Balancing the global and the local : Some normative reflections on international social work

• The main point of departure for international social work consists of the UN declarations on equal rights and opportunities. Important issues are globalization, global standards, universal as opposed to local contexts and the need for comparative studies. The article argues against particularism in favour of universalism and critical modernity.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi -- Socialt arbete (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology -- Social Work (hsv//eng)

Keyword

critical modernity

global standards

UN conventions

universalism

Social sciences

Socialvetenskap

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)