Social Work, the State and Citizenship

1.5 credits · Graduate

Taking the perspective of 'citizenship as social', explores the lived realities and experiences of citizenship as it is configured on the basis of geography, class, race, Indigeneity, gender, sexual orientation and other identity locations. Using citizenship theories, explores the nature of social inclusion and exclusion that mark citizens' lives in the Canadian Welfare state and examines the de-colonizing potential of citizenship-based social work that is grounded in a vision of social justice.