The Global-Local Dialectic: Challenges for African Scholarship and Social Work in a Post-Colonial World

Journal Article The Global–Local Dialectic: Challenges for African Scholarship and Social Work in a Post-Colonial World Get access Vishanthie Sewpaul Vishanthie Sewpaul Vishanthie Sewpaul is the Head of the School of Social Work and Community Development at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. She represents social work on various national bodies and serves on the board of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). As a member of IASSW, she chaired the Global Standards Committee on social work education and training. She has presented at several national and international conferences, has published widely in scientific journals and is currently the deputy editor of International Social Work. Correspondence to Vishanthie Sewpaul, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. E-mail: sewpaul@ukzn.ac.za Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 36, Issue 3, April 2006, Pages 419–434, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcl003 Published: 01 April 2006