About the Edited Volume:
A call for chapters is open for an edited volume titled “Gendering Social Work in South Asia: Practice, Policy, and Resistance,” to be published by Taylor & Francis.

The volume aims to position South Asia as a source of theoretical and practical innovation in social work scholarship, centring women and transgender communities as active contributors to welfare systems, feminist organising, and community-led change.

Details:
• Publication: Edited volume by Taylor & Francis
• Title: Gendering Social Work in South Asia: Practice, Policy, and Resistance
• Volume Editor: Dr. Gnana Sanga Mithra S, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Interdisciplinary Research), VMLS, Chennai
• Eligible Contributors: Scholars, practitioners, and educators
• Abstract Deadline: 10 November 2026
• Abstract Length: 300 words
• Submission Link: https://lnkd.in/g2pCgZFg

Suggested Themes:
Contributions are invited on topics including:

• Feminist and decolonial perspectives in social work education
• Domestic violence, dowry-related violence, and the law
• Caste, community, and gender
• Hijra and transgender welfare
• Migration and labour
• Child marriage, family, and child welfare
• Care work and the informal economy
• State, NGO, and religious welfare
• Practice frameworks and pedagogy
• Cross-regional synthesis

Geographical Scope:
Case studies and research relating to the following South Asian countries are welcome:

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and the Maldives.

Who Can Contribute?
• Scholars and academic researchers
• Social work practitioners
• Educators and professionals working on gender, welfare, law, and related interdisciplinary themes

How to Submit:
• Prepare a 300-word abstract aligned with the volume’s themes.
• Submit your abstract through the official submission link: https://lnkd.in/g2pCgZFg
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November 2026.