Description
| Product ID: | 9781447371427 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Decolonising Social Work in Finland |
| Subtitle: | Racialisation and Practices of Care |
| Page Count: | 296 |
| Subjects: | Colonialism and imperialism, Colonialism & imperialism, History of ideas, Social discrimination and social justice, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social work, History of ideas, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social work, Finland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Introduction and Chapter 10 available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book examines the contemporary social care realities and practices of Finland, a small nation with a history enmeshed in social relations as both coloniser and colonised. Decolonising Social Work in Finland:· Interrogates coloniality, racialisation and diversity in the context of Finnish social work and social care. · Brings together racialised and mainstream White Finnish researchers, activists and community members to challenge relations of epistemic violence on racialised populations in Finland. · Critically unpacks colonial views of care and wellbeing. It will be essential reading for international scholars and students in the fields of Social Work, Sociology, Indigenous Studies, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Education. |
| Imprint Name: | Policy Press |
| Publisher Name: | Bristol University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-03-28 |
