The challenge of right-wing nationalist populism for social work: a human rights approach

"Nationalist populism poses direct attacks on social tolerance, human rights discourse, political debates, the survival of the welfare state and its universal services, impacting on the roles of social work. This book demonstrates how nationalist populism can and must be countered. Using case s...

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Other Authors: Noble, Carolyn (Editor), Ottmann, Goetz Frank (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2021
Series:Routledge advances in social work
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Nationalist populism poses direct attacks on social tolerance, human rights discourse, political debates, the survival of the welfare state and its universal services, impacting on the roles of social work. This book demonstrates how nationalist populism can and must be countered. Using case studies from around the world, this book shows how a revitalised radical social work where community organisation, building alliances, trade union commitment and social action can be used as political forces to speak up against discrimination and hate in accordance with human rights, social justice, and social work values. The rise of national populism signals that now is the time for social work to forge and reforge such networks and create links with civil society and challenge right-wing populist policies wherever they manifest themselves"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 21, 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780429056536
0429056532
9780429508790
0429508794
9780429509414
0429509413
9780429510038
0429510039

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