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Stephen Webb

is Professor of Human Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia.

He is author of several books including 'Social Work in a Risk Society' (Palgrave 2006) and 'Evidence-based Social Work: A Critical Stance' (with Gray & Plath, Routledge 2009). He is co-editor (with Gray) of 'Social Work Theories and Methods' (Sage 2008), the four-volume international reference work 'International Social Work' (Sage 2010), 'Ethics and Value Perspectives in Social Work' (Palgrave 2010), and the 'Sage Handbook of Social Work' (for Sage, with Gray & Midgley, 2012). Webb’s critical analysis ‘Considerations on the validity of evidence-based practice in social work’ (2001) is the world’s most cited article in the field and the most influential publication in social work over the last ten years (Hodge et al., 2011). He is currently completing 'The New Politics of Critical Social Work' for Palgrave and the 2nd edition of 'Social Work Theories and Methods' for Sage.