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Globalization and global justice

Towards a social work of resistance

Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK, iain.ferguson{at}stir.ac.uk

Michael Lavalette

Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Eleanor Rathbone Building, University of Liverpool, Bedford St South, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK

English

The transformation of the social work role through the imposition of neo-liberal policies is creating widespread dissatisfaction. This article identifies some bases for resistance to these policies and discusses their potential for informing a new paradigm, based on a rejection of neoliberalism in social work.

French

L'application des politiques néo-libérales transforme le rôle du travail social, ce qui suscite une insatisfaction généralisée. Cet article identifie certains fondements de la à ces politiques et il en évalue le potentiel pour créer un nouveau paradigme fondé sur le rejet du néo-libéralisme en travail social.

Spanish

El papel del trabajo social está cambiando como consecuencia de la imposición de políticas neoliberales. Esto crea una insatisfacción general. Se identifican las bases para resistir estas políticas y se explora la posibilidad de que esas bases informen un nuevo paradigma, basado en el rechazo del neoliberalismo en el trabajo social.

Key Words: alienation • global justice • neoliberal social work • radical social work • social movements

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 3, 309-318 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806063401


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