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What are we talking about when we talk about ‘Neoliberalism’?
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 22(2), 2019, pp.188-200.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Based on a review of the critical literature, this article provides readers with an overview of neoliberalism’s main dimensions. In this sense, it furnishes an accessible conceptual foundation for a number of the articles in the themed issue. It is suggested that those seeking to comprehend neoliberalism should take into account six intermeshed facets: the overturning of ‘embedded liberalism’; the re-configuration of the state in order to better serve the interests of capital; new patterns of income and wealth distribution to benefit the rich and super-rich; insecurity and precariousness; the rise in mass incarceration; a strategic pragmatism. The article briefly dwells on the capitalist crisis which began in 2007 and goes on to suggest that there is an emergence of what is termed ‘rhetorically recalibrated neoliberalism’ (RRN). (Edited publisher abstract)
Social work and the politics of ‘austerity’: Ireland and Italy
- Authors:
- GARRETT Paul Michael, BERTOTTI Teresa Francesca
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 20(1), 2017, pp.29-41.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
No detailed analyses have been undertaken comparing and contrasting how social work is responding to the problems generated by the imposition of so-called ‘austerity’ measures in Europe. Comprised of three sections, the discussion is focused on Ireland and Italy. This comparative exploration locates social work within encompassing frameworks related to the changing population, political economy and welfare regime in each of these jurisdictions. Aspects of contemporary social work within Ireland and Italy are charted and the possibilities for confronting neoliberal ‘austerity’ are analysed. The article seeks to prompt and encourage comparative reflection within Europe in relation to how the social work imagination can be imbued with a new radicalism in the first quarter of the twenty-first century. (Publisher abstract)
Reactivating the ‘communist hypothesis’: Alain Badiou and social work
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 16(4), 2013, pp.551-566.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
It has been argued that Alain Badiou could contribute to social work's engagement with social theory. This paper critically responds to this assertion and identifies some of the theoretical problems associated with Badiou's core conceptualisations. It begins by outlining his main thematic preoccupations, and focuses on his interpretation of the significance of Saint Paul, the apostle. The second half of the paper dwells on Stephen Webb's attempt to connect Badiou to social work so as to disrupt focal ideas on ‘diversity’ and ‘difference’. This section critically explores Badiou's comments on children, children's rights and abuse. Although, so far receiving no attention in the social work literature, Badiou's interventions on these matters are problematic in that they imply that children lie outside the ‘one world’ politics that he promotes. Despite such criticisms, it is concluded Badiou's theorisation needs to be included within the academic literature of European social work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Examining the ‘Conservative revolution’: neoliberalism and social work education
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 29(4), June 2010, pp.340-355.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Within social work education, there may be a failure to adequately and critically examine neoliberalism and processes of neoliberalisation. In this context, those seeking to grasp the meaning of neoliberalism should be attentive to at least 6 interconnected components: how we might define neoliberalism in relation to the 'embedded liberalism' it endeavoured to supplant or displace; the role of the state within neoliberalism; the concept of 'accumulation by dispossession' which illuminates how neoliberalism has constantly aimed to redistribute in favour of the rich; the centrality of insecurity and precariousness; the renewed and retrogressive faith in incarceration and, more broadly, what has been termed the 'new punitiveness'; and how neoliberalism, in practice, is often at variance with the theory and rhetoric. It is suggested that contemporary interpretations of neoliberalism by, for example, David Harvey and Pierre Bourdieu - along with the insights of Antonio Gramsci - might aid our understanding during a period of, now perhaps, faltering neoliberalisation.
The ‘Whalebone’ in the (Social Work) ‘Corset’? Notes on Antonio Gramsci and Social Work Educators
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 28(5), August 2009, pp.461-475.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The writings of the Italian philosopher and political activist Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) are neglected in social work, but his complex body of work might aid the profession's understanding in the early twenty-first century. Social work education, specifically, may have much to gain from Gramsci's theorisation. The focus of this article will be on Gramsci's approach to Marxism and his ideas related to 'common sense', intellectuals and intellectuality. It will be maintained that Gramsci's contributions on these questions could contribute to social workers' critical reflection during a period of neoliberal inspired transformations.
Thinking with the Sardinian: Antonio Gramsci and social work
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 11(3), 2008, pp.237-250.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937), who died over 70 years ago, produced a complex body of theorisation which is mostly ignored within social work. In this paper it is maintained that there are a number of obstacles presented for those reading Gramsci. Nonetheless, these obstacles should not deter us from trying to engage with Gramsci. After briefly outlining his biography, the article focuses on just two of his key thematic preoccupations. First, the related ideas of Americanism, Fordism and Taylorism; second, the concept of hegemony. Although conceding that there are problems with his work, it will be argued that these theoretical formulations continue to be of potential use and might aid our understanding of social work and related forms of activity during a period of neoliberal inspired transformations. Furthermore, thinking with Gramsci, and other social theorists, might enable the social professions to help construct counter hegemonic strategies.
Learning from the 'Trojan horse'? The arrival of 'Anti-Social Behaviour Orders' in Ireland
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 10(4), 2007, pp.497-511.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Republic of Ireland is about to introduce Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) similar to those introduced in England under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Following Bourdieu and Wacquant, it is maintained that England is apt to play the role of a 'Trojan horse' transporting American responses to crime and 'disorder' into Europe. Moreover, the perspective of Bourdieu and Wacquant provides a more political and complete account of 'policy transfer' dynamics than is provided in most mainstream accounts. Nonetheless, there is still a need to recognise the sheer complexity of 'policy transfers' and, in the case of ASBOs, the particular Irish and wider European contexts are immensely significant. It is maintained that social workers and associated social professions in Ireland should support the Irish Coalition Against ASBOs as part of a strategy which seeks to promote social policies which are more in keeping with the aims of the International Federation of Social Workers.
Making social work more Bourdieusian: why the social professions should critically engage with the work of Pierre Bourdieu
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 10(2), 2007, pp.225-243.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In recent years, some attempts have been made to ascertain if the work of the late Pierre Bourdieu has relevance for the work of social workers and others located in the social professions. It is important to support this exploration, but to expand it by also seeking to incorporate the overtly 'political' Bourdieu and to highlight some of the issues which preoccupied him. It is argued that his work, when viewed in a more rounded way, may contain a number of key 'messages' for social work in the early twenty-first century.
New England and New Labour: retracing American templates for the Change for Children programme?
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 23(1), April 2007, pp.31-47.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The current New Labour administration in England is intent on the "modernisation" of children's services, and this is reflected in the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme. When examining the foundation of this programme, a key element that is lacking in most accounts is any discussion of changes to children's services in the United States. It is maintained that these are significant and that some of comments of Pierre Bourdieu and Loic Wacquant on the role that the United States fulfils in terms of the international transference in ideas associated with social welfare discourses may aid our understanding of this process. Specific areas of change in the United States that appear to have had an impact in England include the policy aspiration to make services more "business-like" and "outcomes" oriented, and this is reflected by, for example, influential "reforms" introduced in states such as Vermont. The emphasis on "prevention" in children's services in England is, moreover, likely to have been influenced by policy and practice developments in the United States. In conclusion, however, it is maintained that issues connected to policy transfers are complex and that it remains important to locate such transfers within the context of neoliberalism.
The electric eye: emerging suveillant practices in social work in children and families
- Author:
- GARRETT Paul Michael
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 7(1), 2004, pp.57-71.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Given the rise of a 'surveillance society' or 'surveillance state', this article examines the evolution of new surveillant practices which are targeted at children in general, but also particular groups of children who are frequently seen as troublesome or a threat to the social order. Uses examples in England where there has been an emerging preoccupation with 'identifying', 'profiling', and 'tracking' the potentially criminal young. Furthermore, other major changes are likely to be introduced in the area of child welfare and child protection. Highlights the New Labour administration's plan to introduce 'information hubs' which will electronically log details on children and families. Argues that social work and the social professions, throughout Europe, need to critically analyse developments such as this and have their responses informed by international discourses founded on civil and human rights.