{"product_id":"9783032267542","title":"Rethinking Democracy in Social Work From Police to Politics of Emancipation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCritical Political Theory and Radical Practice\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRethinking Democracy in Social Work\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Police to Politics of Emancipation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMagnus Weber | Marcus Herz | Zulmir Bečević\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ History \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis book theorises how social work, as a theoretical and practical discipline, could be brought into a critical dialogue with the concept of democracy. The issue is particularly acute since anti-democratic forces are now democratically elected in several European nations, implying that social work institutions are increasingly steeped according to neoliberal and anti-democratic logic. The book elaborates on a response to this trend by showing how social work can avoid the traps of contemporary discourse by which democracy is to be protected with repressive means. In elaborating on democracy as inextricably related to justice, emancipation and equality, this book explores democracy as a liberating force much closer to the spirit and tradition of critical and radical social work. By endorsing a view of democracy as contradictory, paradoxical, and based on dissensus, this book frames social work as a democratic force in the struggle for justice and equality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eMagnus Weber \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eis PhD and senior lecturer in Social Work at Gothenburg University, Sweden. His research focuses on democracy, religion, and critical social work. Drawing on phenomenology, political theory and psychoanalysis, his work examines professional resistance and political\/radical social work in relation to contemporary ideologies in social work. He has published in international journals and edited volumes, including work on failure, death, and resistance in relation to social work and political life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eMarcus Herz \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eis Professor of Social Work at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research focuses on critical and radical social work, with particular attention to theorizing social work, migration, gender, ethnicity, race, social class and youth studies. Previous books include \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eSocial Work, Young Migrants and the Act of Listening\u003c\/em\u003e (with Philip Lalander, Routledge) and \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eYouth Studies in Transition: Culture, Generation and New Learning Processes\u003c\/em\u003e (with Thomas Johansson, Springer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eZulmir Bečević \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eis Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research focuses on critical and political theory, citizenship, democracy, youth participation, and political social work. His most recent book is \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eYouth Participation and Learning: Critical Perspectives on Citizenship Practices in Europe\u003c\/em\u003e (with Björn Andersson, Springer). He has published widely in international journals on youth, citizenship, and critical social work. He is also co-editor of a special issue on \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003ePolitical and Transformative Approaches in Social Work \u003c\/em\u003ein the \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eEuropean Journal of Social Work\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032267542\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e151\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47692445188236,"sku":"9783032267542","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032267542.jpg?v=1781059752","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032267542","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}