This book discusses the local effects of globalisation, especially in
the context of social work, health and practical theology, as well as
the challenges of higher education in a troubled world. The more
globalised the world becomes, the more important local identities are.
The global becomes effective in the local sphere. This phenomenon,
called 'glocalisation' since the 1990s, poses many challenges to people
and to the social structures in which they operate.