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Social Work’s Histories of Complicity and Resistance

By Rich Moth & Filipe Duarte &
Social Work’s Histories of Complicity and Resistance by Rich Moth & Filipe Duarte &  digital book - Fable

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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.

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Filipe Duarte

Patrick Selmi

Victoria Copeland

Melisa Campana-Alabarce

María Inés Martínez Herrero

Yasmin Turton

Carola Kuhlmann

Caroline Bald

Akudo Amadiegwu

Pedro Gabriel Silva

Alcina Martins

Claire McGettrick

Vasilios Ioakimidis

Vasilios Ioakimidis is Editor of the British Journal of Social Work, Founding Professor of Social Work and Director of the Centre for Social Work at the University of Essex and a founding member of the Social Work Action Network.

Aaron Wyllie

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