Social Work and Neoliberalism

Edgar Marthinsen is Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.Nina Skjefstad is Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.Anne Juberg is Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.Paul Michael Garrett works at NUI Galway, Republic of Ireland.

• Introduction: Social work and neoliberalismEdgar Marthinsen, Anne Juberg, Nina S. Skjefstad and Paul Michael Garrett1. What are we talking about when we talk about ‘Neoliberalism’?Paul Michael Garrett2. Neoliberalism as an art of governance: reflecting on techniques for securing life through direct social work practiceUschi Bay3. Servants of a ‘sinking titanic’ or actors of change? Contested identities of social workers in SwedenJessica H. Jönsson4. Human rights and social justice in social work education: a critical realist comparative study of England and SpainMaría Inés Martínez Herrero and Helen Charnley5. Clients and case managers as neoliberal subjects? Shaping session tasks and everyday interactions with severely mentally ill (SMI) clientsEunjung Lee, A. Ka Tat Tsang, Marion Bogo, Marjorie Johnstone and Jessica Herschman6. ‘NEET’ to work? – Substance use disorder and youth unemployment in Norwegian public documentsAnne Juberg and Nina Schiøll Skjefstad7. Responsibilisation, social work and inclusive social security in FinlandSuvi Raitakari, Kirsi Juhila and Jenni-Mari Räsänen8. Impact of neo-liberalism in Spain: research from social work in relation to the public system of social servicesEnrique Pastor Seller, Carmen Verde Diego and Ana I. Lima Fernandez9. The neoliberal turn in Chilean social work: frontline struggles against individualism and fragmentationGianinna Muñoz Arce10. Social workers: a new precariat? Precarity conditions of mental health social workers working in the non-profit sector in GreeceMaria Pentaraki and Konstantina Dionysopoulou11. Social work’s ‘black hole’ or ‘Phoenix moment’? Impacts of the neoliberal path in social work profession in PortugalCristina Pinto Albuquerque12. Romanian social workers facing the challenges of neo-liberalismFlorin Lazăr, Anca Mihai, Daniela Gaba, Alexandra Ciocănel, Georgiana Rentea and Shari Munch13. Mind your own business: technologies for governing social worker subjectsMarcus Lauri14. Neoliberalisation, the social investment state and social workEdgar Marthinsen