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Social Work in Slovenia and Yugoslavia

Darja Zaviršek
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forthcoming
Historiography of social work

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  • ISBN 9781447374589
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Sep 2026
  • Publisher: Bristol University Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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What did social work look like under European state socialism – and what can this history teach us today? Darja Zaviršek, the leading scholar on the history of social work in Slovenia and the former socialist countries, uncovers how the profession developed between 1945 and 1990.

Drawing on a unique political, social and ideological landscape, this book traces the evolution of social work across Yugoslavia. It challenges simplistic ideological narratives on both sides of the Iron Curtain and offers a nuanced understanding of social work as both a vehicle of state control and a site of empowerment – particularly for women.

Providing critical insight into how ideology, gender and welfare intersected in socialist Europe, this book invites reflection on how these histories continue to shape contemporary social work practice and values.
About Darja Zavirsek
Darja Zaviršek is Professor of Social Work and the Chair of the Department of Social Justice and Inclusion and the founder of the Center for the Study of the History of Social Work in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Ljubljana.

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