Title: Subversive Action
Description: "Subversive Action presents cases that explore the use of extralegal action undertaken in pursuit of human rights and social justice, and locate that action with reference to the boundaries of social work. Definitions of social work often include goals of social change, social justice, empowerment, and the liberation of people, but social work texts make little mention of extra legal actions. Mainstream conceptions of social work usually consider it to fall within the framework of particular legal and societal contexts. As such, it is presented with boundaries for legitimate action even as it espouses principles that may require it to challenge these boundaries. How does one do social work in legal and societal contexts that challenge these principles with institutional and state-mandated exclusion and discrimination? Should social workers simply act within the bounds of the law in line with their professional sanction and mandate? Do their actions qualify as social work if they are beyond the limits of the law? The essays in this volume, by authors from around the world, raise these questions by providing a basis for reflection about the claims we make in social work embodied in discourses on social justice and human rights."--
Subjects: Social workers, Social service, moral and ethical aspects, Social justice, Case studies, Political activity, Social action, Protest movements, Legal status, laws, Human rights, Public welfare, Law and legislation, Social change, Social service, Justice sociale, Études de cas, Service social, Droit, Législation, Droits de l'homme (Droit international), Travailleurs sociaux, Aide sociale