[Discussion] Social Work in international perspectives

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

Women in Welfare - Social Work in international perspectives (working title)
Location: Germany

The 49th issue of "Ariadne. Forum für Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte"
(Women's and gender history) is dedicated to the traces of women and the 
meaning
of gender in international contexts of Social Work. This includes the
development of international organizations and networks as well as 
common or at
least analogous development of topics, fields of work or methods in 
different
countries (from or towards a German perspective). The historical period 
of time
will cover the mid-19th century until the near present with a distinct 
focus on
historical developments.

Although Social Work principally is organized according to the particular
national social security systems there have been various international 
contacts
and co-operations since the beginning of the professionalization 
process. The
first international conferences took place in the 19th century. During 
the 20th
century they were continued in steadily increasing numbers and quite 
regularly
– with interruptions due to the first and second world war. Fields of
interest were the general organization of welfare as well as topics like
protection for expectant mothers or abolitionism (campaign against the state
regulation of prostitution). An early example of a comparative study is 
Alice
Salomons book, published in 1937: "Education for Social Work. A Sociological
Interpretation based on an International Survey".

Nowadays questions of Europeanization and the social consequences of
Globalization are highly topical. In August 2006 the Conference of the IFSW
(International Federation of Social Workers) will take place in Munich.

In response to these developments the general topic might be accessed or
approached through a variety of aspects:

     * Organizations such as the International Council of Social 
Welfare, the
International Federation of Social Workers, the International Association of
Schools of Social Work or the International Federation of Abolitionists;
     * International conferences or congresses of Social Work;
     * Internationally discussed topics such as child labor, legal 
protection for
children and young persons, public welfare, settlements, white slave trade,
prostitution, violence in families, prohibition or abolitionist 
movements, also
theories, methods or education in Social Work;
     * Female Social Workers or social politicians whose activities were 
relevant
in a german and international context such as Alice Salomon, Jane 
Addams, Emma
Steiger, Ilse Arlt or Siddy Wronsky;
     * The breaking off or new formation of connections due to the 
migration of
German female Social Workers;
     * Influences of international developments (or developments in other
countries) for German Social Work and vice versa;
     * The meaning of Gender in Social Work in an international 
comparison (e.g.
"spiritual motherliness" as German or international phenomenon);
     * On any other topic that might be of interest in this context.

If you are interested in contributing an article please send us a detailed
proposal (approximately 1 page). The compilation of the issue will be 
decided on
the basis of the proposals received. Please do send ideas that may seem 
to be at
the margin of the topic, as the focus of the volume may well shift in 
response
to the proposals received. Proposals (and later articles) can be 
submitted in
German and/or English. Owing to financial limitations we are not able to
translate any other language. We are planning to publish the issue in 
German and
English (if funding for an English translation can be found).

Deadline for proposals: 13 May 2005
Copy deadline: 30 November 2005
Date of publication: May 2006

Dr. Leonie Wagner
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Germany
Phone: 0049-5531-93875-12

Email: leoniewagner@netdirekt.de

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