Subjection, Social Work and Social Theory

Abstract

Reflecting on Judith Butler's conception of 'performativity', this paper argues that the notion has important implications for contemporary debates over agency, subjection and 'resistance' in social work. Using, wider social theory drawn from post-structuralist Butler, makes sense of complex professional-service user relations. The article explores the possibilities and problems for resisting dominant power relationships in micro and meso settings.

Confidence in Social Institutions in the Post-Communist Countries

“…That principle induces a mistrust towards the institutions of public life and any actions which increase the isolation of institutions at the cost of transparency are being perceived negatively [A. Powell, 2014;; Oprea-Valentin Iorgulescu, 2014].…”