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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784724503321

Titolo

Globalisation, global justice and social work / / edited by Iain Ferguson, Michael Lavalette and Elizabeth Whitmore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-34296-9

1-134-34297-7

1-280-17818-3

9786610178186

0-203-35823-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FergusonIain

LavaletteMichael

WhitmoreElizabeth

Disciplina

361.3

Soggetti

Globalization - Social aspects

Neoliberalism

Social service

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Globalisation, Global Justice and Social Work""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1 Social work, social welfare and the impact of neo-liberal globalisation""; ""1 Social work in Mexico: towards a different practice""; ""2 Neo-liberalism in Argentina: social policy, welfare and the conditions for the development of social work""; ""3 Social work and social development in India""; ""4 Changes in social policy and the social services in Senegal""

""5 New arenas for social intervention in France: addressing integration, social control and racialisation""""6 Globalisation, neo-liberal managerialism and UK social work""; ""Part 2 Neo-liberal globalisation and its impact on social workers and clients""; ""7 The neo-liberal assault: voices from the front line of British state social work""; ""8 Through the eye of a needle: the challenge of getting justice in Australia if you�re indigenous or seeking asylum""; ""9 Compromise,



collaboration and collective resistance: different strategies in the face of the war on asylum seekers""

""10 Educating for justice: challenges and openings in the context of globalisation""""Part 3 Mapping a way forward?""; ""11 American exceptionalism and critical social work: a retrospective and prospective analysis""; ""12 Working in a different space: linking social work and social development""; ""13 Popular resistance to global corporate rule: the role of social work (with a little help from Gramsci and Freire)""; ""14 �Another world is possible�: social work and the struggle for social justice""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Globalization has become a seemingly unstoppable force over recent decades and, in its wake, global notions of social justice have developed in response to its negative aspects. Neo-liberal economic policies have been a key element in the wider process of globalization, and these policies have had a profound impact on welfare provision and the shape of social work practice. Arising dissatisfaction among users of welfare and social work services is fuelling the search for a new, more radical social work that is firmly rooted in principles of social justice.Globalisation, Global Justice and Soci