Jim Torczyner

Rights-Based Community Practice and Academic Activism in a Turbulent World (eBook, ePUB)

Putting Theory into Practice in Israel, Palestine and Jordan

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on a theoretical model of coexistence premised on universality, reciprocity and inclusion, this book focusses on the development of academic social work programs and cross-border partnerships to promote social justice and peace in Israel, Palestine and Jordan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000318524
• Artikelnr.: 60584374

Autorenporträt

Jim Torczyner is Professor of Social Work and founder of the McGill Middle East Program in civil society and peace building (renamed ICAN McGill), which is the subject of this book. Jim joined the faculty at McGill University in 1973 after obtaining his MSW and DSW degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Torczyner has been directly involved in social work, human rights education, and the development of social movements for well over a half-century.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Evolution of an Academic Activist. 2. Dancing Between the Raindrops:
The Politics of Totally Locally Owned. 3. Crossing Boundaries. 4. It's
About Relationships: The Launching of the McGill Middle East Program in
Civil Society and Peace Building. 5. You Don't Have to Love your
Neighbor-Just Accept that you have One:A Regional Program with Israeli,
Jordanian and Palestinian Partners Takes Form. 6. Moving Toward the People.
7. Empowering the Marginalized in Times Of Violent Conflict. 8. Advancing
Peace. 9. Furthering the Vision in Practice. 10. Survival and
Transformation in The Wilderness. Epilogue.

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1. The Evolution of an Academic Activist. 2. Dancing Between the Raindrops: The Politics of Totally Locally Owned. 3. Crossing Boundaries. 4. It's About Relationships: The Launching of the McGill Middle East Program in Civil Society and Peace Building. 5. You Don't Have to Love your Neighbor-Just Accept that you have One:A Regional Program with Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian Partners Takes Form. 6. Moving Toward the People. 7. Empowering the Marginalized in Times Of Violent Conflict. 8. Advancing Peace. 9. Furthering the Vision in Practice. 10. Survival and Transformation in The Wilderness. Epilogue.