John Gal
John Gal is professor and dean at the Paul Baewald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published extensively on social policy in a comparative perspective and on policy practice among social workers. 
When Social Workers Impact Policy and Don’t Just Implement It
A Framework for Understanding Policy Engagement
Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has been recognition of the unique insights that social workers can bring to policy formulation. This book offers a theoretical framework for understanding why social workers engage in policy, and the implications for research, education and practice.
The Settlement House Movement Revisited
A Transnational History
This book provides a historical approach to the study of the Settlement House movement in relation to developments in social welfare and the profession of social work across a range of nations.
Where Academia and Policy Meet
A Cross-National Perspective on the Involvement of Social Work Academics in Social Policy
This unique perspective on the academia-society nexus is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation.
Social Workers Affecting Social Policy
An International Perspective
The first book to undertake a cross-national study of social worker engagement in social policy formulation processes, shedding light on policy practice in social work discourse, education and practice in eight liberal democracies.