embraces rigorous bottom-up, grounded theory method. It will also further ongoing debates on globalisation-localisation, universalisation-contextualisation, outsider-insider perspectives, neoliberal-rights and justice oriented social work, and above all, colonisation-decolonisation of social work knowledge and practice. It also promotes solidarity of, and the struggle for, progress for those in the margins of Western social work and development narrative through an emerging theory-praxis of decolonised and developmental social work. Decolonised and Developmental Social Work is essential reading for students, academics, and researchers of social work and development studies, as well as those striving for a decolonial worldview.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 180 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9780429445958
0429445954
9780429820236
0429820232
9780429820243
0429820240
9780429820250
0429820259 |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 06, 2019). |
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| Biographical or Historical Data: | Raj Yadav, PhD, is from Nepal, and now makes his temporary home in Australia. His interest lies in decolonising epistemologies and their use in advancing knowledge production in the fields of social work and development. He has worked as a lecturer and has contributed to social work curriculum development in universities in Nepal and Australia. |
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