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Global ethics for social work? A case-based approach (2011)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2012). Global ethics for social work? A case-based approach. In S. Banks, & K. Nøhr (Eds.), Practising social work ethics around the world : cases and commentaries (1-31). London: Routledge

'Ethics in an age of austerity: Social work and the evolving New Public Management (2011)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2011). 'Ethics in an age of austerity: Social work and the evolving New Public Management. Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice, 20(2), 5-23

This article examines the growth of interest in social work ethics in the context of neo-liberal policies and the growth of managerialism in public service professions. Taking the United Kingdom as an example, while drawing links with trends across E... Read More about 'Ethics in an age of austerity: Social work and the evolving New Public Management.

Re-gilding the ghetto: community work and community development in 21st-century Britain (2011)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2011). Re-gilding the ghetto: community work and community development in 21st-century Britain. In M. Lavalette (Ed.), Radical social work today : social work at the crossroads (165-185). Bristol: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781847428189.003.0011

The theory and practice of community work is bedevilled by debates around terminology, identity and ideology – just as much as, if not more than, social work. The term ‘community’ (noun), whilst often dismissed as meaningless, nevertheless has much m... Read More about Re-gilding the ghetto: community work and community development in 21st-century Britain.