The impact of political conflict on social work: Experiences from Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 435-450

  Ramon, Shulamit ^a   Campbell, Jim ^b   Lindsay, Jane ^a,c,d   McCrystal, Patrick ^b   Baidoun, Naimeh ^d,e  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Beer Zeit University   (Palestine)

^e Palestinian Authority   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Ethical dilemmas; International research; Service users; Social workers; Violent political conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646269484     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl009     Document Type: Article

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