Decolonising Social Work Education: Memory, Haunting and Critical Hope in the Nordics (1)

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Synopsis
In a world gripped by intersecting crises and deepening inequalities, can social work break free from its colonial entanglements to imagine a more just and compassionate future?Decolonising Social Work Education: Memory, Haunting and Critical Hope in the Nordics confronts the enduring legacies of colonialism that continue to shape the foundations of social work education. Through the lenses of haunting, memory, and critical hope, it challenges the discipline’s historical complicity with systems of domination and calls for a radical reimagining of its pedagogical core. Grounded in pluriversal knowledges and informed by decolonial thought, this book advocates for a transformative, relational curriculum—one that resists neoliberalism, carceral logics, and epistemic injustice.Drawing on examples from the Nordic context, it offers a bold vision for social work rooted in justice, equity, and ecological interconnectedness. With humility, reflection, and collective imagination, it charts a path towards a liberatory future where social work becomes a force for healing and transformation.
Copyright:
2026

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Book Size:
122 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040604557
Related ISBNs:
9781003248408, 9781032164014, 9781032163499, 9781040604489
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Kris Clarke, Michael Wallengren-Lynch and Michael Yellow Bird
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Education, Social Studies
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