Neoliberalism, Nordic Welfare States and Social Work: Current and Future Challenges

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Neoliberalism and social work in the Nordic welfare states -- The managerial state and the changing welfare state -- Neoliberal transformations of Nordic welfare states -- Neoliberalism and social work -- The outline of the book -- References -- Part I Neoliberalism and the transformation of social policy -- 1 Neoliberal drivers in hybrid civil society organisations Critical readings of civicness and social entrepreneurism -- Civil society in transformation -- Civic society organisations: advocacy, hybridity and social entrepreneurism -- Neoliberal practices -- The human rights subject versus the entrepreneurial labour market subject -- The commodification and performativity of civil services and human growth -- Concluding remarks -- References -- 2 Transformation of the Finnish welfare state -- The expansion and limits of the welfare state -- Participation as an agenda for welfare state transformation in Finland -- The welfare state in distress -- References -- 3 Neoliberalism and changing immigration and integration policies in Norway -- Introduction -- Changing immigration and integration policies -- The terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utøya Island in 2011 -- The xenophobic Progressive Party enters government in 2013 -- The refugee crisis of 2015 -- Concluding remarks -- References -- 4 Neoliberal management of social work in Sweden -- Introduction -- New Public Management and evidence-based social work -- In the opiate substitution clinic -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Neoliberal reorganisation of the welfare states and social work practice -- 5 Neoliberalism, welfare state and social work practice in Denmark -- The analytic point of departure.