Global Youth Work

Momodou Sallah is Senior Lecturer at the Youth and Community Division, De Montfort University. He has over twenty years' experience working with young people at the local, national and international levels. He has published extensively in the field of work with young people around globalisation and intercultural competence. His research interests include diversity, participation and globalisation in relation especially to young people. Dr Sallah is actively involved in advocacy and set up Global Hands, a Community Interest Company social enterprise, with former and current students at De Montfort University to challenge inequality both at the local and global levels. Momodou was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2013.

Contents: Introduction. What is globalisation? Construction of social reality. Global inequalities. Sustainable development. What is global youth work? Global youth work in practice - sharing success. Transformative learning from international study visits. Conclusion.