The Routledge International Handbook of Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals

The Routledge International Handbook of Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals answers the question: What is the contribution of social development and social work to the Sustainable Development Goals? The success of these goals requires implementation, and each of the 17 objectives for sustainable social progress have a social dimension. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), like the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before them, were born of a larger social development movement which over the last 25 years has become increasingly mainstream in the fields of international development, sustainability, and social work. These practitioners are essential to the implementation of the SDGs. This handbook examines how the SDGs are being implemented in diverse contexts.

No previous work has surveyed social development and social work’s contribution to the SDGs nor represented voices from the Global South on the SDGs. This book broadens the current literature by focusing on key sites throughout the Global South and featuring underrepresented voices from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These regions are vitally important to assessing the SDGs, as this is where innovative social development projects are occurring, and where social workers are playing a leading role in achieving the SDGs. The book is divided into eight parts:

• Context of Social Development, Social Work, and the SDGs

• Perspectives on the SDGs

• Case Studies on Engagement with the SDG Agenda

• Case Studies on Ending Poverty

• Case Studies on Health and Well-Being

• Case Studies on Gender Equality

• Case Studies on Climate and Sustainability

• Case Studies on Governance, Peace, and Justice

It comprises 35 newly written chapters by 74 authors. It will be of interest to a broad interdisciplinary audience of scholars, educators, and students in the fields of social development, social welfare, social work, social policy, human rights, international relations, political science, international affairs, sustainability, community development, area studies, and development studies.

Contents

Chapter One – Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals
David Androff and Janianton Damanik

Part I – Context of Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals

Chapter Two – Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals
James Midgley

Chapter Three – Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Working in Partnership Towards Sustainable Development Goals
Antoinette Lombard

Chapter Four – Social Work Education’s Contribution to the SDGs
Annamaria Campanini

Part II – Perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals

Chapter Five – Achieving Goal One of the SDGs: Social Development and Social Work Responses to Poverty Reduction in the Global South
Leila Patel

Chapter Six – Gender and the Sustainable Development Goals: Envisioning a Transformative Social Work Agenda
Arati Maleku, Shambika Raut, and Njeri Kagotho

Chapter Seven – Environmental and Climate Sustainability: The New Frontier of Social Justice
Andreas Rechkemmer

Chapter Eight – Sustainable Development Goal 10: The Challenge of Reducing Inequality
Lynne M. Healy

Chapter Nine – Transformation to Eco-Social Governance – Social Work and the United Nations
Priska Fleischlin

Chapter Ten – (International) Migration and the SDGs
Nicola Piper, Jenna Hennebry, and Branka Likić-Brborić

Chapter Eleven – Re-evaluating Implementation of SDGs for Social Development that Addresses Afrophobia Through a Reparative Justice Framework
H. B. Adediran Olaiya and Jared O. Bell

Part III – Case Studies on Engagement with the SDG Agenda

Chapter Twelve – Sustainable Development Goals: Milestones, Barriers, and Opportunities for Social Work Practice in Ghana
Mavis Dako-Gyeke et al.

Chapter Thirteen – Moving Toward the Fulfilment of the SDGs: The Case of Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Thai Lan, Bui Thanh Minh, and Cu Chi Loi

Chapter Fourteen – Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals in the United Arab Emirates
Abdulaziz Albrithen

Chapter Fifteen – Social Work, COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals: A South African Perspective
Vishanthie Sewpaul

Chapter Sixteen – Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Adolescents in Chile: Progress and Pending Debts
Mahia Saracostti and Belen Sotomayor

Part IV – Case Studies on Ending Poverty

Chapter Seventeen – SDGs in Action: A Case Study from Thailand
Jitti Mongkolnchaiarunya and Pongtape Suntigul

Chapter Eighteen – 2030 SDGs in Argentina. A Look at State Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Silvana Martínez and Mario Villarreal

Chapter Nineteen – Sustainable Development in Changing Society – An Example of the Republic of Croatia
Nino Žganec, Ana Opačić, and Gordana Berc

Chapter Twenty – Rapid Development and Community Transitions for SDG in Indonesia
Bambang Shergi Laksmono

Part V – Case Studies on Health and Wellbeing

Chapter Twenty-one – A Collaborative Agenda for Health and Well-being in Uganda: Medical Social Workers Working with a Community Church
Venesio Bwambale Bhangyi et al.

Chapter Twenty-two – Japan’s Effort to Meet Sustainable Development Goals: Existing and Potential Roles for Social Workers and Social Development Workers
Miyuki Inaba

Chapter Twenty-three – Role of Social Work in Achieving Social Development Goals (SDGs) in Sri Lanka: Issues and Challenges
Chandani Liyanage and Shamini Attanayake

Chapter Twenty-four – Social Work and Sustainable Development Goals: An Indian Perspective
Ruchi Sinha, Srilatha Juvva, and Vimla Nadkarni

Part VI – Case Studies on Gender Equality

Chapter Twenty-five – Towards Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality in Namibia in the Past, Present, and Future
Janetta Ananias et al.

Chapter Twenty-six – Women’s Role in Shaping Social Welfare in the State of Qatar
Alyaa Al-Maadeed and Soleman Abu-Bader

Chapter Twenty-seven – UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Violence against Women in Kyrgyzstan
Jildyz Urbaeva et al.

Part VII – Case Studies on Climate and Sustainability

Chapter Twenty-eight – Poverty Alleviation Takes Shape in Guizhou, China: An Innovative, Industry-Led, Ecologically-Friendly Initiative
Yunyu Xiao and Julian Chun-Chung Chow

Chapter Twenty-nine – Clean Water, Sustainable Development, and Social Work: The Case of Costa Rica
Cindy Calvo

Chapter Thirty – Social Workers’ Role in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals in Rural Nigeria: The Case of Umuebu Neighborhood House
Sunday Ofili Ibobor and Solomon Amadasun

Part VIII – Case Studies on Governance, Peace, and Justice

Chapter Thirty-one – SDGs in Colombia: Lights and Shadows Between a Peace Agreement and a Pandemic
Consuelo Uribe-Mallarino and Julia Eslava-Rincon

Chapter Thirty-two – Mapping the Philippines’ Performance on Selected SDGs: The Social Work Lens
Suzanne M. Nazal et al.

Chapter Thirty-three – The Role of Social Workers in Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Azerbaijan
Aytakin Huseynli

Chapter Thirty-four – Advocacy for Implementation of SDGs in Brazil: A Case Study of the Civil Society Working Group for the 2030 Agenda
João Bôsco Hora Góis and Francisco José Mendes Duarte

Conclusion

Chapter Thirty-five – Waking Up in 2030: Implications for Implementing the SDGs
David Androff and Janianton Damanik

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