Journal article
Critical Social Policy Analysis and its Potential for Social Justice
New Community, Vol.21 (3)(83), pp.26-31
2023
Abstract
If critical community development is committed to the pursuit of social justice and human rights, then a structural analysis of the root causes of oppression should be foregrounded. This then informs citizen advocacy to work towards social change. Moreover, practice in communities is shaped by social policy that impacts the welfare of a nation’s citizens. The laws of the land comprise mechanisms for distributing society’s resources and social policy is underpinned by values, driven by political objectives and maintained by discursive practices. Drawing on Carol Bacchi’s (2009) critical approach to social policy analysis, the article presents two case stories where social work students applied a structural analysis to examine the effects of social policy on First Nations communities, thus complementing a critical approach to community development practice, guiding progressive action.
Details
- Title
- Critical Social Policy Analysis and its Potential for Social Justice
- Authors
- Athena Lathouras (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyCheryl O'Connor (Author)Grace Frawley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- New Community, Vol.21 (3)(83), pp.26-31
- Publisher
- New Community Quarterly Association
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99971194202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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