Rethinking Social Work Indonesia

Overview

This book invites readers to rethink the direction of social work in Indonesia through a critical examination of its history, characteristics, polarization, and welfare trends. Budi Rahman Hakim and Tantan Hermansyah argue that Indonesian social work must be rooted in local realities, communal values, religiosity, and the lived social experience of its communities.

Book Details

• Title: Rethinking Social Work Indonesia
• Subtitle: A Critical Exploration
• Author: Budi Rahman Hakim dan Tantan Hermansyah
• Publisher: RMBooks
• Category: Social Welfare / Social Work / Social Policy
• Year: 2010

Key Discussions

• A critique of uncritical adoption of Western social work theories.
• A historical reading of the profession and practice of social work in Indonesia.
• The importance of indigenous social work rooted in local wisdom and mutual assistance.
• A call to formulate local guidelines responsive to structural crises.

Recommended Readers

• Students and lecturers of social welfare or social work.
• Professional social workers, volunteers, and NGO activists.
• Policy makers and observers of human development in Indonesia.

Selected Quotes

Building social welfare in Indonesia cannot rely on instant formulas borrowed from other nations.

Budi Rahman Hakim dan Tantan Hermansyah