List of tables
About the editors
List of contributors
1. Introduction
Carole Zufferey and Chris Horsell
Part 1
2. The theory of hope
Chris Horsell and Carole Zufferey
3. Hope and social work research
Carole Zufferey and Chris Horsell
4. Radical hope, critical pedagogy and social work
Chris Horsell and Carole Zufferey
5. Hope and social work practice
Carole Zufferey and Chris Horsell
Part II
6. Yarning about hope for Indigenising social work
Jamie Sorby and Carole Zufferey
7. Hopes for a greener world through social work activism
Tim Walsh, Julie O’Dea and Carole Zufferey
8. Hope for co-design as a research practice in homelessness
Carole Zufferey, Robyn Martin, Christina David, Linda Fisk, Michele Jarldorn, Sonia Martin, Helen Matthews, Sharlene Nipperess, Jessica Stubbings, Christine Thirkell and Juliet Watson
9 Hopes for change in child welfare and child protection systems
Carole Zufferey and Tamika Couedor
10. Radical hope and mental health
Carole Zufferey, Kizzy Searle and Rosie Dale
11. Hopes for a prison-free world
Michele Jarldorn, Linda Fisk, Suzie Anderson, Vicki Brooks, Skye Reynolds, Anna Kemp and Carole Zufferey
12. Hopes for a violence-free world
Carole Zufferey and Chris Horsell
13. Conclusion
Carole Zufferey and Chris Horsell
Index
Biography
Carole Zufferey is a Senior Lecturer in social work at the University of South Australia (now Adelaide University). She publishes in the fields of intersectionality, home, social work and homelessness. Carole has previously published sole-authored and edited books with Routledge, as well as with Policy Press. She was also a research team member on the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) lived experience research project led by Professor Robyn Martin at RMIT University.
Chris Horsell is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of South Australia (now Adelaide University). He has been researching, teaching and writing in the areas of utopian thinking, homelessness, social inclusion and disability for numerous years. He has published two books with Routledge: Zufferey, Carole and Horsell, Chris (2022) The Complexities of Home in Social Work; and Horsell, Chris (2025) Utopian Thinking and Social Work.
“At a time when many may feel hope is lost, this book presents fresh insights and perspectives on hope for the profession and our ability to enact emancipatory change.”
Sophie Goldingay, Associate Professor and Course Director for the Bachelor of Social Work, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, AU
“Radical Hope in Social Work is a much-needed text that examines how we can nurture radical hope to address global challenges. It is a must read for all social workers seeking to bring about emancipatory change.”
Jennifer Boddy, Professor of Social Work, Griffith University, AU
