In this timely analysis, Rich Moth assesses mental health services in a period of major
change. Based on extended fieldwork in community mental health services, he explores the …

By the end of the twentieth century, caring for vulnerable adults in the community had
become a pervasive policy trend in the Western world. In this article, this policy is described …

This volume makes the novel contribution of applying Nancy Fraser's concept of progressive
neoliberalism to education in order to illustrate how social justice efforts have been co-opted …

Persons with mental illness (PWMI) and other marginalised groups in society are especially
receptive to procedurally fair treatment by police, especially given its potential to …

With a focus on processes of community building from above and deinstitutionalization, the
paper explores how concepts of transnational policymaking become localized in particular …

Neoliberalism emerged as a powerful force across the globe, adding market-based
pressures to social work practice, education and research. Using a collaborative …

Educational progressivism generally operates from collective dissatisfaction with existing US
education (Labaree, 2005), a lingering sentiment that has prompted waves of widespread …

Mental health disorders amongst older populations have long been an under-recognised
issue in the aged care sector. Older adults and those with mental health issues are at …

In our earlier book, Social Work: From Assessment to Intervention, we set out our view that
social workers are concerned with working with people–often during very difficult times–to …

This introductory chapter sets the stage for the diverse collection of theoretical and empirical
investigations on progressive neoliberalism in education that follow. We first outline the …