CONTRIBUTOR:

Walter Lorenz

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TITLE:

Contract Professor

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INSTITUTION:

Charles University, Prague

BIOGRAPHY:

Walter Lorenz was professor of social work at University College, Cork in Ireland (1978-2001) and at the Free University of Bozen / Bolzano in Italy (2001-2017) where he served also two 4-year terms as Rector. As of 2021, he is a contract professor at Charles University Prague. A native of Germany, he qualified as a social worker at the London School of Economics and practised this profession for 8 years in East London. His research interests cover anti-racism practice and current and historical aspects of European social work and social policy. He co-founded the European Journal of Social Work and Social Work & Society together with Hans-Uwe Otto. He holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Ghent and Aalborg.