The articles compiled in this publication present the findings from an international interdisciplinary project on counselling in the field of disability. The research was conducted over a four-year period during a dialogue between six universities in Iraq, Iran and Germany. The participating researchers contributed their expertise from the fields of special education, social work and psychology. The internationality and diversity of the project group additionally enabled an interdisciplinary approach to the subjects of disability and counselling. The challenges and opportunities in these areas were determined and compared during a differentiated analysis of the counselling structures in the fields of action of family counselling, career counselling and university counselling. The articles thus reflect a range of different professional perspectives and regional contexts, along with the authors’ individual points of view.
This book presents an innovative analysis of the solidarity/social economy among low-income religious women in Iran. For years, the role of low-income women in community care and poverty reduction has been underestimated and under-researched in the broader academic community, due to the “invisible” nature of these informal and predominantly religious networks. As economic hardship in Iran increases, women in the community have mobilized to bring assistance to those struggling to make ends meet. The culmination of years of fieldwork in different parts of the country, this book sheds light on how religious women form the backbone of Iran’s social safety net as the welfare state fails and social protection policies dwindle.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.