Depoliticised or repoliticised policy practice?: The role of non-governmental social work organisations in policy-making in China

Cai, Tian; Lei, Jie; Chen, Yuying

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcab172

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“…Since then, research on the policy engagement of SWs has grown in volume and sophistication, and moved beyond its initial North American focus. Scholars from countries like Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Israel, Italy, South Africa and Switzerland have sought to better understand the engagement of SWs in policy processes and how political, social and professional contexts modify this engagement (Klammer et al, 2020;Guidi, 2020;Lombard and Viviers, 2020;Nouman et al, 2020;Amann and Kindler, 2022;Cai et al, 2022).…”

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The policy engagement of social workers: a research overview

Gal

Weiss‐Gal

2023

European Social Work Research

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Policy engagement by social workers that seeks to impact public policies that advance social justice and human rights has, and continues to be, a core component of the social work profession. This has also led to a growing volume of research focusing upon the routes that social workers can take to be part of the policy formulation process. The aim of this article is to provide a research overview of five policy routes, which include two civic routes, specifically voluntary political participation and holding elected office, and three professional routes, specifically policy practice, academic policy engagement and policy participation through professional organisations. The overview expands our knowledge on contemporary research trends regarding the level of engagement in each route, the form that this takes and the factors that explain it. The factors that have been identified in the research literature as impacting social workers’ policy engagement will draw upon the policy engagement conceptual framework. The methodologies employed in the studies are discussed. Finally, the article concludes by identifying under-researched facets of social workers’ policy engagement and suggesting a research agenda for the field.

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The policy engagement of social workers: a research overview

Gal

Weiss‐Gal

2023

European Social Work Research

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“…China's governance model was the MOE's leadership and coordination, as well as multi-party cooperation and co-promotion. With the rise of social organizations, more and more non-governmental actors were involved, from policy formulation to implementation (Cai et al, 2022). China's governments also increasingly encouraged the participation of social forces and brought together multiple forces to ensure the supply of resources (Xue et al, 2021).…”

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Leveraging smart education for sustainable development in the digital era

Yang,

Lin,

Sun

et al. 2023

Tec. Soc. e Con.

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Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar os principais pilares da prática política para promover o desenvolvimento da educação inteligente através da análise de questões políticas relacionadas à educação inteligente na China de 2013 a 2023. Quatro pontos de alavancagem foram apresentados: governança prospectiva e iniciativas políticas, ambientes inteligentes de aprendizagem, ensino e aprendizagem transformadores habilitados através da tecnologia e considerações abrangentes para educação inteligente. As conclusões enfatizaram a importância da governança proativa e da formulação de políticas, do estabelecimento de ambientes de aprendizagem adaptativos, da integração da tecnologia para promover práticas transformadoras de ensino e de aprendizagem, e de considerações abrangentes para a implementação sustentável da educação inteligente.

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Policy Practice in Non-profit Ethnic Minority Organisations: Tension Axes and Supportive Intra-Organisational Conditions

Awad-Elias,

Nouman

2023

The British Journal of Social Work

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Despite growing interest in the involvement of social workers in policy design processes, this concept has been narrowly examined from the perspective of social workers who belong to ethnic minority groups and who are employed in non-profit ethnic minority organisations (NPEMOs) in multicultural societies. The present research sought to understand how the ethnic identity of minority social workers affects their perception to act in policy arenas within their employment in NPEMOs, and to identify the intra-organisational conditions that prompt and support this involvement. Relying on in-depth interviews conducted with social workers from the Arab minority group in Israel who operate in policy arenas, we demonstrate that this involvement is characterised by dealing with axes of tension and is supported by intra-organisational conditions, which include organisational procedures, organisational cohesion and participation in collective action. The research contributes to expanding the understanding of policy practice in social work in multicultural societies, in the organisational contexts of race, equality and social justice.

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Depoliticised or repoliticised policy practice?: The role of non-governmental social work organisations in policy-making in China

Cited by 3 publications

References 33 publications

The policy engagement of social workers: a research overview

The policy engagement of social workers: a research overview

Leveraging smart education for sustainable development in the digital era

Policy Practice in Non-profit Ethnic Minority Organisations: Tension Axes and Supportive Intra-Organisational Conditions

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