ISBN:
1-77112-086-X
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1-77112-085-1
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (198 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
DDC:
303.372
Keywords:
Social justice Case studies.
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Social workers Legal status, laws, etc.
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Human rights Case studies.
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Social Workers
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Social Service
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Social Science
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Philosophy
Abstract:
Subversive Action presents cases that explore the use of extralegal action undertaken in pursuit of human rights and social justice, and locate that action with reference to the boundaries of social work. Definitions of social work often include goals of social change, social justice, empowerment, and the liberation of people, but social work texts make little mention of extralegal actions. Mainstream conceptions of social work usually consider it to fall within the framework of particular legal and societal contexts. As such, it is presented with boundaries for legitimate action even as it espouses principles that may require it to challenge these boundaries. How does one do social work in legal and societal contexts that challenge these principles with institutional and state-mandated exclusion and discrimination? Should social workers simply act within the bounds of the law in line with their professional sanction and mandate? Do their actions qualify as social work if they are beyond the limits of the law? The essays in this volume, by authors from around the world, raise these questions by providing a basis for reflection about the claims we make in social work embodied in discourses on social justice and human rights.
Note:
Includes index.
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Front Matter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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Introduction --
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Social Justice and Social Work --
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Challenging State Aggression against Indigenous Australians --
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Politicizing Welfare and Humanizing Politics --
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Social Workers, Resistance, and Martial Law in the Philippines --
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Medha Patkar's Environmental Activism and Professional Social Work in India --
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Challenging the Authority of the State and Reclaiming Citizenship --
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Non-violent Resistance --
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Subversive Education in Ethiopia and Canada --
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Rights, Justice, the Law, and Extralegal Action --
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About the Authors --
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Index
DOI:
10.51644/9781771120852
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