The Subjectivity of Participation: Articulating Social Work Practice with Youth in Copenhagen

by Morten Nissen

What is a 'we' a collective and how can we use such communal self-knowledge to help people? This book is about collectivity, participation, and subjectivity and about the social theories that may help us understand these matters. It also seeks to learn from the innovative practices and ideas of a community of social/youth workers in Copenhagen between 1987 and 2003, who developed a pedagogy through creating collectives and mobilizing young people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230237606
• ISBN13: 9780230237605
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"