Anti-Racist Social Work: International Perspectives

Abstract

Intro -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- 1: Introduction -- The structure of the book -- Reflective Questions -- References -- 2: 'Race', Racism and Resistance: Theory and Politics -- Introduction -- Theorising 'race': some words of caution -- Origins and evolution of 'race' thinking -- The scriptural phase: sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- The scientific phase: eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries -- End of scientific racism -- Sociological phase: late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Mid to late twentieth century -- The race relations model -- Conflict approaches -- Black perspectives -- Black feminist perspectives -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- References -- 3: (Re)imagining New Spaces for Anti-Racist Social Work: Policy Deliberation as Practice -- Introduction -- Anti-racist advocacy and neoliberal politics -- The refugee crisis: a contextual background -- Political discourse as practical argumentation -- The case study -- Delineating the structure of practical argumentation -- Interpretative repertoires and the (de)legitimation of policy measures -- Using our head and heart -- Implications for anti-racist social work -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- References -- 4: Popular Social Work in the West Bank - Insights for an Internationalist Anti-Racist Social Work -- Introduction -- Popular social work -- Popular social work in Palestine -- The voice of Palestinian 'popular' social workers -- Rediscovery/recovery -- Self-determination and social justice -- Dreaming -- Commitment -- Action -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- References -- 5: Reflections on the Development, Ideology and Practice of Anti-Racist Social Work in Greece -- Introduction -- Greek nationalism, racism and the mainstream ideology of social work.