All Outputs (10)

“Popular” Social Work In Extremis: Two case studies on collective welfare responses to social crisis situations (2017)
Journal Article
Lavalette, M., & Ioakimidis, V. (2017). “Popular” Social Work In Extremis: Two case studies on collective welfare responses to social crisis situations. STEPP: socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, 13(2), 117-132. https://doi.org/10.15388/stepp.2016.13.10047

In the wake of an earthquake, a bombing, or a major storm, most people are altruistic, urgently engaged in caring for themselves and those around them, strangers and neighbours as well as friends and loved ones. The image of the selfish, panicky, or... Read More about “Popular” Social Work In Extremis: Two case studies on collective welfare responses to social crisis situations.

An evaluation of the contribution of radical social work theory in the Mental Health services (2015)
Book Chapter
Ioakimidis, V. (2015). An evaluation of the contribution of radical social work theory in the Mental Health services. In K. L. Koundi-Chronopoulou, M. Tzedaki, M. Passa, & G. N. Papadimitriou (Eds.), The contribution of social work in psychiatry (139-150). Parisianou

The two faces of Janus: Rethinking social work in the context of conflict (2015)
Journal Article
Ioakimidis, V. (2015). The two faces of Janus: Rethinking social work in the context of conflict. Social dialogue, 3(10), 6-11

Neocolonialism and Social Work (2015)
Book Chapter
Ioakimidis, V. (2015). Neocolonialism and Social Work. In J. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of social and behavioral sciences (second edition) (456-461). (2nd ed.). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.28061-6

Arguments about the colonial and imperialist character of international social work initially emerged in the 1970s as part of the broader postcolonial movement in social sciences. Since then these approaches have remained on the sidelines of mainstre... Read More about Neocolonialism and Social Work.

Reconceptualizando el trabajo social en Europa del sur: el retorno de la política "en tiempos de malestares" (2014)
Journal Article
Martínez-Herrero, I., Cruz Santos, C., & Ioakimidis, V. (2014). Reconceptualizando el trabajo social en Europa del sur: el retorno de la política "en tiempos de malestares". Revista de servicios sociales y política social, 106, 11-24

Lo que en 2008 comenzó como una crisis bancaria periférica, desencadenó en los cinco años siguientes la recesión más profunda que Europa ha visto en décadas, derivando en complejas crisis sociopolíticas. Bajo estas circunstancias, a día de hoy, mucho... Read More about Reconceptualizando el trabajo social en Europa del sur: el retorno de la política "en tiempos de malestares".

Beyond the dichotomies of cultural and political relativism: arguing the case for a social justice based 'global social work' definition (2013)
Journal Article
Ioakimidis, V. (2013). Beyond the dichotomies of cultural and political relativism: arguing the case for a social justice based 'global social work' definition. Critical and Radical Social Work, 1(2), 183-199. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986013x673254

The Social Work World Congress in Melbourne in 2014 will discuss a new internationally agreed definition of social work. The present definition, passed by the International Federation of Social Work in 2000 and the International Association of School... Read More about Beyond the dichotomies of cultural and political relativism: arguing the case for a social justice based 'global social work' definition.

Omonoia Nicosia: when the 'communist bandits' formed a football team (2013)
Book Chapter
Ioakimidis, V. (2013). Omonoia Nicosia: when the 'communist bandits' formed a football team. In M. Lavalette (Ed.), Capitalism and sport : politics, protest, people and play (222-229). Bookmarks

Welfare under Warfare: the Greek struggle for emancipatory social welfare (1940-44) (2011)
Book Chapter
Ioakimidis, V. (2011). Welfare under Warfare: the Greek struggle for emancipatory social welfare (1940-44). In M. Lavalette, & V. Ioakimidis (Eds.), Social Work in Extremis, Lessons for Social Work Internationally (115-132). Policy Press

International social work or social work internationalism?: Radical social work in global perspective (2011)
Book Chapter
Lavalette, M., & Ioakimidis, V. (2011). International social work or social work internationalism?: Radical social work in global perspective. In M. Lavalette (Ed.), Radical Social Work today (135-151). Policy Press

Expanding imperialism, exporting expertise; International social work and the Greek project (1946-1974) (2011)
Journal Article
Ioakimidis, V. (2011). Expanding imperialism, exporting expertise; International social work and the Greek project (1946-1974). International Social Work, 54(4), 505-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872810385832