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Informationen zum Autor Masoud Kamali is professor of social work and sociology at Mid Sweden University. His research encompasses questions of social justice, social movements and challenges to social work in a global and late modern world. Jessica H. Jönsson is a senior lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Mid Sweden University. Her research area concerns social work as a globalised and socio-political field facing increasing theoretical and practical challenges caused by socioeconomic, political and cultural transformations. Klappentext How have three decades of neoliberalism affected the Nordic welfare states as well as the organisation, education and practices of social work in those countries?During recent decades the welfare states of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have gone through dramatic changes infl uenced by the political triumph of neoliberalism. This has led to both the electoral success of extreme right and mainstream neoliberal parties, and to the neoliberal ideological transformations of social democratic parties. The neoliberal doctrine of making governance cheaper has thus been made the focus of governance and has led to increased marginalisation and social problems.This is the first book to comparatively explore the role of neoliberal reforms on social work and social policy across the Nordic welfare states. The richly theoretical and empirical chapters explore and illustrate the consequences of the dominance of neoliberal policies and provide an analysis of the effects of globalisation, glocalisation, welfare nationalism, symbolic violence and forced migration. The book provides valuable insights into the shortcomings of retreating welfare states in a time of increasing glocal social problems.Neoliberalism, Nordic Welfare States and Social Work should be considered essential reading for critical social work education. Students, scholars, educators and researchers of Nordic countries and beyond have much to learn from this book. Zusammenfassung As the first book to comparatively explore the role of neoliberal reforms on social work and social policy across Scandinavia, it demonstrates that the traditional image of Scandinavian welfare states as the bastions of an unchangeable social democratic society, ideology and tradition is no longer relevant. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction Neoliberalism and social work in Nordic welfare states Masoud Kamali and Jessica H. Jönsson; PART I Neoliberalism and the transformation of social policy Masoud Kamali and Jessica H. Jönsson; Chapter 1 Neoliberal drivers in hybrid civil society organisations: Critical readings of civicness and social entrepreneurism Linda Lundgaard Andersen; Chapter 2 Transformation of the Finnish Welfare State Tuomo Kokkonen, Kati Närhi and Aila-Leena Matthies; Chapter 3 Neoliberalism and the changing immigration and integration policies in Norway Ann Kristin Alseth; Chapter 4 Neoliberal management of social work in Sweden Marcus Herz and Philip Lalander; PART II Neoliberal reorganisation of the welfare states and social work practice Masoud Kamali and Jessica H. Jönsson; Chapter 5 Neoliberalism, welfare state and social work practice in Denmark Tove Rasmussen; Chapter 6 Neoliberalism, welfare state and social work practice in Finland Päivi Marjanen, Gary Spolander and Timo Aulanko; Chapter 7 The neoliberal reframing of user representation in Norway Bente Heggem Kojan, Edgar Marthinsen, Anne Moe and Nina Schiøll Skjefstad; Chapter 8 Markets, managers and machines: rationalising social work Marcus Lauri; PART III Neoliberalism and professional identities of social workers Masoud Kamali and Jessica H. Jönsson; Chapter 9 Responsibilisa...
