1st Edition
Social Work, Social Welfare, and Social Development in Nigeria A Postcolonial Perspective
Biography
Mel Gray (PhD) is Professor Emeritus (Social Work) at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. She has a longstanding interest in social work in Africa, having published widely on indigenisation and issues relating to cultural relevance, as well as social welfare and social development. This study of social work in Nigeria follows the first Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Social Development in Africa (2017), which she edited.
Solomon Amadasun is a graduate of the University of Benin in Nigeria and a PhD student at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. He has published widely on Nigerian social work education and practice, and related issues, including human trafficking, disabilities, and the COVID-19 pandemic. He previously published Social Work for Social Development in Africa (September Publishing House, 2020).
...this book provides a comprehensive examination of Nigeria within the context of universalization, localization, and colonization perspectives, making it relevant to an international audience. While its focus is on Nigeria and Africa in a broader context, it resonates with experiences in Japan and Asia, and is likely to resonate with social workers worldwide. Social Development Issues, 46(2) 2024
This book will, however, benefit a wide range of professionals in and outside Nigeria who are interested in social development, decolonisation, social work, social welfare, and the developmental challenges facing Nigeria and the rest of Africa. It broadens our perspective and invites us to examine the application of social work in an African context, providing a basis for comparisons with other countries. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2024: 60(2)
