Social Work’s Histories of Complicity and Resistance

A Tale of Two Professions
This book rethinks social work's history of both political resistance and complicity with oppressive practice. Comparing international case studies, the book uncovers the role of social workers in politically tense episodes of recent history, skilfully navigating the profession's collective political past while considering its future.

Social work is often presented as a benevolent and politically neutral profession, avoiding discussion about its sometimes troubling political histories.

This book rethinks social work’s legacy and history of both political resistance and complicity with oppressive and punitive practices. Using a comparative approach with international case studies, the book uncovers the role of social workers in politically tense episodes of recent history, including the anti-racist struggle in the US and the impact of colonialism in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

As the de-colonisation of curricula and the Black Lives Matter movement gain momentum, this fascinating book skilfully navigates social work’s collective political past while considering its future.

Contributor: Carolyn Noble (Contributions by), Vasilios Ioakimidis (Edited by), Rich Moth (Contributions by), Bob Pease (Contributions by), María Inés Martínez Herrero (Contributions by), Vassilis Tsianos (Contributions by), Caroline McGregor (Contributions by), Nicos Trimikliniotis (Contributions by), Victoria Copeland (Contributions by), Gianinna Muñoz-Arce (Contributions by), Akudo Amadiegwu (Contributions by), Yasmin Turton (Contributions by), Linda Harms-Smith (Contributions by), Melisa Campana-Alabarce (Contributions by), Claire McGettrick (Contributions by), Alcina Martins (Contributions by), Caroline Bald (Contributions by), Patrick Selmi (Contributions by), Carola Kuhlmann (Contributions by), Pedro Silva (Contributions by), Michael Lavalette (Contributions by), Alan Dettlaff (Contributions by), Aaron Wyllie (Edited by), Filipe Duarte (Contributions by), Guy Shennan (Contributions by)

Pages: 304

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