The Challenge of Right-wing Nationalist Populism for Social Work: A Human Rights Approach

Right-wing nationalist populism poses a threat to social tolerance, human rights, political debates, and the welfare state. This book demonstrates how a revitalized radical social work can counter this threat by building alliances, engaging in social action, and speaking up against discrimination and hate in accordance with human rights, social justice, and social work values. It is of interest to social work students, practitioners, and academics, particularly those working on critical and radical social work, green social work, anti-oppressive practice, and community development.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Right-wing nationalist populism poses a direct threat to social tolerance, human rights discourse, political debates, the survival of the welfare state, and its universal services. This book explores how right-wing nationalist populism can be effectively countered through a revitalized radical social work approach. By utilizing case studies from various parts of the world, the book demonstrates how community organization, building alliances, trade union commitment, and social action can be harnessed as powerful political forces to speak out against discrimination and hate, in line with human rights, social justice, and social work values.

The rise of national populism serves as a stark reminder that the time has come for social work to forge and strengthen such networks and establish connections with civil society. It is crucial to challenge right-wing populist policies wherever they manifest themselves. This book will be of interest to social work students, practitioners, and academics, particularly those engaged in critical and radical social work, green social work, anti-oppressive practice, and community development.

Weight: 462g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367510664