Decolonising Social Work in Finland - by Kris Clarke & Leece Lee-Oliver & Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Introduction and Chapter 10 available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
- About the Author: Kris Clarke is Professor of Social Work at the University of Helsinki.
- 296 Pages
- Social Science, Social Work
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Book Synopsis
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.
Review Quotes
"Exposing and dismantling the prevailing colonial structures and knowledge systems in social work, this powerful book offers a deep understanding of coloniality in the Nordic countries and beyond." Kristín Loftsdóttir, University of Iceland
"This is a bold and critical engagement with (de)coloniality, Whiteness, epistemic and structural injustices, and radical imaginaries. While situated in the Finnish context, it has global relevance, providing a depth and breadth of scholarly and experiential knowledges. It certainly succeeds in its aim of challenging the dominance of Western scholarly discourses and reimagining social work futures." Linda Harms-Smith, Professor of Social Work, University of Pretoria, South Africa
About the Author
Kris Clarke is Professor of Social Work at the University of Helsinki.
Leece Lee-Oliver (Blackfeet/Choctaw) is a decolonial scholar, Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Director of American Indian Studies at California State University, Fresno.
Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö is Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä.