Jacques Boulet

Jacques Boulet has studied, worked, and lived in five continents. Originally from Flemish Belgium, studies social work, graduating in 1965; after 3 years volunteering in Community Development in Congo, lectured in social work and community development in Germany throughout the 70s, especially active in social work curriculum development. Obtained PhDs (Sociology and Social Work) from the University of Michigan (80-85) and lectured from 1985 to 1996 at Melbourne and RMIT Universities in Australia. Started the Borderlands Cooperative in 1997 and is involved in consulting work in a broad range of research projects in social and community issues and continues to be a casual lecturer/researcher at several local and overseas universities and Adjunct Professor at Deakin University. Editor of the only Community Development journal in Australia (New Community) appearing with interruptions since 1983, he has published widely and across the entire spectrum of social work content, some of his works translated in several other languages.