{"product_id":"9783031512315","title":"Social Work and Social Policy Transformations in Central and Southeast Europe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocial Work and Social Policy Transformations in Central and Southeast Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGerovska Mitev, Maja\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a picture of recent developments in social policy and social work in Central and Southeast Europe, especially trends after the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated significant welfare modifications. Through a comparative method, the book draws analytical conclusions about the interdependence between welfare state reforms and social work practices in Central and Southeast Europe and provides an overview of future perspectives regarding social policy and social service provision in this region. \u003c\/p\u003e The book covers four EU member states (Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Croatia) and three EU candidate countries (North Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina). By critically contextualising existing welfare state categorisations, the book aims to examine the link between the welfare state reforms and implications for social work in Central and Southeast Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe country-based chapters of this contributed volume: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e outline the context in      which social policy and social work have developed and map the main      changes in the welfare state since the transition from socialism; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eelaborate the      country-specific welfare state discourse and discussions, which through      literature review depict the conceptual debates about the welfare state,      social justice, equality, poverty, entitlements for cash transfer and      services, privatization, and accessibility; \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eindicate the key      challenges in social policy and social work; and \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eprovide indications      about the future perspectives of social policy and social service      provision.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ci\u003eSocial Work and Social Policy Transformations in Central and Southeast Europe\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the scarcity of literature on social policy and social work in this region. The book is primarily intended for social policy researchers and scholars, and students in social work, social policy, political science, and sociology. It is an invaluable resource for researchers from all fields of social sciences and should provoke wider academic and professional interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The common themes of transformation, restructuring and crises, synthesized in excellent Introductory and Concluding chapters, make the book an essential source for an understanding of contemporary policies and practices, the complex role played by historical legacies, and offer a model of what a comparative policy approach should look like\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePaul Stubbs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSenior Research Fellow, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-02-27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031512315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-51232-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 200\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385746645132,"sku":"9783031512315","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031512315.jpg?v=1776870693","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031512315","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}