James Midgley (Berkeley)

James Midgley
Dean and Specht Professor

120 Haviland Hall
Phone: (510) 642-5039
swdean@berkeley.edu  james.midgley@midsnell.co.uk

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Education:

B. Soc. Sci., University of Cape Town, South Africa, Social Administration, Social Work, Sociology, 1965; M. Soc. Sci in Sociology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1967;M. Sci. in Social Administration & Social Work Studies, London School of Economics, 1970; PhD Sociology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1971.

Courses Taught:

Intro to Social Welfare (SW 240), Undergraduate Honors Thesis Seminar (H195), International Social Welfare (SW 298).

Research Interests:

Social development; international and comparative social welfare; social policy; social security; social work education.

Selected Publications:

Karger, H., Midgley, J. & Brown, B. (Eds.) (2003). Controversial Issues in Social Policy, Second Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Midgley, J. (2002) "Social Policy after the East Asian Crisis: Forging a Normative Basis for Welfare." Journal of Comparative Asian Development. Vol. 1 (2), 301-318.

Midgley, J. & Tang, K. L. (2002). "Individualism, Collectivism and the Marketization of Social Security: Chile and China Compared." Policy Studies Journal. Vol. 19 (3), 57-84.

Midgley, J. (2002). Review Article: Welfare the State and Social Development in East Asia. Social Development Issues. Vol. 24 (1), 76-79.

Herrick, J. & Midgley, J. (2002). "The State of Social Welfare in the United States: A Legacy of One Hundred Years." In J.Dixon and R. Scheurell (Eds.), The State of Social Welfare: The Twentieth Century in Cross National Review. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 187-215.

Midgley, J. (2001). "Conceptual Traditions and Social Development." Special issue of the Journal Social Development Issues, Vol. 23 (1).

Midgley, J. (2001). "Growth, Redistribution and Welfare: Towards Social Investment." In Anthony Giddens (Ed.), The Global Third Way Debate. Cambridge: Policy Press, 157-171.

Midgley, J. (2001). "Issues in International Social Work: Resolving Critical Debates in the Profession." Journal of Social Work. Vol. 1 (1), 21-35.

Midgley, J. (2001). "Social Security and Economic Uncertainty: Towards a Developmental Rationale." Asia and Pacific Journal of Social Work. Vol. 11 (1), 6-21.

Midgley, J. & Tang, K. L. (Eds.), (2001). "Developmental Social Welfare: International Applications." Special issue of International Journal of Social Welfare. Vol. 10 (4).

Midgley, J. (2000). "Globalization, Capitalism and Social Welfare: A Social Development Perspective." Canadian Journal of Social Work. Vol. 2 (1), 13-28. (Special issue on Social Work and Globalization).

Midgley, J. (2000). "Globalization, Postmodernity and International Social Work." In Ngoh-Tiong Tan and E. Enval (Eds.), Social Work Around the World. Berne, Switzerland: International Federation of Social Workers, 191-199.

Midgley, J. (2000). "New Directions in Social Work Practice: Learning from the Developing World." Ninth Annual Sarnat Lecture. Published by the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Midgley, J., Tracy, M.B. & Livermore, M. (Eds.),(2000). Handbook Of Social Policy, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications.

Jim Midgley on Globalization and Social Development:

Social Work and social policy scholars have historically been preoccupied with domestic activities, and it is only in recent times that efforts to enhance international awareness within these fields have gained widespread support. There is a growing acceptance today of the importance of understanding international events, learning from social welfare policies and programs in other societies, and collaborating with colleagues in other parts of the world. Instead of comprising a distinct "specialization" within social work and social policy, an international perspective is gradually being integrated into the mainstream and will, hopefully, become commonplace.