European Social Work After 1989: East-West Exchanges Between Universal Principles and Cultural Sensitivity

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi
 1989 as a Key Moment in the Development of International Dimensions of Social Work  (Walter Lorenz)....Pages 1-16
 Beginning Anew: Social Work Education in the Czech Republic After the Velvet Revolution  (Oldřich Matoušek, Zuzana Havrdová)....Pages 17-31
 Nurturing Opportunities to Advance the European Values in Specific Contexts—Examples from the Czech Republic  (Matěj Lejsal, Zuzana Havrdová)....Pages 33-49
 After the Divorce: Social Work in Slovakia Since the Peaceful Division of Czechoslovakia  (Peter Brnula, Ladislav Vaska)....Pages 51-64
 Lithuanian Social Work’s Claim to Professional Autonomy vs. Authoritarianism in Popular and Political Culture  (Jolita Buzaitytė Kašalynienė)....Pages 65-81
 Rebuilding Romanian Social Work Education After 1989: Benefits and Constraints from European Collaboration  (Florin Lazăr)....Pages 83-99
 Social Work Between Civil Society and the State: Lessons for and from Hungary in a European Context  (Gabor Hegyesi, Katalin Talyigás)....Pages 101-118
 When Europe’s East, West, North and South Meet: Learning from Cross-Country Collaboration in Creating an International Social Work Master Programme  (Agnieszka Naumiuk, Michael Rasell, Lars Uggerhøj)....Pages 119-133
 Nordic-Baltic Co-operation in Social Work Researcher Education: A Finnish Perspective on the Impact of Scientific, Historical and Linguistic Similarities and Differences  (Helena Blomberg, Christian Kroll)....Pages 135-151
 Lost in Translations, United in Diversity or Based on Common and Critical Understandings: The Border Region of South Tirol as a Laboratory for European Social Work?  (Urban Nothdurfter)....Pages 153-165
 Intra-national Similarities and Differences in Social Work and Their Significance for Developing European Dimensions of Research and Education  (Griet Roets, Koen Hermans, Martin Wagener, Daniel Zamora Vargas, Nicolas Jacquet, Rudi Roose)....Pages 167-179
 Social Work, Political Conflict and European Society: Reflections from Northern Ireland  (Jim Campbell)....Pages 181-193
 Conclusions: Cultural Diversity and Core Principles and Values in Social Work  (Walter Lorenz, Zuzana Havrdová, Oldřich Matoušek)....Pages 195-202
Back Matter ....Pages 203-211