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    Power and Social Work in the United Kingdom

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    Authors
    Gilbert, Tony
    Powell, Jason
    Affiliation
    Plymouth University; University of Chester
    Publication Date
    2010-01-08
    
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    Abstract
    This article explores relations of power in social work using insights drawn from the critical ‘toolkit’ emanating from work of French philosopher, Michel Foucault. The article discusses the relationship between Foucault’s conceptual tools of ‘knowledge and power’, the emergence of ‘the modern subject’ and the concept of ‘governmentality’. Despite ongoing pressures, professional expertise persists as a core element of neo-liberal government in the management of the population. We use a Foucauldian perspective to explore two issues central to contemporary practice: surveillance and discretion that epitomise dualism of power relations. On the one hand, surveillance brings with it a potentially problematic process especially in context of top down managerial power; yet, on the other hand, discretion is much more focused on what Foucault (1977) calls ‘the microphysics of power’ with opportunities for ‘resistance’ from the bottom up.
    Citation
    Gilbert, T., & Powell, J. (2010). Power and social work in the United Kingdom. Journal of Social Work, 10(1), 3-22.
    Publisher
    Sage
    Journal
    Journal of Social Work
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10034/613209
    DOI
    10.1177/1468017309347237
    Additional Links
    http://jsw.sagepub.com/content/10/1/3.abstract
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1468-0173
    EISSN
    1741-296X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1177/1468017309347237
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