Social Work and Neoliberalism (Hardcover, 1)

Introduction: Social work and neoliberalism Edgar Marthinsen, Anne Juberg, Nina S. Skjefstad and Paul Michael Garrett 1. What are we talking about when we talk about ‘Neoliberalism’? Paul Michael Garrett 2. Neoliberalism as an art of governance: reflecting on techniques for securing life through direct social work practice Uschi Bay 3. Servants of a ‘sinking titanic’ or actors of change? Contested identities of social workers in Sweden Jessica H. Jonsson 4. Human rights and social justice in social work education: a critical realist comparative study of England and Spain Maria Ines Martinez Herrero and Helen Charnley 5. Clients and case managers as neoliberal subjects? Shaping session tasks and everyday interactions with severely mentally ill (SMI) clients Eunjung Lee, A. Ka Tat Tsang, Marion Bogo, Marjorie Johnstone and Jessica Herschman 6. ‘NEET’ to work? ? Substance use disorder and youth unemployment in Norwegian public documents Anne Juberg and Nina Schiøll Skjefstad 7. Responsibilisation, social work and inclusive social security in Finland Suvi Raitakari, Kirsi Juhila and Jenni-Mari Rasanen 8. Impact of neo-liberalism in Spain: research from social work in relation to the public system of social services Enrique Pastor Seller, Carmen Verde Diego and Ana I. Lima Fernandez 9. The neoliberal turn in Chilean social work: frontline struggles against individualism and fragmentation Gianinna Munoz Arce 10. Social workers: a new precariat? Precarity conditions of mental health social workers working in the non-profit sector in Greece Maria Pentaraki and Konstantina Dionysopoulou 11. Social work’s ‘black hole’ or ‘Phoenix moment’? Impacts of the neoliberal path in social work profession in Portugal Cristina Pinto Albuquerque 12. Romanian social workers facing the challenges of neo-liberalism Florin Laz?r, Anca Mihai, Daniela Gaba, Alexandra Cioc?nel, Georgiana Rentea and Shari Munch 13. Mind your own business: technologies for governing social worker subjects Marcus Lauri 14. Neoliberalisation, the social investment state and social work Edgar Marthinsen