Ambivalences of Inclusion in Society and Social Work: Research-Based Reflections in Four European Countries

1. Introduction (C跣did Palac璯 and further authors, TBD)
1.1. Presentation: About the Elaboration of this Publication1.2. Around two Fundamental Concepts: Participation and Inclusive Society1.3. Social Inclusive Policies1.4. Social Movements1.5. The Role of Social Work in Europe1.6. Regarding the Content of this Book
AbstractThe introduction presents the subject matter of the book and gives an insight in how the publication has been developed in the "European Research Network: Inclusive Society and the Role of Social Work". In addition, it provides an overview of the structure and the chapters of the book.
2. Country Studies
2.1. Inclusive Society and Social Work - The Netherlands (Maria Jos?Freitas, Jhoy Dassen, Chantal van Lieshout, Samira Louali, MarijkeSniekers, Carin Wevers)
2.1.1. Inclusive Society - A Developing Discourse2.1.2. Illustrating the Participation Paradox2.1.3. Observations
AbstractConcepts like inclusion have been overtaken by the rhetoric of the Dutch Government's restructuring of national welfare policy and its proclaimed 'participation society'. Dutch citizens are being called upon to find ways to realize their own well-being and to build a better society together. The underlying ideal of the participation society - everybody is included and everyone can take part - can also be deemed as a moral imperative. For some participation is a legal obligation. Those unable to meet that standard run the risk of exclusion. As a result, the demand for participation, and the requirements as to the how and where of this participation, combine to achieve the exact opposite of its intended purpose: the participation paradox. Social workers are part of the change processes occurring in the Netherlands and they are taking on a variety of new roles in their plight to support the more vulnerable members of society.
2.2. Inclusive Societies and Social Work: the Spanish Case (C跣did Palac璯, Josefa Fern嫕dez Barrera, Josep Maria Mesquida Gonz嫮ez, Mar燰 Virginia Matulič Domandzič, Ariadna Munte Pascual, Irene de Vicente Zueras)
2.2.1. The Main Actors Involved in the Discussion for an Inclusive Society: The Role of the Public and the Third Sectors2.2.2. The Case Study: The Four Pieces of Research Involved2.2.3. Social Work and Inclusion in Relation to Target Groups Being Part of the Research
AbstractThe subject is the notion of inclusive society in relation to Social Work role, and the objective is to investigate the trajectories through the social space of four groups whose circumstances question the mentioned concept. The subjects of the research are homeless people, immigrants, older gays and Roma migrant women. They have been examined separately in four research studies, looking for the common aspects of all of them in relation to the issue of the inclusive society and the role of Social Work. Most of the research shows the importance of relational processes through the concepts of the generation of spaces of trust, proximity, accompaniment and identification mechanism, with the knowledge of the other. In addition, collective interventions have facilitated actions to raise awareness, social transformation, networking and participation. The third sector is configured as a space of attention, confidence and reference that seems absent in public services.
2.3. Inclusive society within the frame of transition society: an example from the Republi