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The COVID-19 pandemic globally affected European societies. This new crisis arrived after a period of gradual recovery from the 2008 financial crisis that had jeopardized the achievement of Europe Strategy 2020 (ES2020) targets. The need to recover for the Southern European countries, which had austerity programs during the financial crisis, is crucial to ensure a continuum of economic and social development. This study aims to analyze the impact of the two last international crises on the accomplishment of ES2020 goals and how the 'NextGenerationEU' program presents a mechanism to recover from the pandemic's socioeconomic impacts. We analyzed secondary statistical data from Eurostat and official European documents. Additionally, we carried out a systematic analysis of 162 measures of the recovery and resilience plan from Southern European countries (Greece, Spain, Italy, and Portugal). The results showed that ES2020 targets were at risk, particularly in the field of employment, combating poverty, and social exclusion. Currently, there is strong European investment in response to the socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic, with all countries defining measures adjusted to protect the most vulnerable groups. However, the implications of these responses require a political commitment for them to effectively contribute to sustainable recovery and development.

AbstractThis article aims to contribute to understanding the main social impacts of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 by highlighting the present and future challenges of social intervention and proposing a research agenda for social workers. Based on main indicators collected from international reports, we categorise the terms associated and analyse 284 Scopus articles that address social work issues in face of the COVID-19 through a text mining literature analysis. By applying topic modelling, we are able to identify relations within the body of knowledge between the main indicators. The results enable to highlight the current trends of research, contributing to leverage knowledge in social work in face of a complex and uncertain society. We find that most articles are focused on professional practice, as well as areas such as health, education and employment. In contrast, we argue that issues related to women or migrants have been less explored. These aspects could bring new perspectives in future research within the pandemic context.

During the last two years, the pandemic has dominated the public attention and debate around the world, centering on socio-economic aspects and having camouflaged other social, cultural and even environmental issues. This study sought to analyze ethno-racial discrimination processes, identifying significant events in Portugal during the period of the current global crisis. We utilized document analysis of national and international reports produced in the last five years, complementing with secondary statistical data and the analysis of online news and users' comments published in national media during the last two years. The results show that, although there has been a development in Portuguese legislation and in anti-discrimination measures, there has been an increase in racist and xenophobic phenomena in Portugal. Citizens' perceptions, indicators and reports from official bodies show evidence of discriminatory behavior. Additionally, within this framework, we see a greater political presence of extreme right-wing movements, as well as an increase in hate speech in online news comments. Thus, although there is an awareness of the seriousness of these phenomena, there is an urgent need for actions against racial and ethnic intolerance and greater effective measures for ideological crimes.

Faced with the demands of globalization Social Work has a key role in promoting community development. The relationship between Social Work and Human Rights focuses on values and principles essential to the integration of any person regardless of their social, economic, and cultural context. Through a study of social work praxis in an intercultural community context with immigrants, secondary statistical data were analysed, a semi-structured interview was applied to social workers and a categorical content analysis was chosen to treat the data. The results allowed us to realize that social workers appeal to an ethical and ontological matrix in relation to individuals, families, groups and communities and that community development intervention in the field of social policies implies participation strategies in favour of citizenship and Human Rights.

Introduction -- Part I Concepts in Ecosocial Work Teaching and Learning -- Chapter 1 Ecosocial Work and Transformational Teaching and Learning -- Chapter 2 How to Approach the Materiality of the Ecosocial Transition in Social Work Education -- Chapter 3 Teaching Crises -- Part II Practices in Ecosocial Work Teaching and Learning -- Chapter 4 Re-envisioning Social Work Curricula -- Chapter 5 Eco-Activism and Greening the Social Professions Curriculum -- Chapter 6 Linking the Human Rights and Ecosocial Paradigms in Social Work Education -- Chapter 7 Eco-Diversity at the Margins -- Chapter 8 Social Work and Environmental Sustainability Toolkit -- Chapter 9 Teaching for Ecosocial Work -- Chapter 10 Re-thinking Transnational Social Work Pedagogy for Climate Change, Migration, and Crisis Preparedness -- Part III Connecting Teaching, Learning and Practice in Ecosocial Work -- Chapter 11 Becoming Environmental Writers! -- Chapter 12 Building Pathways for Ecocentric Practices -- Chapter 13 The Mushroom House.

O Século XXI e o desafio da contemporaneidade, implicam para o Serviço Social diferentes horizontes teóricos e diferentes abordagens de prática, no enfrentamento da «questão social» e na promoção de conceções de mudança social. Com o objetivo de entender o imanente e o explícito no questionamento dos fundamentos normativos e dos fundamentos que sustentam a crítica no Serviço Social, e ainda de localizar no amplo debate da Teoria Social Contemporânea as influencias dos pensadores, da Teoria Social clássica, da Escola de Frankfurt e mais recentemente pelas teorias pós estruturalistas, as reflexões do presente artigo abarcam do contexto de surgimento das teorias críticas ao Serviço Social crítico contemporâneo, seus principios e fundamentos e por fim a teoria crítica pósmoderna na sua dimensão ontológica, epistemológica e metodológica.