03104cam a2200601 4500 2718310567 TxAuBib 20260328120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781447373490 1447373499 B0DYP592MX Amazon e15d0db4-bc33-49e2-9b88-f522d8a6985e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12057015 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Kohlfürst, Iris. Social Workers in Political Office [Libby eBook] : A Comparative Perspective on Recruitment, Career Patterns and Social Advocacy. Policy Press, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. political careers. Policy engagement. social advocacy. social policy. Social Work. HTML:<p>Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.</p> <p>One of the most significant ways that social workers can engage with policy is by holding elected office. How and why do social workers transition into political roles? And what impact do they have on policy making once they get there?</p> <p>This book is the first systematic, comparative study of social workers in electoral politics across liberal democracies. Drawing on a common conceptual framework, leading scholars analyse the recruitment, career trajectories and advocacy roles of social workers in Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the UK and the US. The book highlights key similarities, differences and underlying factors that shape social workers' political engagement.</p> <p>This is a valuable resource for academics, practitioners, policy makers and students in social work, social policy and political science, offering fresh insights into the intersection of professional practice and political leadership.</p>. Nonfiction. Sociology. Politics. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-03-27 20:00:02. Gal, John. Guidi, Riccardo. Francesconi, Martina. Branco, Francisco. Warner, Joanne. Reuter, Christin. Lane, Shannon. Bryant, Allysha. Kindler, Tobias. Leitner, Sigrid. McLaughli, Anne-Marie. Löffler, Eva Maria. Stolz, Klaus. Zogata-Kusz, Agnieszka. Matulayová, Tatiana. Kroll, Christian. Blomberg, Helena. Salonen, Sanni. Weiss-Gal, Idit. Binder-Eilat, Noa. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e15d0db4-bc33-49e2-9b88-f522d8a6985e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e15d0db4-bc33-49e2-9b88-f522d8a6985e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)