Pregledni rad
SOCIAL WORK POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF AUSTERITY POLICY, SLOVENIAN CASE 2011.-2012.
Primož Krašovec
; Neovisni publicist, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Sažetak
The main thesis of the article could be summed up as follows: in times of neoliberal »structural reforms« and austerity measures, social work changes its form from a technique of distribution of monetary social support and easing of living conditions of marginal social groups into politics as res publica. This is partly so because the mentioned neoliberal reforms swell the ranks of those needing social support and, at the same, diminish the quantity and access to the said support; and partly because modern forms of social work, in cases where it surpasses mere reproduction of labour force as labour force, offer potential alternatives to the existing repressive labour and social policies. The current Slovenian social policy is actually anti-social, since it destroys already won social rights and intensifies individuals’ existential dependence on the increasingly volatile and flexible labour market. Politization of social work can perhaps provide a much needed counterweight.
Ključne riječi
social work; structural reforms; austerity measures; social reproduction; labour market
Hrčak ID:
104553
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.6.2013.
Posjeta: 1.216 *