Journal article

Biopolitics of Social Work

Pages 179 to 187

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  • Puaud, D.
(2017). Biopolitics of Social Work. Multitudes, No 67(2), 179-187. https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.067.0179.

  • Puaud, David.
« Biopolitics of Social Work ». Multitudes, 2017/2 No 67, 2017. p.179-187. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-multitudes-2017-2-page-179?lang=en.

  • PUAUD, David,
2017. Biopolitics of Social Work. Multitudes, 2017/2 No 67, p.179-187. DOI : 10.3917/mult.067.0179. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-multitudes-2017-2-page-179?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.067.0179


English

Social work is a truly ordinary activity. But it is also a range of trades and professions. This sector has been subjected for a number of years to drastic restructurings due to the State’s willingness to reduce public debt. Used as a variable to adjust budget cuts and public policies, social work is now confronted with the proliferation of institutions and devices devoted to security, conceived towards social intervention.

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