Globalisation: Implications for International Development Work, Social Work and the Integration of Immigrants in Sweden

Abstract

This chapter shows how social workers can use international social work as a tool for bringing about transcultural inclusivity in their work with diverse communities. It focuses on the life conditions that influence people to migrate from their home countries and Swedish context and social work. The chapter also focuses on three sensitive issues. These are religion, gender and the child perspective. The chapter returns to the concepts of inclusivity and transculturality. It argues that international social work is one of several feasible roads to transcultural inclusivity. As a result of globalisation, Sweden is being relentlessly drawn into an increasing interdependency with the rest of the world. This is basically the idea behind the modern terminology for international development and the aim of the Swedish international development policy for low income countries. The Swedish government has generally done everything possible to ensure the inclusion of migrants, and has even established an integration Civil Service Department for this purpose.

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