Social Work and Social Theory: Making Connections

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Paul Michael Garrett (National University of Ireland, Galway He also an elected member of the Irish Royal Academy.)

Social Work and Social Theory

Making Connections

Paul Michael Garrett (National University of Ireland, Galway He also an elected member of the Irish Royal Academy.)

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Policy Press
04 July 2018

Social theory; Social work

This book imaginatively explores ways in which practitioners and social work educators might develop more critical and radical ways of theorising and working. It is an invaluable resource for students and contains features such as Reflection Boxes and Talk Boxes to encourage classroom and workplace discussions.

By: Paul Michael Garrett (National University of Ireland Galway He also an elected member of the Irish Royal Academy.)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 172mm,
ISBN: 9781447341888
ISBN 10: 1447341880
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 04 July 2018
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Part One: Debating modernity; `How to be modern’: Theorising modernity `Solid’ Modernity & `Liquid’ Modernity; Modernity and Capitalism; Modernity, neoliberalism, crisis; Part Two: Theorists; Thinking with Antonio Gramsci; Thinking with Pierre Bourdieu; Thinking with Jürgen Habermas; Thinking with Michel Foucault; Thinking with Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser; Alternative Directions? Alain Badiou, Antonio Negri and Italian Autonomist Marxism, Luc Boltanski and Ève Chiapello; Conclusion: Looking for the `blue’.

Paul Michael Garrett works at NUI Galway in the Republic of Ireland. In 2018 he was Visiting Professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) and he has presented keynote papers at international conferences across Europe and in China. Contemporary neoliberalism and historical practices of marginalisation and domination are some of his key scholarly concerns. For over ten years, he has been a member of the editorial collective of Critical Social Policy. He is the author of over a hundred of internationally peer-reviewed articles of several books including Welfare Words: Critical Social Work & Social Policy (2018).

Reviews for Social Work and Social Theory: Making Connections

A necessary and important book that explains with passion, wit and insight the links between social theory and social work practice; it will be invaluable to students and practitioners alike. Gary Walker, Principal Lecturer, Childhood and Early Years, Leeds Beckett University