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To examine government policy and state practice on housing,
welfare, mental health, disability, prisons or immigration is to
come face-to-face with the harsh realities of the 'punitive state'.
But state violence and corporate harm always meet with resistance.
With contributions from a wide range of activists and scholars,
Resist the Punitive State highlights and theorises the front line
of resistance movements actively opposing the state-corporate
nexus. The chapters engage with different strategies of resistance
in a variety of movements and campaigns. In doing so the book
considers what we can learn from involvement in grassroots
struggles, and contributes to contemporary debates around the role
and significance of subversive knowledge and engaged scholarship in
activism. Aimed at activists and campaigners plus students,
researchers and educators in criminology, social policy, sociology,
social work and the social sciences more broadly, Resist the
Punitive State not only presents critiques of a range of harmful
state-corporate policy agendas but situates these in the context of
social movement struggles fighting for political transformation and
alternative futures.
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 Black Lives Matter movement gain
momentum, the fascinating book skilfully navigates social work'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.
In this timely analysis, Rich Moth assesses mental health services
in a period of major change. Based on extended fieldwork in
community mental health services, he explores the many impacts of
policy reform, marketisation and austerity on NHS mental health
provision, and positions developments in the contexts of
neoliberalism and an increased emphasis on individual
responsibility. Firmly rooted in the lived experiences of people
using mental health services and the everyday practices of social
workers, nurses and psychiatrists, he develops a stimulating
perspective on how mental distress is understood and responded to
within these settings.
Bringing together international case studies, this book offers
theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between
social work and social policy. Moving beyond existing studies on
policy practice, the book employs the policy cycle as a core
analytical frame and focuses on the influence of social work(ers)
in the problem definition, agenda setting, policy formulation and
implementation of social policy. Twenty-three contributors offer
examples of policy making from seven different countries and
demonstrate how social work practitioners can become political
actors, while also encouraging policy makers to become aware of the
potential of social work for the social policy-making process.
In this timely analysis, Rich Moth assesses mental health services
in a period of major change. Based on extended fieldwork in
community mental health services, he explores the many impacts of
policy reform, marketisation and austerity on NHS mental health
provision, and positions developments in the contexts of
neoliberalism and an increased emphasis on individual
responsibility. Firmly rooted in the lived experiences of people
using mental health services and the everyday practices of social
workers, nurses and psychiatrists, he develops a stimulating
perspective on how mental distress is understood and responded to
within these settings.
Bringing together international case studies, this book offers
theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between
social work and social policy. Moving beyond existing studies on
policy practice, the book employs the policy cycle as a core
analytical frame and focuses on the influence of social work(ers)
in the problem definition, agenda setting, policy formulation and
implementation of social policy. Twenty-three contributors offer
examples of policy making from seven different countries and
demonstrate how social work practitioners can become political
actors, while also encouraging policy makers to become aware of the
potential of social work for the social policy-making process.
It is essential that social work students understand the lasting
impact political decision making can have on service users, yet
little guidance exists on this subject. This valuable book provides
a comprehensive introduction to politics in social work, unifying
the themes of political ideology and social construction across
several areas of social work practice, including emerging areas of
practice. The book: * Introduces the dominant political ideologies
in the UK; * Examines the impact of these ideological perspectives
on different demographic groups; * Explores emerging areas of
growing political interest such as radicalisation; * Employs case
studies and examples from practice to aid student understanding.
Including helpful key points to guide reading at the beginning of
each chapter, as well as exercises for seminars and further reading
recommendations, this text will be an invaluable resource to all
students in social work.
To examine government policy and state practice on housing,
welfare, mental health, disability, prisons or immigration is to
come face-to-face with the harsh realities of the 'punitive state'.
But state violence and corporate harm always meet with resistance.
With contributions from a wide range of activists and scholars,
Resist the Punitive State highlights and theorises the front line
of resistance movements actively opposing the state-corporate
nexus. The chapters engage with different strategies of resistance
in a variety of movements and campaigns. In doing so the book
considers what we can learn from involvement in grassroots
struggles, and contributes to contemporary debates around the role
and significance of subversive knowledge and engaged scholarship in
activism. Aimed at activists and campaigners plus students,
researchers and educators in criminology, social policy, sociology,
social work and the social sciences more broadly, Resist the
Punitive State not only presents critiques of a range of harmful
state-corporate policy agendas but situates these in the context of
social movement struggles fighting for political transformation and
alternative futures.
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