@book{KleiblLutzNoyooetal., author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald and Noyoo, Ndangwa and Seepamore, Boitumelo and Bunk, Benjamin and Dittmann, Annika}, title = {The Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Social Work}, edition = {1.}, publisher = {Routledge}, pages = {376}, abstract = {The Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Social Work reflects on and dissects the challenging issues confronting social work practice and education globally in the post-colonial era. By analysing how countries in the so-called developing and developed world have navigated some of the inherited systems from the colonial era, it shows how they have used them to provide relevant social work methods which are also responsive to the needs of a postcolonial setting. This is an analytical and reflexive handbook that brings together different scholars from various parts of the world - both North and South - so as to distill ideas from scholars relating to ways that can advance social work of the South and critique social work of the North in so far as it is used as a template for social work approaches in postcolonial settings. It determines whether and how approaches, knowledge-bases, and methods of social work have been indigenised and localised in the Global South in the postcolonial era. This handbook provides the reader with multiple new theoretical approaches and empirical experiences and creates a space of action for the most marginalised communities worldwide. It will be of interest to researchers and practitioners, as well as those in social work education.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Internationale Soziale Arbeit neu denken - Zur Versch{\"a}rfung Globaler Ungleichheit durch COVID-19}, series = {Sozial Extra}, volume = {44}, booktitle = {Sozial Extra}, publisher = {Springer}, doi = {10.1007/s12054-020-00289-0}, pages = {247 -- 251}, abstract = {Covid-19 hat sich {\"u}ber die ganze Welt ausbreitet und kann sie an den Rand eines {\"o}konomischen und politischen Kollapses f{\"u}hren. Das Virus trifft zwar alle, doch mit Unterschieden. Die Krankheit wird zum einen die sozialen Probleme in den reichen Gesellschaften des Nordens ver{\"a}ndern und auch vergr{\"o}ßern, doch insbesondere in den L{\"a}ndern des Globalen S{\"u}dens kann der Ausbruch in seinen {\"o}konomischen und sozialen Folgen verheerend sein. Kann der Globale Norden noch eind{\"a}mmende und die Folgen abfedernde Maßnahmen etablieren, so schlagen die Auswirkungen im Globalen S{\"u}den voll durch. In diesen Gesellschaften sind verheerende Folgen zu erwarten, die Armut, Elend, Hunger und Migrationsbewegungen intensivieren werden. Dadurch wird aber auch die Globale Ungleichheit zwischen den Nationen gr{\"o}ßer. In dieser Krise w{\"a}re Solidarit{\"a}t {\"u}ber nationale Grenzen hinweg gefragt; doch genau diese ist kaum erkennbar. Die Internationale Soziale Arbeit ist aufgefordert, ihre Ausrichtung neu zu definieren.}, language = {de} } @article{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Ver{\"a}rgerte Geister und G{\"o}tter? Naturkatastrophen, Krisen, Hexerei und religi{\"o}se Attacken in Mosambik}, series = {Afrika S{\"u}d}, volume = {48}, journal = {Afrika S{\"u}d}, number = {6}, language = {de} } @article{NoyooKleiblMadewetal., author = {Noyoo, Ndangwa and Kleibl, Tanja and Madew, Melinda and Matela, Minenhle and Lutz, Ronald and Boryczko, Marcin}, title = {Will the Welcome ever Run Dry? Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe}, series = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems}, volume = {61}, journal = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems}, number = {1}, doi = {10.57947/qrp.v61i1.19}, pages = {93 -- 100}, abstract = {This review summarises and chronicles inputs from several speakers who attended a conference titled: Will the Welcome ever Run Dry?: Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe. The conference interrogated the refugee crisis which had been precipitated by Russia's unprovoked war against Ukraine. It was organised by Tanja Kleibl, Melinda Madew, Minenhle Matela, Ronald Lutz and Ndangwa Noyoo and held at the University of Applied Sciences W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt on 17 March 2022. The conference participants were social work academics, practitioners, students and activists, and it was delivered in a blended mode. Crucially, it was meant to be a call to action to the social work profession around the world, especially in Europe. Also, the organisers wanted to cast a sharp light on the refugee crisis from a social work perspective and highlight the discrimination which was associated with this phenomenon. Indeed, media reports and other accounts had identified this disturbing trend, whereby African and non-European students from developing countries, who were equally fleeing the war zone with Ukrainians, were ill-treated and discriminated against by Ukrainian and Polish security forces. These officials allegedly allowed only Ukrainians and European-looking people to cross the border (Chebil, 2022; Pronczuk et al., 2022).}, language = {en} } @book{doCarmodosSantosGoncalvesGutwaldKleibletal., author = {do Carmo dos Santos Gon{\c{c}}alves, Maria and Gutwald, Rebecca and Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald and Noyoo, Ndangwa and Twikirize, Janestic}, title = {The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development: Global Perspectives}, edition = {1.}, publisher = {Springer Cham}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-030-84678-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-84678-7}, pages = {461}, abstract = {This book is a novel contribution to academic discourses on the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and how it has impacted societies globally. It proffers an overview on the social development and political measures, from both the Global North and Global South, to prevent COVID-19's spread. It illuminates major social, political and economic challenges that already existed in different contexts and which are also currently being amplified by COVID-19. Curiously, this global pandemic has opened spaces for different actors, across the globe, to begin to fundamentally question and challenge the hegemony of the Global North, which sometimes is evident in social work. Linked to the foregoing and while reflecting beyond the pandemic and into the future, the book proposes that social work must become more political at all levels, and strive to transform societies, global social development efforts, and economic and health systems. This contributed volume of 38 chapters discusses and analyses ethical, social, sociological, social work and social development issues that complement and enrich available literature in the socio-political, economics, public health, medical ethics and political science. It provides various case studies which should enable readers to gain insights into how countries have responded to the pandemic and learn how COVID-19 negatively impacted countries in different parts of the world. This book also provides a platform for the articulation of neglected and marginalized voices, such as those of indigenous populations, the poor, or oppressed. The chapters are grouped according to three main themes as they relate to research on the COVID-19 pandemic and social work in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America: - Analysis: Social Issues and the COVID-19 Pandemic - Strategies and Responses in Social Work: Globally and Locally - Outlook: Looking Ahead Beyond the Pandemic Intended to engage a global, diverse and interdisciplinary audience, The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development is a timely and relevant resource for academics, students and researchers in inter alia Social Work, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, and Development Studies.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Globale Ungleichheit als Herausforderung}, series = {Armutsforschung - Handbuch f{\"u}r Wissenschaft und Praxis}, booktitle = {Armutsforschung - Handbuch f{\"u}r Wissenschaft und Praxis}, editor = {Marquardsen, K.}, publisher = {Nomos}, pages = {505 -- 521}, language = {de} } @article{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Internationale Soziale Arbeit neu denken: Zur Versch{\"a}rfung Globaler Ungleichheit durch COVID-19}, series = {Sozial Extra}, volume = {44}, journal = {Sozial Extra}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1007/s12054-020-00289-0}, pages = {247 -- 251}, abstract = {Covid-19 hat sich {\"u}ber die ganze Welt ausbreitet und kann sie an den Rand eines {\"o}konomischen und politischen Kollapses f{\"u}hren. Das Virus trifft zwar alle, doch mit Unterschieden. Die Krankheit wird zum einen die sozialen Probleme in den reichen Gesellschaften des Nordens ver{\"a}ndern und auch vergr{\"o}ßern, doch insbesondere in den L{\"a}ndern des Globalen S{\"u}dens kann der Ausbruch in seinen {\"o}konomischen und sozialen Folgen verheerend sein. Kann der Globale Norden noch eind{\"a}mmende und die Folgen abfedernde Maßnahmen etablieren, so schlagen die Auswirkungen im Globalen S{\"u}den voll durch. In diesen Gesellschaften sind verheerende Folgen zu erwarten, die Armut, Elend, Hunger und Migrationsbewegungen intensivieren werden. Dadurch wird aber auch die Globale Ungleichheit zwischen den Nationen gr{\"o}ßer. In dieser Krise w{\"a}re Solidarit{\"a}t {\"u}ber nationale Grenzen hinweg gefragt; doch genau diese ist kaum erkennbar. Die Internationale Soziale Arbeit ist aufgefordert, ihre Ausrichtung neu zu definieren.}, language = {de} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Globale Ungleichheiten - Herausforderungen f{\"u}r eine internationale Soziale Arbeit}, series = {Wandel der Arbeitsgesellschaft: Soziale Arbeit in Zeiten von Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und Prekarisierung}, booktitle = {Wandel der Arbeitsgesellschaft: Soziale Arbeit in Zeiten von Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und Prekarisierung}, editor = {Steckelberg, C. and Thiessen, B.}, publisher = {Verlag Barbara Budrich}, doi = {10.2307/j.ctv10h9fcs.7}, pages = {51 -- 66}, abstract = {Das Corona Virus bzw. die Krankheit Covid-19 ist zu einer Pandemie geworden, die sich {\"u}ber die ganze Welt ausbreitet und diese an den Rand eines v{\"o}lligen {\"o}konomischen und politischen Kollaps f{\"u}hren kann. In nahezu allen L{\"a}ndern ist es inzwischen angekommen. Es trifft zwar alle, doch darin offenbaren sich Unterschiede. Die Krankheit wird zum einen die sozialen Probleme in den reichen Gesellschaften des Nordens ver{\"a}ndern und auch vergr{\"o}ßern, doch insbesondere in den L{\"a}ndern des Globalen S{\"u}dens kann der Ausbruch in seine {\"o}konomischen und sozialen Folgen verheerend sein. Kann der Globale Norden noch eind{\"a}mmende und die Folgen abfedernde Maßnahmen etablieren, so schlagen die Auswirkungen im Globalen S{\"u}den voll durch. In diese Gesellschaften sind verheerende Folgen zu erwarten, die Armut, Elend, Hunger und Migrationsbewegungen intensivieren werden. Dadurch wird aber auch die Globale Ungleichheit zwischen den Nationen gr{\"o}ßer. In dieser Krise w{\"a}re Solidarit{\"a}t {\"u}ber nationale Grenzen hinweg gefragt; doch genau diese ist kaum erkennbar. Gleichzeitig ist auch Internationale Soziale Arbeit aufgefordert, ihre Ausrichtung neu zu definieren.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{AfeworkiAbayKleiblNeureitheretal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja and Neureither, Franziska and Klages, Anna-Lisa and Lutz, Ronald and Daňkov{\´a}, Petra}, title = {Projekte und Lehrformate Sozialer Arbeit im Kontext postkolonialer Perspektiven}, series = {Projekte und Lehrformate Sozialer Arbeit im Kontext postkolonialer Perspektiven}, booktitle = {Projekte und Lehrformate Sozialer Arbeit im Kontext postkolonialer Perspektiven}, abstract = {Curricula der Sozialen Arbeit besitzen in vielen Bereichen eine eurozentrische Ausrichtung, welche historisch-kolonial gewachsene Strukturen der Ungleichheit und Machtgef{\"a}lle zwischen und innerhalb Regionen verdecken. Daraus entwickeln sich Dynamiken zwischen sozialen Gruppen und diversen Identit{\"a}ten und damit verbunden, gesellschaftliche Inklusions-und Exklusionsprozesse, welche in der Forschung, Lehre und Praxis der Sozialen Arbeit nicht ausreichend ber{\"u}cksichtigt bzw. reflektiert werden. Die postkoloniale Situation beeinflusst weiterhin tiefgreifend die Wissensproduktion innerhalb der Profession sowie den Transfer von Wissen innerhalb der Lehre und Praxis im Globalen S{\"u}den und Norden. Da postkoloniale Theorien und Praxisans{\"a}tze globale Machtverh{\"a}ltnisse und soziale Ungleichheiten, Rassismen, Diskriminierungs- und Stigmatisierungsprozesse in den Blick nehmen, sind sie von besonderer Bedeutung f{\"u}r die Internationale Soziale Arbeit. Am 12. November 2021 werden die Fachgruppen Internationale Soziale Arbeit (ISA) und Flucht, Migration, Rassismus- und Antisemitismuskritik (Migraas) der DGSA eine gemeinsame Fachtagung, falls m{\"o}glich in Pr{\"a}senzform, an der Hochschule f{\"u}r Angewandte Wissenschaften W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS) abhalten. Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung sollen fokussiert Projekte und Lehrformate im Kontext postkolonialer Sozialen Arbeit vorgestellt, in Workshops ausprobiert, diskutiert und gemeinsam weiterentwickelt werden. Die Tagung wird deshalb partizipativ folgende Fragestellungen ins Zentrum r{\"u}cken: Wie k{\"o}nnen postkoloniale Perspektiven in der Lehre und Praxis Sozialer Arbeit verankert werden? Welche Formate sind daf{\"u}r besonders geeignet? Welche kreativen M{\"o}glichkeiten gibt es, Studierenden Aspekte postkolonialer Sozialer Arbeit partizipativ zu vermitteln? Welche Herausforderungen lassen sich dabei erkennen? Diesen Fragen wollen wir uns im Rahmen der Tagung stellen. Dabei geht es auch darum von bereits bestehenden Ans{\"a}tzen zu lernen, vorhandene Ideen aufzugreifen, sie weiter zu entwickeln und uns dabei zu vernetzen. Die Tagung ist interdisziplin{\"a}r ausgerichtet und offen f{\"u}r Akteur*innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis, welche unterschiedliche, f{\"u}r die Soziale Arbeit relevante, postkoloniale Perspektiven einbringen wollen (z.B. Soziologie, Ethnologie, {\"O}konomie, Politikwissenschaft, Theologie, Literatur-und Geschichtswissenschaften, etc…). Das Ziel ist gemeinsam auf den Weg zu gehen, um postkoloniale Perspektiven und dekoloniale Ans{\"a}tze innerhalb der Theorie und der Praxis Sozialer Arbeit zu st{\"a}rken.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{AfeworkiAbayKleiblNeureitheretal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja and Neureither, Franziska and Daňkov{\´a}, Petra and Klages, Anna-Lisa and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Ethical Considerations for Social Work Education and Research in Africa: COVID-19, White Privilege, Structural Inequalities and its Implications for European Social Work}, series = {Innovation and Resilience: Preparedness of Social Work Education in Uncertain Times}, booktitle = {Innovation and Resilience: Preparedness of Social Work Education in Uncertain Times}, abstract = {The current pandemic forces parts of Social Work practice, research and education to reinvent itself. Alongside new online formats and blended-learning models, new ethical questions and dilemmas arise. These include issues of resources, control and power, access, accessibility, mobility and rising inequalities, positionality of researchers, data protection and the duty of care in social scientific research and education with migrants and other ,vulnerable' populations. While individual-oriented models which have arguably been a hallmark of the European Social Work practice, come to its limits during the pandemic, communal practices and local self-organized support systems come to the forefront. How can the Global North learn from approaches of the Global South? The symposium draws on this notion of joint learning and raises important questions about the (im)possibility of equal research partnership during times of worsening structural inequalities. This symposium draws on Social Work related research projects in cooperation with partners in Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Ethiopia. The situatedness of the research projects has implicit and explicit ethical implications that pointed out the need for postcolonial reflections. The first perspective focuses on critical whiteness in research practice and pandemic-related challenges regarding field access and exchange opportunities. The second part of the discussion calls for situated ethics based in transnational multi-site research with migrating persons. Drawing on the theory of Social Work as a human rights profession in a global context, the final part of the discussion then moves to emphasize the mandate of Social Work researchers, practitioners and education to consider the perspectives of those unheard and unseen in the current discourse. The range of papers point towards the dilemma of a predominantly white Northern perspectives of Social Work profession that is only slowly reflecting upon and researching its own role in upholding and reproducing the colonial matrix of power. This symposium concludes by making some suggestions how to work towards an ethical space of engagement in which power imbalances are recognized and an in-between space, in which one can in fact only stumble forward together, created.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AfeworkiAbayKleiblNeureitheretal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja and Neureither, Franziska and Klages, Anna-Lisa and Lutz, Ronald and Daňkov{\´a}, Petra}, title = {Projects and Teaching Formats of Social Work in the context of Postcolonial Perspectives}, series = {Projects and Teaching Formats of Social Work in the context of Postcolonial Perspectives}, booktitle = {Projects and Teaching Formats of Social Work in the context of Postcolonial Perspectives}, abstract = {Social Work curricula in many areas have a Eurocentric orientation, which obscures historical-colonial structures of inequality and power imbalances between and within regions. This leads to the development of dynamics between social groups and diverse identities and, connected to this, social inclusion and exclusion processes, which are often not sufficiently taken into account or reflected in the research, teaching and practice of Social Work. The postcolonial situation continues to profoundly influence knowledge production within the profession as well as the transfer of knowledge within teaching and practice in the Global South and North. Since postcolonial theories and practice approaches focus on global power relations and social inequalities, different forms of racism, discrimination and stigmatization processes, they are of particular importance for International Social Work. On November 12, 2021, the Expert Groups "International Social Work" and "Flight, Migration, Racism and Anti-Semitism Criticism" of the German Association of Social Work (DGSA) will hold a joint symposium-if possible in attendance at the University of Applied Sciences W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS). Within the framework of the event, focused projects and teaching formats in the context of postcolonial Social Work will be presented, tried out in workshops, discussed and jointly developed further. The conference will therefore focus on the following questions: How can postcolonial perspectives be anchored in the teaching and practice of Social Work? Which formats are particularly suitable for this? What creative possibilities are there for communicating aspects of postcolonial Social Work to students in a reflective and participatory way? What challenges can be identified? These are the questions we want to address during the conference. The aim is to learn from existing approaches, to take up new ideas, to develop them further and to network. The conference is interdisciplinary and open for actors from science and practice who want to bring in different postcolonial perspectives relevant for Social Work (e.g. sociology, ethnology, economics, political science, theology, literature and history, etc...). The goal is to set out together in order to strengthen postcolonial perspectives and decolonial approaches within Social Work theory and practice.}, language = {en} } @incollection{doCarmodosSantosGoncalvesGutwaldKleibletal., author = {do Carmo dos Santos Gon{\c{c}}alves, Maria and Gutwald, Rebecca and Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald and Noyoo, Ndangwa and Twikiriz, Janestic}, title = {Concluding Remarks and Summation}, series = {The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development}, booktitle = {The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development}, pages = {443 -- 446}, abstract = {This chapter serves as the conclusion to the whole book, which covers different regions around the globe. In this regard, it proffers global perspectives to social development's responses to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and how the world was impacted by this virus. In essence, it examines a multiplicity of issues pertaining to COVID-19. It must be noted that the issues raised in this book's chapters are not exhaustive. Nevertheless, they encompass the following: social issues, social work strategies and responses at the local and global level, responses of social work educators and students, and a focus on a post-pandemic global scenario. In arriving at the book's conclusion, the editors also reflect on their personal journeys, which they had embarked upon when they started writing this book, in dire and perilous circumstances.}, language = {en} } @article{NoyooKleiblMatelaetal., author = {Noyoo, Ndangwa and Kleibl, Tanja and Matela, Minenhle and Madew, Melinda and Lutz, Ronald and Boryczko, Marcin}, title = {Conference Reviews: Will the Welcome ever Run Dry? Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe}, series = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin}, volume = {61}, journal = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin}, number = {1}, issn = {2750-7882}, doi = {10.57947/qrp.v61i1.19}, pages = {93 -- 100}, abstract = {This review summarises and chronicles inputs from several speakers who attended a conference titled: Will the Welcome ever Run Dry?: Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe. The conference interrogated the refugee crisis which had been precipitated by Russia's unprovoked war against Ukraine. It was organised by Tanja Kleibl, Melinda Madew, Minenhle Matela, Ronald Lutz and Ndangwa Noyoo and held at the University of Applied Sciences W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt on 17 March 2022. The conference participants were social work academics, practitioners, students and activists, and it was delivered in a blended mode. Crucially, it was meant to be a call to action to the social work profession around the world, especially in Europe. Also, the organisers wanted to cast a sharp light on the refugee crisis from a social work perspective and highlight the discrimination which was associated with this phenomenon. Indeed, media reports and other accounts had identified this disturbing trend, whereby African and non-European students from developing countries, who were equally fleeing the war zone with Ukrainians, were ill-treated and discriminated against by Ukrainian and Polish security forces. These officials allegedly allowed only Ukrainians and European- looking people to cross the border (Chebil, 2022; Pronczuk et al., 2022).}, language = {en} } @incollection{NoyoodoCarmodosSantosGoncalvesGutwaldetal., author = {Noyoo, Ndangwa and do Carmo dos Santos Gon{\c{c}}alves, Maria and Gutwald, Rebecca and Lutz, Ronald and Twikiriz, Janestic and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Epilogue - coronavirus book}, series = {The coronavirus crisis and challenges to social development: global perspectives}, booktitle = {The coronavirus crisis and challenges to social development: global perspectives}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, pages = {447 -- 449}, language = {en} } @article{NeureitherKleiblLutz, author = {Neureither, Franziska and Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Internationalisation of Social Work}, series = {Pedagogika Społeczna Nova}, volume = {3}, journal = {Pedagogika Społeczna Nova}, number = {6}, doi = {10.14746/psn.2023.3.6.11}, pages = {175 -- 195}, abstract = {The article explores the internationalisation of social work from a historical point of view to Indigenous approaches and discusses the concepts of indigenisation, authentication and reconceptualisation. It demonstrates the importance of shifting away from the dominant western perspective on knowledge as well as away from the idea of a universal Social Work and focuses on philosophies and approaches of the Global South. Dialogue as praxis, enablement, and empowerment as well as translation and an ethnological view as methods of internationalisation of Social Work are emphasised. Subsequently, perspectives of Radical as well as Green Social Work and postcolonial feminist approaches within the profession are presented, which can contribute to a desired interwoven, mutually supporting Social Work. The outlook shows the importance of international and cross-cultural exchange between social workers. It emphasizes on sharing of and learning about local methods and practices from other parts of the world, to develop common ideas. In this context self-reflection of the profession and social work- ers is crucially value.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Pandemic - Measures and Consequences: Increased Global Inequality and Violations of Human Rights}, series = {Family Dynamics, Gender and Social Inequality During COVID-19}, booktitle = {Family Dynamics, Gender and Social Inequality During COVID-19}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-51237-7_2}, pages = {17 -- 26}, abstract = {This chapter explores the enduring impact of the global pandemic and its far-reaching consequences. The pandemic disrupted the world, exposing inequalities inherent in globalization and the privileged lifestyles of the Global North. Global inequality, rooted in colonialism and capitalism, persisted, with the pandemic exacerbating disparities. The crisis not only affected health but also strained families and exacerbated gender inequalities. In the Global South, vulnerable populations faced economic hardship and inadequate healthcare. The pandemic intensified the global education crisis, disproportionately impacting girls. Moreover, human rights violations became apparent as states and institutions failed to meet their obligations. Structural inequalities and unequal access to healthcare underscored the need for a more comprehensive human rights approach in social work. Social work must address structural inequalities, prioritize community-based solutions, and advocate for international solidarity and new legal mechanisms to protect human rights in crises. It must also confront its colonial past and decolonize curricula. As we navigate ongoing crises, social work must take on a transformative role, working alongside marginalized communities to advocate for a more just and equitable society.}, language = {en} }