The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development

Global Perspectives

Ndangwa Noyoo editor Tanja Kleibl editor Ronald Lutz editor Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves editor Rebecca Gutwald editor Janestic Twikirize editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:4th Jan '22

Should be back in stock very soon

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This book is a novel contribution to academic discourses on the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and how it has impacted societies globally. It proffers an overview on the social development and political measures, from both the Global North and Global South, to prevent COVID-19's spread. It illuminates major social, political and economic challenges that already existed in different contexts and which are also currently being amplified by COVID-19. Curiously, this global pandemic has opened spaces for different actors, across the globe, to begin to fundamentally question and challenge the hegemony of the Global North, which sometimes is evident in social work. Linked to the foregoing and while reflecting beyond the pandemic and into the future, the book proposes that social work must become more political at all levels, and strive to transform societies, global social development efforts, and economic and health systems. 

This contributed volume of 38 chapters discusses andanalyses ethical, social, sociological, social work and social development issues that complement and enrich available literature in the socio-political, economics, public health, medical ethics and political science. It provides various case studies which should enable readers to gain insights into how countries have responded to the pandemic and learn how COVID-19 negatively impacted countries in different parts of the world. This book also provides a platform for the articulation of neglected and marginalized voices, such as those of indigenous populations, the poor, or oppressed. The chapters are grouped according to three main themes as they relate to research on the COVID-19 pandemic and social work in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America:

  • Analysis: Social Issues and the COVID-19 Pandemic 
  • Strategies and Responses in Social Work: Globally and Locally
  • Outlook: Looking Ahead Beyond the Pandemic

Intended toengage a global, diverse and interdisciplinary audience, The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development is a timely and relevant resource for academics, students and researchers in inter alia Social Work, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, and Development Studies.

ISBN: 9783030846770

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461 pages

1st ed. 2022