Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and social policy. Twenty-three contributors offer examples of policy making from seven different countries and demonstrate how social work practitioners can become political actors, while also encouraging policy makers to become aware of the potential of social work for the social policy-making process.

Contributions by: Frank Sowa, Markus Gottwald, Pawel Polawski, Sergio Sánchez Castineira, Ravit Alfandari, Tony Evans, Michael Lavalette, Rich Moth, Riccardo Guidi, John Gal, Idit Weiss-Gal, Francisco Branco, Paloma Vivaldi Vera, Paolo Raciti, Giovannina Assunta Giuliano, Matteo D'Emilione, Jason Ostrander, Megan Feely, Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, Roger Smith