Policy Press and the European Social Work Research Association are pleased to announce an exciting new journal for 2023: European Social Work Research.
Aims and Scope
European Social Work Research (ESWR) is the flagship journal of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA) and is dedicated to the development, practice and utilization of social work research. It is the only Europe-wide journal to focus uniquely on social work research and its intended audience is scholars, students, practitioners, policymakers and other researchers who have an interest in social problems, social work and the contribution that social work makes to just and equitable societies.
ESWR seeks to advance scholarship and debate, connecting empirical research with theoretical understandings that may inform, and be informed by, social work. The journal particularly welcomes innovation in social work research, including the development and application of innovative research methods and theory. As a double anonymous peer-reviewed journal, it provides a forum for high-quality research that contributes to understanding and furthering all aspects of social work. Articles need not originate in Europe but must be relevant to contemporary European social work contexts and issues.
ESWR seeks to include high-quality research articles examining:
- All major social work practice areas, including (but not limited to): vulnerable children and families; mental health; addictions; disability; migrants, refugees, and immigrants; employment and unemployment; health care and hospital social work; criminal justice; and sustainable social development.
- Contemporary challenges facing social work and the communities it serves, among them: poverty; social exclusion; discrimination and oppression; inequalities, injustice and relationships of power; abuse, trauma, violence and conflict; cultural, political and environmental hazards.
- Developing and strengthening effective social work practices, organisations, programmes, policies or movements for achieving positive change and empowerment.
- Developing and strengthening the social work profession, including social work education and training; professional identity, ethics and values; and interprofessional practice.
The journal values innovation and diversity, and so embraces research that uses a wide range of methodological approaches and is informed by a wide range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Scholarly articles may be literature-based, conceptual or based on empirical research. They may use quantitative, qualitative or mixed empirical methodologies. Innovative methods and high-quality participative and practice research that engages with service users, carers and communities, are encouraged. ESWR also welcomes a variety of perspectives, such as psychological, philosophical, sociological, political, legal, ethical or related to human growth and development, whilst showing clear relevance to practice, management, regulation, policy, research, education or training in social work.
In addition to traditional research articles and book reviews, ESWR features a Research, Policy and Practice Exchange section for shorter articles, critical discussions and reflections. Within this section, short papers relevant to furthering social work research in Europe are welcomed. These may include:
- reflective, research-informed commentaries on topical issues
- reports of significant new research initiatives, conferences or meetings
- guidance about, and critical appraisal of research funding sources, research training and capacity development opportunities and resources.
For questions and pre-submission enquiries, please contact the editorial team at: eswr-journal@bristol.ac.uk.
Editorial team
The editorial team is led by Editor in Chief Lars Uggerhøj (Aalborg University, Denmark) and Co-Editors Ana M. Sobocan (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), Elaine Sharland (University of Sussex, UK), and Brian Taylor (Ulster University, N Ireland). Find out more about the wider editorial team and board.
|2022-03-24|6|1|§312|EASSH: preparing a position for the Horizon|Dear all,
I invite you to help EASSH in preparing a position for the Horizon Europe midterm evaluation in 2023. The feedback you provide at this link
https://forms.gle/BXQUojrG9B75M9Gr7
will shape the EASSH contribution to the EU consultation. We have identified the following three topics to gather your feedback:
1. How did the ”integration” of Social Sciences and Humanities research into EU projects from other thematic areas evolve?
2. What your view and experience with the preparation and the narrative of the EU Missions?
3. What is your researchers’ experience with the call design and experience with the EU research evaluations in Horizon Europe?
In your feedback we very much hope that you will both share your concrete experiences and preferably also provide specific suggestions for improvements.
DEADLINE for feedback is 1 DECEMBER. https://forms.gle/BXQUojrG9B75M9Gr7
Looking forward to having your contributions.
Thank you
Best wishes,
Executive Secretary
European Alliance of SSH
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1040 Brussels
Beyond the pandemic: Exploring social work ethics and values as a contribution to a new eco-social world
Date: Wednesday 30th November 2022
Time: Time: 14:00 - 16:00 GMT/ 15:00 -17:00 CET
Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG)
This workshop will draw on findings of a global survey of social workers’ ethical challenges conducted by the Social Work Ethics Research Group with the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) in 2020 and a series of regional IFSW webinars in 2022. We will assess the use of the lessons learnt from rethinking ethics and values during the pandemic for facing other global challenges including the climate crisis, political conflicts and regional injustices. In particular, we will consider the importance of social workers taking holistic, ecological perspectives; promoting global connectedness; letting go of rigid professional boundaries; and adopting both more cosmopolitan and contextualised approaches to values and ethics. The workshop will comprise a presentation, followed by discussion of key questions in break out groups.
Contributors: Sarah Banks & Lynne Cairns, Durham University, UK; Teresa Bertotti, University of Trento, Italy; Michelle Hei Yan Shum, Hong Kong Baptist University; Ana M. SoboÄan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Kim Strom, University of North Carolina, USA; Jane Shears, IFSW Ethics Commissioner; María Jesús Úriz, Public University of Navarre, Spain.
These seminars are free but you must regsiter please complete the Google form here: https://forms.gle/GBqBQMxXNnX3Z3ZV7 if you can't regsiter via google forms please email info@eswra.org.
|2022-11-03|5|0|§310|Special Interest Groups|We are delighted to announce the establishment of two new Special Interest Groups Children’s Rights in Practice SIG and Social Work Crime and Criminal Justice (SWCCJ) read on for more information
Children’s Rights in Practice SIG
Children’s rights exist at the contested nexus between research, practice, theory, policy, and legislation. Within this nexus professionals are entrusted with fulfilling their legal, moral, and practical obligations of ensuring children’s rights are enacted and in line with the UN Sustainable Goals. However, in enacting their obligations, professionals are confronted with a myriad of different practical, legal, ethical, theoretical, and philosophical challenges.
The general aim of the SIG therefore is to provide a forum to bring together international scholars, policy makers, research students, managers, and practitioners interested in issues related to children’s rights in practice across various organizations (public and non-governmental) to examine these challenges and produce research led solutions. In addition, the SIG will explore the possible ways of applying children's rights across a range of practice settings e.g., in child protection, social services, kindergarten, local communities, school, health services and leisure with a particular focus given to those children that are at risk of abuse.
Convenor Dr. Paul McCafferty, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
p.mccafferty@qub.ac.uk
Social Work Crime and Criminal Justice (SWCCJ)
Worldwide social workers have many functions and roles to play in the areas of crime and criminal justice. The SWCCJ offers opportunities for sharing research and practice in relation to these, including: CCJ issues relating to the social work work force (e.g. social work education admissions decision-making, representation of CCJ lived experience among social workers) and CCJ issues relating to social work practice (e.g. maternal imprisonment. carceral human rights, rehabilitation and inter-professional working with police and prisons).
Social work practice and research in these and other CCJ areas are often dominated by legalistic approaches and regulation constraints. Because of this, social workers and researchers in this field often feel powerless facing oppressive procedures and regulations when working and advocating for service users and in their struggle to promote social justice-oriented change. In the SWCCJ SIG we strongly believe, drawing from the experience of our members, that international comparison and collaboration is a key avenue for learning good practice and envisaging alternative understandings, practices and regulations regarding social work in the areas of crime and criminal justice, and for enhancing social work’s contributions and influence on these. Hence the SWCCJ is conceived as an empowering and fruitful space for discussion, mutual learning, peer support, collaborative publication and research based social justice advocacy for social work researchers across Europe in the SWCCJ field.
Convenors: Caroline Bald, University of Essex, and María Inés Martínez Herrero, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR)
Recruiting for Editor-in-Chief
Deadline November 15th 2022
About the role
The Editor-in-Chief will be responsible for overseeing the editorial process, decision-making on submissions and leading an Editorial Board. They will have the authority to accept articles following successful peer review and will ensure that reviewers and authors adhere to the Journal’s Code of Publishing Ethics. There will be an agreed handover period with the out-going Editor-in-Chief to ensure seamless transition.
Taylor & Francis will provide a contribution to cover journal -related expenses incurred during the role. We will also provide dedicated in-house support, a new submission system, customised by the Editor, to assist with the peer-review process, and regular data & analytics updates to support in editorial decisions. In addition, Taylor & Francis will organise regular board meetings, and we will supply annual reports reflecting on the performance of the Journal.
Becoming the editor of a journal is a rewarding and fulfilling experience where you will build your own networks, promote the research that you are passionate about, and be recognized as a leading figure within the academic community. The successful candidate with be passionate about working in collaboration with the publisher to shape the future direction of the journal.
For more infomarion and to apply please visit: Taylor & Francis
|2022-10-18|6|0|§290|European Social Work Research call for papers|Enhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work research
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 23 May 2022
This special issue will showcase stimulating, quality papers from the European Conference on Social Work Research, April 2022 at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands. Manuscripts are invited from all who presented at the conference.
European Social Work Research (ESWR) provides an international forum for the publication of high quality contributions relating to all aspects of social work research and drawing on diverse research methods, ideas and knowledge. This peer-reviewed journal is published through a partnership between the European Social Work Research Association and Policy Press.
This special issue will focus on the main 2022 conference theme, ‘Enhancing and Sustaining Social Inclusion through Social Work Research,’ including the seven conference series themes (see the conference website: www.ecswr2022.org) and the interests of the ESWRA Special Interest Groups. For this special issue we welcome in particular innovative social work research, including innovative methods and applications of theory. Prospective authors may contact the special issue editors for advice. The journal also includes a ‘Research, Policy and Practice Exchange’ section for topical, shorter items relating to social work research. If you are interested in contributing to this section, please see details on the journal website.
Abstracts should be submitted by email to eswr-journal@bristol.ac.uk no later than 23 May 2022. Please note that papers must not be submitted to, or under consideration with, another journal. All research articles will undergo the journal’s standard double-anonymous peer review process, and accepted papers will be published in the journal, either in the special issue or in subsequent issues. Authors will be notified of acceptance of their abstract and invited to submit a full paper by 20 June 2022, and the deadline for submission of the full paper online via Editorial Manager is 26 August 2022.
For further information please contact one of the Special Issue Editors:
Brian Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Ulster University, Northern Ireland bj.taylor@ulster.ac.ukLex
Veldboer, Professor of Urban Social Work, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands a.p.m.veldboer@hva.nl.
Stijn Sieckelinck, Professor of Youth Work, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands s.m.a.sieckelinck@vu.nl.
Procedure and timelines
23 May 2022: Abstracts submitted via email at: eswr-journal@bristol.ac.uk.
20 June 2022: Authors notified of acceptance of abstract and invitation to submit full paper.
26 August 2022: Deadline for submission of full papers online via Editorial Manager.
Further information about the journal's aims and scope and editorial board is available.
You might also be interested in the call for papers for our inaugural special issue: Challenges and Opportunities for European Social Work Research.
Abstract Submission deadline: 30 April 2022