- Title
- The speculative left and new politics of social work
- Creator
- Gray, Mel; Webb, Stephen A.
- Relation
- The New Politics of Social Work p. 209-223
- Relation
- http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/the-new-politics-of-social-work-mel-gray/?K=9780230296787
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Modern-day politics has much to learn from social work values. It is well understood in our field that cooperation is a craft and its foundations lay in learning to listen well and discuss rather than simply win an argument. Social workers know that dialogue does not erase differences, but amicably puts them into play. They know that sharing is valued over selfishness: it is a form of generosity, a way of giving that may mean a loss to oneself. As social workers, we have the skill set to deploy practical methods by which to cement a social glue and weave connections through our common ties. In order to confront the dilemmas and tragedies of the contemporary political situation, however, more must be done. Much more. How does social work exemplify and construct possible ways to live together? As the chapters in this book have shown, it starts by taking a stance and exerting itself in fresh and meaningful ways. In this final chapter, we sketch a framework for what taking a stance in social work might look like under the banner of what we call the 'New Social Work Left'.
- Subject
- politics; social work; New Social Work Left
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1054649
- Identifier
- uon:15780
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780230296787
- Language
- eng
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