Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work

Foreword by Rory Truell
Foreword by Susan Mapp
	References
About the Book
Contents
About the Editors
Contributors
Part I: Social Work and the Decolonization Project
	Chapter 1: Human Rights and the Decolonization of Social Work
		Introduction
			Human Rights
			Decolonization
			Postcolonialism
		Revisiting Neocolonialism and the Legitimization of the North-South Divide
			Development Aid and Neocolonialism
			The Search for Decolonized Alternatives
		Decolonization Theory and Practice
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 2: Relativism, Universalism, and Pluriversality in Human Rights
		Introduction: On the Nature of Human Rights: Between Radical Relativism and Universalism
		Criticisms and Objections
		Can Universal Human Rights Find Location in a Pluriversal World?
		Who Defines the Human in Human Rights?
		The Meaning of Dignity in a Pluriversal World
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		References
Part II: History of Social Work as a Human Rights Profession
	Chapter 3: Interrogating the Colonial Past: The Conflicting History of Social Work as a Human Rights Profession
		Introduction
		Defining Key Concepts
			Decolonization
			Racism
			Indigenization
		Social Work’s History of Contributions to Human Rights and Decolonization Struggles
		Social Work’s History of Complicity with Colonialism
			Professional Imperialism
		Human Rights: Lights, Shadows, and Their Connection with Decolonization
		Looking Forward
		Concluding Thoughts
		Discussion Questions
		References
			Resources
	Chapter 4: The Postcolonial Present and a Decolonized Future for Social Work
		Introduction
		Decolonized Social Work and Social Justice
		Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights
		A Balanced Approach to Generalist Practice
			Micro Social Work
			Mezzo Social Work
			Group Work
			Family Social Work
			Macro-Social Work
		Summary
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 5: Kinship Care, Responsibility, and Self-Determination: Exploring African Individual and Community Rights in Decolonized Social Work
		Introduction
		Africa: A Diverse Continent
		Defining Human Rights
		Examining Human Rights in an African Context
		Africa’s Pre-colonial Past and Its Relevance to Present-Day Human Rights Discourses
		Social Work as a Human Rights Profession in Africa
		Decolonizing the Discourse and Future Prospects: Linking Individual, Community, and Collective Rights to Human Rights and Social Work in Africa
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		References
Part III: Human Rights Mandate in Social Work
	Chapter 6: Mapping Basic Human Rights Instruments
		Introduction
		Background
		Key Documents: Constitution of the United States
		Key Documents: Declaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen
		Pioneers: Mary Wollstonecraft
		Pioneers: Bartolomé de las Casas
		Pioneers: Mahatma Gandhi
		Human Rights Instruments
			Universal Declaration of Human Rights
			Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
			Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
			Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
			Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
			Convention on the Rights of the Child
			The Refugee Convention
			UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
		Discussion
			Ubuntu
			Meta Human Rights
		Conclusion: Social Work and Human Rights
		Discussion Questions
		References
Part IV: Situating Human Rights in the Global North-South Divide
	Chapter 7: Postcolonial Europe and Its Premises for Decolonization
		We Need Central and Eastern Europe to Think About Decolonizing Europe
			At NATO’s Edge: Conflicts in the Balkans and the Rise of Populism
			Tale of the Borders: Human Rights and Territories of Europe
			The Energy Crisis
			Central and Eastern Europe in the Context of Colonization and Colonialism
			Illiberalism as a Threat to Human Rights
		Racism, Poverty, and the Postcolonial Condition of the European Roma
			Roma in the European Union: From Displacement Policies to Modern Racism
			Modern Racism and Discrimination in the Heart of Europe
			Market, Race, and Colonial Practice
		Colonialism and Oppression in the Southern European Border
			Introduction
			The Effects of the Narratives in the Treatment of the Vulnerables in Spain
				The Jews
				The Moriscos (Moors)
				The Roma People
			A New Colonial Encounter and Some Unexpected Results
			When Narratives Inspire Policies
			Social Work as an Anti-oppressive and Human Rights Profession That Challenges Neocolonialist Discourses
			The Situation in the Spanish Southern Borders
			By Means of Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 8: Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work in the United States
		Introduction
		Overview of US History of Colonization: Fifteenth to Nineteenth Century
		White Superiority and White Supremacy
		Social Work in Early History
		Social Work Education in America
		Human Rights Issues
		Contemporary Social Work Education
		Decolonizing Social Work in the United States
		Current Human Catastrophes and Issues
			Climate Change
			Incarceration
			Health Equity
			The COVID-19 Pandemic
		Reflections
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		Resources
		References
	Chapter 9: Challenging Coloniality in Social Work Theorizations on Human Rights
		Positioning Myself
		Theorizing Human Rights in Social Work
		The Epistemic Injustice of Coloniality and Envisioning Futures
		Discussion Questions
		References
Part V: Decolonized Approaches in Human Rights Advocacy
	Chapter 10: Understanding the US-Mexico Border Through a Decolonial Lens
		Introduction
		Background
			Organized Crime and Corruption
			Repression at the Border
			Mass Detention
			Conditions Inside Detention
			Private Contract Detention Centers in the United States
			Deaths
		Borders as Remnants of Colonization
		Theorizing the Border: Toward a Decolonial Tool/Method/Lens
		A Reality of Relation
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 11: Decoding a Colonial Impact: The Women’s Movement in India
		Introduction
		Historical Overview of Women’s Status in India
		Current Status of Women
			Women and Education
			Economic Participation
			Health
			Political Participation
			Property Rights
			Women and Safety
		Decoding the Colonial Impact on Women
			Womanhood and Caste
			Ethnicity
			Hierarchy Set in Skin Color
		Affinity Toward the West
		Women Advocating for Human Rights
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 12: From Anti-Colonial Revolutionaries to Subversive Feminists: Women in the Philippines
		Colonial Incursions into Indigenous Identity
		Women Organizing and Mobilizing for Revolutionary Change
		The Question of Patriarchy Within the Wider Decolonizing Campaign
		The Postcolonial Characteristics of Women’s Advocacy Movements in the Global South
			Identity Politics and Systemic Problems
			Nationalism and Its Anti-colonial Character
			The Politics of Empowerment
			The Women’s Movement and Their Legislative Gains
		Conclusion: Social Work and the Decolonization of Women’s Rights
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 13: A Colonial History of Territorial Dislocation and Landlessness: Indigenous Peoples and Farmers’ Food Sovereignty in the Philippines
		The Farmers’ Movement: From the Hacienda System to Multinational Corporate Farming
		Indigenous People’s Movement: The Right to Ancestral Land
		Social Movements and Social Advocacy
		Food Sovereignty and the Protection of Peasant and Indigenous Peoples Rights
		Social Work: Accumulating Lessons from the Past While Working for a Decolonized Present
		Conclusion: Advocacy from Grassroots Community Organizing to the Corridors of Power
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 14: Lessons from Social Movements: Farmers and Food Sovereignty in India
		Introduction
		India: A Situational Analysis
		Government Intervention Efforts
		Voluntary Intervention Efforts
		Colonial and Postcolonial Struggles for Food Security
		Community Organization and People’s Mobilization Lessons
		Social Work and Food Sovereignty
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 15: Decolonizing Social Work Education
		Introduction
		Progressive and Radical Social Work
		Decolonial Social Work
		Decolonizing Social Work Education
		Themes of a New Approach to Social Work Education
			Democratization
		Conclusion: Curriculum and Postcolonial Lobotomy
		Discussion Questions
		References
	Chapter 16: A Path Forward for Social Work, Human Rights, and Decolonization
		The Balkanization of Human Rights: Relativism as the “Invariable Alibi of Tyranny”
		The Wisdom of Resistance
		Social Work as Witness to Wisdom
			Physical Places and Social Spaces
		Creation-Centered Social Work
		Beyond the Anthropocene
		The Social Work Response
		Discussion Questions
		References
Index