Social Work In Post War And Political Conflict Areas

Download or read book Social Work in Post-War and Political Conflict Areas written by Kristin Sonnenberg and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers unique access to theoretical approaches and practical examples of international social work in the context of war and conflicts. The reader gains knowledge about the competences and role of social work, which contributes to mitigating the effects of war and conflict. The book raises the question of how to connect international social work with local approaches and offers suggestions for a development of social work with respect to exchanging knowledge and experiences between the West and the East, the Global North and the Global South. It furthermore discusses the role of social work in reducing the problem of gender-based violence and in the methods of peacebuilding processes in post-war and post-conflict societies.