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Social Workers in Political Office
A Comparative Perspective on Recruitment, Career Patterns and Social Advocacy
Series: Research in Social Work
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The first book to provide systematic and comparative empirical insights into a major way that social workers engage with policy - by holding elected office - Social Workers in Political Office analyses how and why social workers engage in electoral politics in liberal democracies.
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The first book to provide systematic and comparative empirical insights into a major way that social workers engage with policy, this book analyses how and why social workers engage in electoral politics in liberal democracies.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781447373483
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Policy Press
Illustration: 23 Tables, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Contributors:
- Edited by Sigrid Leitner
- Edited by Klaus Stolz
- Edited by Eva Maria Löffler
- Edited by Tobias Kindler
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 234
About the Author
Tobias Kindler is Research Associate at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Sigrid Leitner is Professor of Social Policy at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
Eva Maria Löffler is a social worker and Professor of Social Work at IU International University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg.
Klaus Stolz is a political scientist and Professor of British and American Social and Cultural Studies at Chemnitz University of Technology.
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