Social Work’s Histories of Complicity and Resistance: A Tale of Two Professions

This book rethinks social work’s history of both political resistance and complicity with oppressive and punitive practices. Comparing international case studies, the book uncovers the role of social workers in politically tense episodes of recent history. As the de-colonisation of curricula and Black Lives Matter movement gain momentum, the book skilfully navigates social work’s collective political past while considering its future.