Where academia and policy meet : a cross-national perspective on the involvement of social work academics in social policy / edited by John Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gal, John, editor.

Weiss, Idit, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy--Research.

Social policy.

Social research--Research.

Social research.

Policy sciences.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2017.

Summary:

Based on data from 12 diverse societies, this is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation. The chapters present survey data on the policy involvement of social work academics in different countries and an analysis of this data by country experts. The findings relate to the levels and types of policy engagement of the social work academics, their perceptions regarding this type of activity and the factors associated with this. This unique perspective on the academia-society nexus is essential reading for academics and students interested in the ongoing debate on the role of academia in policy, particularly those policies dealing with issues of social justice and social change. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Where academia and policy meet: an introduction / John Gal Gal, John, Idit Weiss-Gal Weiss-Gal, Idit 1

2 Social work academia and policy in Australia / Philip Mendes Mendes, Philip, Susan Baidawi Baidawi, Susan 21

3 Social work academia and policy in China / Minchao Jin Jin, Minchao, Xiao Li Li, Xiao, Lei Wu Wu, Lei, Jie Lei Lei, Jie 41

4 Social work academia and policy in Finland / Helena Blomberg Blomberg, Helena, Christian Kroll Kroll, Christian 59

5 Social work academia and policy in Germany / Andreas Herz Herz, Andreas, Stefan Köngeter Köngeter, Stefan 77

6 Social work academics and policy in Israel / Idit Weiss-Gal Weiss-Gal, Idit, John Gal Gal, John 95

7 Social work academia and policy in Portugal / Francisco Branco Branco, Francisco 117

8 Social work academia and policy in Puerto Rico / Gisela Negrón-Velázquez Negrón-Velázquez, Gisela 133

9 Social work academia and policy in South Africa / Antoinette Lombard Lombard, Antoinette 147

10 Social work academics and policy in Spain / María Asunción Martínez-Román Martínez-Román, María Asunción, Miguel Ángel Mateo-Pérez Mateo-Pérez, Miguel Ángel 167

11 Social work academia and policy in Sweden / Katarina H. Thorén Thorén, Katarina H., Pia Tham Tham, Pia 183

12 Social work academia and policy in the United Kingdom / Hugh McLaughlin McLaughlin, Hugh, Jo-Pei Tan Tan, Jo-Pei 201

13 Social work academia and policy in the United States / Arati Maleku Maleku, Arati, Richard Hoefer Hoefer, Richard 221

14 Where academia and policy meet: a cross-national Perspective / Idit Weiss-Gal Weiss-Gal, Idit, John Gat Gat, John 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447320197

1447320190

OCLC:

957738588