International Social Work

The official journal of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW).

International Social Work is a scholarly refereed journal designed to extend knowledge and promote international exchange in the fields of social work, social welfare and community development. It is the official journal of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW).

The major focus of International Social Work is on the interaction between processes of globalisation and the development of social welfare at national level, as well as social work and community development locally.

It aims to examine the meaning of international social work in practice and theory, and to explore how those concerned with social work and community development can engage with international issues. In addition, the journal aims to promote dissemination of material from cross-national research.

Periodically, special issues of International Social Work focus on specific topics or regions. Special Issues in 2008/9 include ones with a focus on Africa; on Poverty; on 'History of international social work'; and on Social Work and Health.

News and Views

News and Views are extracts from the ICW journal that features ICSW contributions. To access current and archived editions of the journal in full, visit International Social Work.

2024 - 672: News from our societies – ICSW: From the Windhoek Declaration on Social Policy and Social Protection in Africa, to the Lisbon Declaration for the Development of Social Work and Humanitarian Action in the 21st Century: a global project to achieve social welfare for all - by Antonio López Peláez ICSW Executive Director
2023 - 665: News from our societies – ICSW: Weaving alliances - by Antonio López Peláez ICSW Executive Director
2023 - 664: Addressing food insecurity in Africa: Strategies for ensuring child-sensitive social protection - by Sergei Zelenev Special Representative of ICSW to the United Nations
2023 - 662: News from our societies: ICSW: A decade of global activities on social protection floors - by Sergei Zelenev Special Representative of ICSW to the United Nations
2022 - 656: News from our societies – ICSW: No one left behind: social welfare for everyone everywhere on the planet - by Antonio López Peláez Executive Director, International Council of Social Welfare

2022 - 653: News from our societies – ICSW: Beyond the pandemic: Challenges for social welfare - by Antonio López Peláez ICSW Executive Director
2021 - 646: News from our societies – ICSW: Building a better world - by Antonio López Peláez ICSW Executive Director
2021 - 643: News from our societies – ICSW: Building a better world - by Antonio López Peláez ICSW Executive Director
2020 - 636: News from our societies – ICSW: A new social contract - by Eva Holmberg-Herrström, President International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW)
2020 - 633: News from our societies – ICSW: COVID-19 – Five tests we face - by Tom Johannesen Executive Director, ICSW – International Council on Social Welfare

2019 - 622: Ideas in action: ICSW at the forefront of conceptual thinking, social practice and transnational advocacy - by Sergei Zelenev Special Representative of ICSW to the United Nations
2018 - 614: Environmental justice: A call for action for social workers - by PK Shajahan Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India & Pooja Sharma Independent Researcher
2018 - 613: News and Views - Promoting social protection for all - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director, International Council on Social Welfare
2017 - 606: Translating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into local circumstances: principles and trade-offs - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director, International Council on Social Welfare
2017 - 604: Recent discussions on ageing at the United Nations - by Sergei Zelenev ICSW Executive Director

2016 - 594: Human dignity and social protection: International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) approach - by Sergei Zelenev ICSW
2016 - 593: A landmark Paris accord on climate change: A comment - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director, ICSW
2015 - 583: On the road to the Joint World Conference, 2016 - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director, ICSW
2014 - 576: Intergovernmental cooperation on ageing issues - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director, ICSW
2014 - 573: The Global Coalition for the Social Protection Floors: A new level of international cooperation - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director, ICSW

2013 - 566: Civil society and national dialogue - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director, International Council on Social Welfare
2013 - 563: IASSW, ICSW and IFSW establish Global Agenda Observatory - by Sergei Zelenev Executive Director of ICSW
2012 - 556: News and Views… from ICSW - by Denys Correll Executive Director ICSW
2011 - 543: News and Views… from ICSW - by Denys Correll Executive Director ICSW
2010 - 536: The Agenda Social Protection Floor Initiative - by Denys Correll Executive Director, ICSW

2010 - 532: Impact of the global financial crisis on social integration - by Denys Correll Executive Director, International Council on Social Welfare
2009 - 525: NEWS AND VIEWS … from ICSW - by Denys Correll Executive Director, International Council on Social Welfare
2009 - 522: National and international NGOs - by Denys Correll Executive Director, International Council on Social Welfare
2008 - 516: Rising to the global challenge: IASSW, ICSW and IFSW join hands to build an agenda for the next decade - by David N. Jones President, IFSW, Angelina Yuen President, IASSW and Christian Rollet President, ICSW
2008 - 514: The politics of poverty and social development - by Denys Correll

2008 - 512: The European Union and Africa Opportunities for North-South cooperation - by Thea Meinema Secretary General of ICSW, Europe
2007 - 502: NEWS AND VIEWS ... from ICSW - by Denys Correll Executive Director, ICSW
2006 - 495: NEWS AND VIEWS ... from ICSW - by Denys Correll Executive Director ICSW
2006 - 492: NEWS AND VIEWS ... from ICSW - by Denys Correll Executive Director ICSW
2005 - 485: NEWS AND VIEWS ... from ICSW - by Denys Correll Executive Director ICSW

1967: Messages of Sympathy - Ruth William's passing - by Lester Granger Honorary President, ICSW
1966: I.C.S.W. IN RETROSPECT
1965: STATEMENT BY THE ICSW ON THE REAPPRAISAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMME
1961: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL WORK NEWS
1961: THE TERM "SOCIAL WORK" AS USED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PART II
1961: THE TERM "SOCIAL WORK" AS USED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD