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British Journal of Social Work (2001) 31, 595-609
© 2001 British Association of Social Workers

Social Work Responses to ‘New Labour’ in Continental European Countries

Walter Lorenz

Free University of Bolzano, Via Dante 4, I-39042 Brixen, Italy

Summary

The re-emergence of a majority of centre-left governments in countries of the European Union was associated with the hope that, after the neo-liberal attempts at its marginalization and de-institutionalization, social work could regain a more valued position in society. There are indeed indications that the growth of the profession continues and that social work is returning to a more explicit and official role in national social policies. However, this tends to be associated with an expectation that social work would play its part in ‘activating’ the recipients of welfare benefits in the context of the New Left project of shifting from social rights to social obligations. The practical and political effects of this new agenda are, however, modified greatly by the prevailing ‘welfare cultures’ as well as the professional and academic discourses. This paper explores the dilemmas and opportunities for the social professions in Europe associated with the ‘pull’ to become incorporated into these new social policy agendas.


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