Editorial
Editorial
Contributor(s): Daniela Gaba (Editor), Anca Mihai (Editor)Subject(s): Methodology and research technology, Substance abuse and addiction, Family and social welfare, Welfare services
Published by: POLIROM & Universitatea Bucureşti - Dept. de Sociologie şi Asistenţă Socială
Keywords: social work; digital technology; migration;youngsters;
Summary/Abstract: The theme of this issue of the Social Work Review is The Place and Role of Social Work in the 2020s and Beyond. We have invited social work academics and practitioners to submit original articles about social work’s role in the context of rapid societal changes: rising economic inequalities, demographic aging, increased economic migration and its social effects, the rising number of displaced people, environmental degradation, the growth of technology, etc. At the time that we made this call in 2019, little did we know about the imminent global challenge of the novel coronavirus, which reached pandemic proportions in March 2020 and led to unprecedented social distancing measures throughout the globe, with social, economic, and political long-term effects which are still to be determined. There is perhaps no better time than the present to reflect on the role of social work as a leading promoter of social justice. The ample protests which took place in the USA at the end of May 2020 and continue throughout June 2020, reverberating in different parts of the world, amplify the existing global tension and the need for collective action against social and economic injustices.
Journal: Revista de Asistenţă Socială
- Issue Year: XIX/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 3-6
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English