Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World explores the opportunities and constraints globalisation presents for human development in a range of different situations. Arguing that globalisation is a system of organising social relations along neoliberal lines, the volume examines how people respond to social changes in their communities.

Contents: Part I Theories and Concepts for Practice: Revitalising communities: introduction, Lena Dominelli; Globalising communities: players and non-players, Lena Dominelli; Globalisation and imperialism: wars and humanitarian intervention, Ankie Hoogvelt; Discourses within and about social work, Irene Levin; The paradox of risk assessment, child safety and empowerment in child welfare, Marilyn Callahan and Karen Swift; The road less travelled: reconstruction, welfare and social development in South Africa, Mel Gray and Bill Mitchell; Social work, collective action and social movements: Rethematising the local-global nexus, Carolyn Noble. Part II Practice in Changing Communities: Feminist, anti-racist community development: critical alliance, local to global, Margaret Ledwith and Paula Asgill; Community participation: a critical appraisal of the role of 'community' in urban regeneration, Gary Pattison; Community development strategies in the UK, Keith Popple; Globalised microfinance: economic empowerment or just debt?, Ingrid Burkett; Community development in contemporary Croatia: globalisation, neoliberalism and NGOisation, Paul Stubbs; Learning through our children, healing for our children: best practice in First Nations communities, Jacquie Green and Robina Thomas; Against the odds: community-based interventions for children in difficult circumstances in post-apartheid South Africa, Vishanthie Sewpaul and Dorothee Hölscher; Communities of gatekeepers and communities of advocates: being disabled in Eastern Europe, Darja Zaviršek; Ethiopian migration: challenging traditional explanatory theories, Abye Tasse; Globalisation: implications for international development work, social work and the integration of immigrants in Sweden, Sven Hessle; Rethinking and unravelling the interlocking dynamics of Caribbean emigration and return, John Small; 'Home alone', Lincoln Williams; Globalisation and a flood of travellers: flooded travellers and social justice, Gurid Aga As