Social Glocalisation and Education : Social Work, Health Sciences, and Practical Theology Perspectives on Change (Schriften der Katholischen Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen)

This book discusses the local effects of globalisation, especially in the context of social work, health and practical theology, as well as the challenges of higher education in a troubled world. The more globalised the world becomes, the more important local identities are. The global becomes effective in the local sphere. This phenomenon, called 'glocalisation' since the 1990s, poses many challenges to people and to the social structures in which they operate. Hans Hobelsberger: Preface Part I: Glocalisation Peter K. A. Cardinal Turkson: Social glocalisation and integral humanism Heiner Bielefeldt: Strengthening local actors: human rights work within the United Nations 1 Challenges of glocalisation in the context of social work, health sciences & practical theology 1.1 Challenges for social work, education and health care in the global migration society Norbert Frieters-Reermann: Challenges for social work, education and health care in the global migration society: Opening Remarks Norbert Frieters-Reermann: 'No longer without us!' How to support participation in the context of displacement and forced migration Monika Nová: Migration of parents in search of work while children and adolescents are left in their home country 1.2 Human rights in social work and health sciences Carlos I. Man Ging, Mónica Sáenz Amaguaya: What have we learned about prevention of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church? Yoko Kato: Study on the quality of life of medically dependent disabled children requiring medical care at home and their caregiving mothers 1.3 The welfare state in the European process of integration and globalisation - social work in new regulatory structures Monika Többe-Schukalla: The welfare state in the European process of integration and globalisation - social work in new regulatory structures: Opening Remarks Stefan Sjöberg: Community work in the context of the Swedish welfare model in transition Ilona Blaszczyk, Piotr Kostylo: Pro-family policy as an instrument of building the welfare state Monika Többe-Schukalla, Harri Mäkinen, Tuija Suikkanen-Malin, Sven Trygged: When money is tight - narratives from low income families in Finland, Sweden and Germany 1.4 Inclusive social sustainability in the 2030 Agenda - promoting the participation of vulnerable groups Sabine Schäper: Inclusive social sustainability in the 2030 Agenda - promoting the participation of vulnerable groups: Opening Remarks Lars Wissenbach: From global goals to local action: The innovative potential of global policy frameworks for disability-inclusive local development Yoko Okamoto, Yoko Kato, Hidemi Sasaki, Yumi Iwamoto: A study on support to autistic children with highly artistic skills and their parents through art exhibition programmes - support programme triggered by an encounter with child x 1.5 Human dignity, justice, peace - the tasks facing religions Joachim Söder: Human dignity, justice, peace - the tasks facing religions: Opening Remarks Svetlana Trbojevik: Fundamental values in christianity reflected in social welfare policy and social work Hidemi Sasaki, Yumi Iwamoto, Yoko Okamoto, Shigeko Kato, Kyoko Okada, Yoko Kato: Contribution to community welfare is based on collaboration between nursing, welfare and education: starting with the deaconess training in Germany Part II: Higher education in a glocal world 1 University education in a glocalised world Maureen K. Porter, Maureen W. McClure: Local meets global: a converging conversation Fr. Abraham V. Mani: Social responsibility by higher education institutions - a sustainable development model by CHRIST University, Bangalore, India Armin G. Wildfeuer: Idea and function of science and scientific knowledge in a glocalised world 2 Concrete tasks of higher education in a glocal world 2.1 Professionalisation and academisation of social work in the process of transformation Regine Müller: Professionalisation and academisation of social work in the process of transformation: Opening Remarks Skaidrite Gutmane: Caritative social work as innovation from antiquity Regine Müller: Negotiating wit Hans Hobelsberger is professor at and rector of the Catholic University of Applied Sciences North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany