SavedAdd your journal

Journals / İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi / 2025 / Cilt: 24 Sayı: 54

Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Palestine Published in the Field of Social Work

Sosyal Hizmet Alanında Yayımlanmış Filistin Konulu Çalışmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi

Hüseyin Zahid Kara(Sakarya Üniversitesi)0000-0003-4503-2703
Pages
1129–1155
Publication Date
2025-12-29
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

In conclusion, the study evaluates how the existing body of knowledge intersects with the human rights–based social work perspective and provides an analytical framework that highlights the field’s needs for future research.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to examine the development of academic scholarship on Palestine over time by drawing on the human rights and social justice–oriented nature of the social work discipline.
📊
Key Findings & Data:Accordingly, 241 publications indexed in the Web of Science under the “Social Work” category between 1990 and 2025 were analyzed using bibliometric methods.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, the study evaluates how the existing body of knowledge intersects with the human rights–based social work perspective and provides an analytical framework that highlights the field’s needs for future research.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Sosyal hizmet · Filistin · bibliyometrik analiz

Abstract

This study aims to examine the development of academic scholarship on Palestine over time by drawing on the human rights and social justice–oriented nature of the social work discipline. Accordingly, 241 publications indexed in the Web of Science under the “Social Work” category between 1990 and 2025 were analyzed using bibliometric methods. During the analysis process, VOSviewer (v.1.6.20) was employed to map authors, journals, countries, institutions, keywords, and citation networks. The findings show that Rita Giacaman, Guido Veronese, and Alessandro Pepe are among the most influential contributors to the literature, and that Israel, the United States, and Palestine lead in publication output. Frequently used keywords include “Palestine,” “political violence,” “trauma,” “war,” “children,” and “mental health.” The originality of this study lies in its comprehensive presentation of the thematic, geographical, and theoretical orientations of Palestine-related scholarship within social work. In conclusion, the study evaluates how the existing body of knowledge intersects with the human rights–based social work perspective and provides an analytical framework that highlights the field’s needs for future research.

Özet

Bu çalışma, sosyal hizmet disiplininin insan hakları ve sosyal adalet odaklı yapısından hareketle, Filistin’e ilişkin akademik üretimin zaman içindeki gelişimini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, 1990–2025 yılları arasında Web of Science veri tabanında “Sosyal Hizmet” kategorisinde yayımlanan 241 akademik çalışma bibliyometrik yöntemle analiz edilmiştir. Veri analizi sürecinde VOSviewer (v.1.6.20) yazılımı kullanılarak yazarlar, dergiler, ülkeler, kurumlar, anahtar kelimeler ve atıf ağları incelenmiştir. Bulgular, literatüre en fazla katkı sunan isimlerin Rita Giacaman, Guido Veronese ve Alessandro Pepe olduğunu; yayın üretiminde İsrail, ABD ve Filistin’in başı çektiğini göstermektedir. En sık kullanılan anahtar kelimeler arasında “Filistin”, “politik şiddet”, “travma”, “savaş”, “çocuk” ve “mental sağlık” yer almaktadır. Çalışmanın özgün değeri, sosyal hizmet literatüründe Filistin konusunun tematik, coğrafi ve teorik yönelimlerini bütüncül bir çerçevede ortaya koymasıdır. Sonuç olarak, mevcut bilimsel birikimin insan hakları temelli sosyal hizmet perspektifiyle nasıl kesiştiği değerlendirilmiş ve gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalara yönelik alanın ihtiyaçlarını görünür kılan bir analiz sunulmuştur.

🔖

Cite This Article

Kara, H. Z. (2025). Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Palestine Published in the Field of Social Work. İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 24 Sayı: 54, 1129–1155. https://doi.org/10.46928/iticusbe.1728397

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (35)

  1. Algan, T., Kutlu, İ., & Kara, H. Z. (2024). Gaza at the intersection of social work and human rights. Ombudsman Akademik, Özel Sayı 2 (Gazze), 405–430.
  2. Barber, B. K., Spellings, C., McNeely, C., Page, P. D., Giacaman, R., Arafat, C., Daher, M., El Sarraj, E., & Mallouh, M. A. (2014). Politics drives human functioning, dignity, and quality of life. Social Science & Medicine, 122, 90–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.055
  3. Chatty, D., & Hundt, G. L. (Ed.). (2005). Children of Palestine: Experiencing forced migration in the Middle East. Berghahn Books.
  4. DePaolis, K. J., & Byrnes, E. I. (2025). Genocide in Palestine and the social work response. Social Work Education, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2025.2582722
  5. Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Mukherjee, D., Pandey, N., & Lim, W. M. (2021). How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 133, 285–296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.070
  6. Folke, C. (2016). Resilience (republished). Ecology and Society, 21(4).
  7. Fricker, M. (2017). Evolving concepts of epistemic injustice. I. J. Kidd, J. Medina, & G. Pohlhaus Jr. (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of epistemic injustice (s. 53–60) içinde. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315212043
  8. Galtung, J. (1969). Violence, peace, and peace research. Journal of Peace Research, 6(3), 167–191. http://www.jstor.org/stable/422690
  9. Gedik, M. (2024). Küresel bağlamda insan hakları ve sosyal politikaların bibliyometrik analizi ve İsrail-Filistin/Gazze olaylarının sosyal hizmet perspektifinde değerlendirilmesi. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 13(4), 1980–2004. https://doi.org/10.37989/gumussagbil.1459544
  10. Giacaman, R. (2001). A community of citizens: Disability rehabilitation in the Palestinian transition to statehood. Disability and Rehabilitation, 23(14), 639–644. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280110036544
  11. Giacaman, R. (2018). Reframing public health in wartime: From the biomedical model to the “wounds inside”. Journal of Palestine Studies, 47(2), 9–27. https://doi.org/10.1525/jps.2018.47.2.9
  12. Giacaman, R., Khatib, R., Shabaneh, L., Ramlawi, A., Sabri, B., Sabatinelli, G., Khawaja, M., & Laurance, T. (2009). Health status and health services in the occupied Palestinian territory. The Lancet, 373, 837–849. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60107-0
  13. Giacaman, R., Mitwalli, S., & Hammoudeh, W. (2017). Linking social capital: Political confidence among youth in occupied Palestine (the West Bank and Gaza Strip) (POWER2YOUTH Working Paper No. 26). Istituto Affari Internazionali. https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/p2y_26.pdf
  14. Harrop, D., & Ioakimidis, V. (2017). Practising social work in a ‘stateless state’; an exploration of the views, experiences and practice of children and family social workers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. European Journal of Social Work, 21(5), 724–736. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2017.1318830
  15. Healy, L. M. (2017). Situating social work within the post-2015 Global Agenda. European Journal of Social Work, 20(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2016.1168788
  16. Ife, J., Soldatić, K., & Briskman, L. (2022). Human rights and social work. Cambridge University Press.
  17. International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), & International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW). (2010). The global agenda for social work and social development. https://www.ifsw.org
  18. Jones, D. N., & Truell, R. (2012). The global agenda for social work and social development: A place to link together and be effective in a globalized world. International Social Work, 55(4), 454–472. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872812440587
  19. Kara, H. Z. (2023). İnsan hakları temelli sosyal hizmet. F. Durul & U. Solmaz (Ed.), Sosyal hizmet uygulamalarında insan hakları (s. 29–42) içinde. Nika Yayınevi.
  20. Lomazzi, M., Borisch, B., & Laaser, U. (2014). The Millennium Development Goals: Experiences, achievements and what’s next. Global Health Action, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.23695
  21. Mahajne, I., Khatib, A., & Bar-On, A. A. (2021). Development of Palestinian social work in Israel: The formative years (1968–1982). The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 48(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4374
  22. Massad, S., Stryker, R., Mansour, S., & Khammash, U. (2018). Rethinking resilience for children and youth in conflict zones: The case of Palestine. Research in Human Development, 15(3–4), 280–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2018.1502548
  23. Muhareb, R., & Giacaman, R. (2020). Tracking COVID-19 responsibly. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30693-0
  24. Nguyen-Gillham, V., Giacaman, R., Naser, G., & Boyce, W. (2008). Normalising the abnormal: Palestinian youth and the contradictions of resilience in protracted conflict. Health & Social Care in the Community, 16(3), 291–298. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00767.x
  25. Passas, I. (2024). Bibliometric analysis: The main steps. Encyclopedia, 4(2), 1014–1025. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia4020065
  26. Pham, X. L., & Le, T. T. (2024). Bibliometric analysis and systematic review of research on expert finding: A PRISMA-guided approach. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.34028/iajit/21/4/9
  27. Shennan, G. (2015). The Palestine–UK Social Work Network: Taking collective responsibility for social justice and human rights. Critical and Radical Social Work, 3(1), 125–129. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986015X14225321433294
  28. Staub-Bernasconi, S. (2016). Social work and human rights—Linking two traditions of human rights in social work. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 1, 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-016-0005-0
  29. Suslovic, B., Rasmussen, C., Kim, M., Sarantakos, S., Dettlaff, A., Roe, C., & Guevara, V. (2024). Speaking against silence: Examining social work’s response to genocide. Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.52713/5sehsp64
  30. Taraki, L., & Giacaman, R. (2006). Modernity aborted and reborn: Ways of being urban in Palestine. L. Taraki (Ed.), Living Palestine: Family survival, resistance and mobility under occupation (s. 1–50) içinde. Syracuse University Press.
  31. Van Eck, N. J., & Waltman, L. (2010). Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping. Scientometrics, 84(2), 523–538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3
  32. Veronese, G., Castiglioni, M., Tombolani, M., & Said, M. (2012). My happiness is the refugee camp, my future Palestine: Optimism, life satisfaction and perceived happiness in a group of Palestinian children. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 26(3), 467–473. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00951.x
  33. Veronese, G., Fiore, F., Castiglioni, M., & Natour, M. (2014). Family quality of life and child psychological well-being in Palestine: A pilot case study. Journal of Social Work, 14(6), 553–575. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017314549690
  34. Veronese, G., Pepe, A., Jaradah, A., Al Muranak, F., & Hamdouna, H. (2017). Modelling life satisfaction and adjustment to trauma in children exposed to ongoing military violence: An exploratory study in Palestine. Child Abuse & Neglect, 63, 61–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.11.018
  35. Yates, T. M., Tyrell, F. A., & Masten, A. S. (2015). Resilience theory and the practice of positive psychology from individuals to societies. S. Joseph (Ed.), Positive psychology in practice: Promoting human flourishing in work, health, education, and everyday life (s. 773–788) içinde. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118996874.ch44