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Policy Press
21 November 2025
The first book to provide systematic and comparative empirical insights into a major way that social workers engage with policy - by holding elected office - this book analyses how and why social workers engage in electoral politics in liberal democracies.
Contributions by:   , , , , ,
Imprint:   Policy Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781447373483
ISBN 10:   1447373480
Series:   Research in Social Work
Pages:   234
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Further / Higher Education ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Tobias Kindler is Research Associate at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sigrid Leitner is Professor of Social Policy at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. Eva Maria Löffler is a social worker and Professor of Social Work at IU International University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg. Klaus Stolz is a political scientist and Professor of British and American Social and Cultural Studies at Chemnitz University of Technology.

Reviews for Social Workers in Political Office: A Comparative Perspective on Recruitment, Career Patterns and Social Advocacy

“Cutting-edge research and an important contribution to understanding and promoting the political engagement of social workers.” Günter Rieger, DHBW Stuttgart


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