Social Development Issues (SDI: ISSN 0147-1473, eISSN 2372-014X) is an international refereed journal that serves as a forum for achieving linkages between multiple disciplines, nations and cultures. SDI is committed to the advancement of social development, social work, and related disciplines. The journal’s purpose in social development is the promotion and consideration of issues that affect social justice and the development and well-being of individuals and their communities. The journal seeks to publish scholarship that addresses social, cultural, political, and economic issues and their interrelationships in the global context. This includes theory, policy, practice, and research, as well as manuscripts that involve participatory action, organizing, locality development, and social change.