Browsing Social Work Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title
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COVID-19 amongst western democracies: A welfare state analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more than 282 million cases and almost 5.5 million deaths (WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard, 2022). Its impact, however, has not been uniform. This analysis examines ... -
A Deeper, More Social Ecological Social Work Practice
Although an ecological model of social work practice has been important to the profession since the 1970s, advances in ecological theory based on developments in deep ecology (Naess 1989) and social ecology (Bookchin 1980, ... -
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The ‘East/West’ divide and Europe’s relocation system for asylum seekers
For the most part of 2015, Europe was confronted with an unprecedented inflow of refugees and asylum seekers. The numbers of irregular migrants arriving on the shores of Italy, Greece and later, Hungary, have pushed these ... -
Equal yet inequitable: EU’s relocation system of shared responsibility
This essay critically analyses the reasoning behind the European Union (EU)’s temporary relocation system for internally re-distributing refugees. It argues that the current distributive quota fails to equitably allocate ... -
The EU is the real villain in the Poland-Belarus migrant crisis
The EU is attempting to position itself as a beacon of liberalism and human rights as it exempts itself from political responsibility for migrants desperately seeking better lives — all while condemning their brutal determent ... -
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia is the third community report released by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership (tfwmaritimes.ca). The report follows ...