Introducing international perspectives on social work
I: Theoretical frameworks
Globalization: fact or fiction and is it relevant?
Towards a new equality: social divisions in a global context
Loss: a core concept with Universal relevance
II: Effects of globalization in practice: some topical examples
Natural and forced migration: causes and consequences
Child exploitation: local and global protection
Spreading disease: global pandemics with local impact and responses
New directions for social work in conditions of globalization.