Canadian Review of Social Policy (CRSP) / Revue canadienne de politique sociale (RCSP)
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From Rights to Needs: A History of Family Allowances in Canada, 1929-92 (Raymond B. Blake)
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Process as Labour: Struggles for Anti-Oppressive/Anti-Racist Change in a Feminist Organization
No full textEven though anti-oppression social work practice (AOP) and social change has been
central to the literature of social work surprisingly little has been witten about how
worlcers struggle daily to integrate anti-oppressive agendas. In this paper we illustrate
how in a progressive feminist organization individuals committed to social justice continue
to struggle as they work towards anti-oppressive change. Through the results of a case
study with a feminist organization that bases its vision on an anti-oppressive and anti-racist
model of practice, we make the case for a focus on process as a critical component of the
labour of anti-oppression work. Through this lens, we are able to outline some of the
ongoing struggles that occur within progressive organizations as organizational members
work toward anti-oppressive change. Part of the job of progressive social service workers
is to reflect upon the process of working together within an organization as well as the
purpose and nature of their work. Our research finds that the processml nature of antioppression
work is ongoing, open ended and irresolvable. That is, struggle is to be expected
when agencies are working to implement anti-oppressive pactices.
Mgme si lu pratique anti-oppressive du travail social et le pogr2s social sont au CEUT &S
e'crits en service social, curieusement, on trouve tr2s peu de textes sur lu nature des combats
quotidiens de l'anti-oppression. Duns cet article, les auteurs illuscrent comment, dans
un organisme progressiste fe'rniniste, la re'sistance au changement anti-oppressif persiste.
Parmi les actiuite's du travailkur social progressiste, on trouve la re'flexion sur le processusdu travail de collaboration azi sein cl'un organisme ainsi que le but et la nature des t&hes
h accomplir. La nature pocessuelle du travail anti-oppressif selnble &re inde'termine'e et
impossible h re'souclre. Sur la base des re'sultats tire's d'une e'tude de cas sur zm organisme
fe'ministe qui fonde sa vision sur un mod& de pratiques anti-oppressives, les auteurs
prgconisent de cibler le processus en tant que comnposante critique des activite's du
travail anti-op~ressifA. travers ce pr i sm, nous po~~uondskg ager certaines des re'sistances
qui sz~rviennent au sein &S organismes progressistes et qui agissent contre les progres
anti-oppressifs
A World Class Façade: Public Discourse and Social Policy Repercussions of Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Games
No full textLa representation des besoins et l'obstacle de la double loyaute dans la recherche feministe: essai d'epistemologie autour de l'informatrice autochtone de Gayatri Spivak
No full textEn s'inspirant du texte, c Can the Subaltern Speak? D de Gayatli Chakravorty Spivak,
cet article propose une analyse critique de la dynumique relationnelle entre chercheures
universituires et praticiennes fiministes qui interwiennent dans les groupes de base :
groupes de femmes et groupes communautaires. Deux questions guident l'anulyse :
1 ) Que devient 1' K autre dans sa parole et ses actions lors des e'changes entre ces types
d'intellectuelles ; 2) Quels sont les besoins de'fendus lorsque certuines repisentations
&coulant de ces &changes szirgissent du c6t& de l'espace public/politique. Gayatri Spivak,
the'oricienne de la post-colonialite', a interroge' les ambigu~te's et les de'tournements de sens
ol~he'psa r les intellectuel-les lorsqu'elles/ils disent faire valoir la voix des subalternes. Cette
question est fondamentale pour une ipist6mologie de la recherche fe'ministe. Notre contribution
sera de mettre en relief le r6le de la native informant D , personnuge he'tkroghe
que Spivak met en sdne duns son essai et d'essayer de diager les conditions d'autonomie
de parole et d'action des femmes en condition de subalternite'.
Abstract
Inspired by Gayatri Chalcravorty Sgivak's "Can the Subaltern Speak?", this article
presents a critical analysis of the dynamics of relationships between female academic
researchers and feminist practitioners who are stakeholders in grass roots groul>.s, i.e.
women's groups and community groups. The analysis is based on two questions: 1 ) What
t r a n s f m t i o n does 'the other' undergo in her words and her actions during interactions
among these types of intellectual women; 2) What types of needs are defended when some representations resulting from these interactions appear suddenly in the publiclpolitical
sphere. Gayatri Spivak, a post-colonial theoretician, questioned the ambiguities and the
changes of meaning hought about by intellectual men and women when they claim to be
putting forth the voice of a subordinate. This is a fundamental issue for an epistemology
of feminist research. This contribution etnphasires the role of the "native infmant",
a heterogeneous character that Spivak features in her essay in an attempt to find the
conditions for an independent voice and action for women of subordinate status
Factors Affecting the Impact of Child Advocacy Offices in Canada
No full textInternational interest in children's rights and in official child dvocacy agencies responsible
for pomoting the rights and voices of children is increasing. This article examines the
conventional wisdom on factors that enhance the impact of these agencies. It does so
through a stucly on the impact of provincial child dvocacy offices in Canada. In line
with conventional wisdom, the findings show that, in general, a higher level of impact
is associated with offices that are independent from government, exclusively focused on
children, accessible to children, and that have a wide marulute, strong statutory powers,
and a broad advocacy function. But what also is suggested in the findings is the importance
of a factor not given attention in the conventional wisdom - slcillful ledership in the
context of a receptive political culture. In conjzinction with or in the absence of othe~
facilitating factors, leadership in a supportive political environment can play a significant
role in acluancing the rights of children.
On assiste dans le monde entier h un regain d'inte'rzt pour les h i t s des enfants et les
organismes de &fense de l'enfance qui sont responsables de la promotion des droits et
de la voix des enfants. Duns cet article, on examine les ide'es resues sur les facteurs qui
rehaussent l'influence de ces organismes et, notamment, par une e'tucle sur l'influence des
organismes provinciaux de de'fense de l'enfance au C a d . A l'instar des ide'es repes,
l'e'tude conclut qu'un niveau plus ileue' d'injluence est observe' dans les organismes qui sont
indipendants des pouvoirs publics, exclusivement axes sur les enfants, accessibles aux enfants, et cew qui ont un waste mandat, lles robustes pouwoirs statutuires et une ample
fonction de repr6sentation. Cependant, les re'sultuts montrent aussi l'importunce d'un
facteur qui n'a pas suscite' lJmt6rZt des wues traditionnelles : le leadership awist! dans
le contexte d'une culture politique re'ceptiwe. Une lles conclusions tire'es weut qw conjointernent
awec, ou en l'absence, d'autres fucteurs facilitateurs, le ledership peut jouer un
r8le iml~ortandt ans la promotion des droits lles enfants
A Generation of Change, a Lifetime of Difference? Social Policy in Britain Since 1979 (Martin Evans and Lewis Williams)
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Individualism: Perceptions of People Experiencing Difficulties Integrating into the Labour Market
No full textAlthough labour market training is emphasized in Canada, few publications examine
the impact of training programs and employment policies on people who are ditionully
vulnerable to being unemployed or underemployed. One-to-one and focus-groul~ interviews
were held with 72 respondents who were receiving training in labour market
integration programs in Calgary and Xegina. Rather than attributing their difficulties in
finding and maintaining employment to structural issues or systemic barriers, respondents
often presented causes in terms of their personal characteristics or circumstances. They
associated low Inbour-mmket participation with, inadequate education, health issues,
personal identity, and individual and family-rooted problems. The response of individual
causes is a direct result of the influence ofneo-liberalism within our social environment.
Keywords: individualism; employment; skill training; neo-liberalism
Si le Canada fait une large place h formation professionnelle pour l'insertion au mud6
du travail, seul un faible nombre de publications examinent l'incidence des programmes
de formation et cles politiques d'emploi sur les personnes qui sont traditionnellement
vulnAables au chbmage ou au sous-emploi. Des entrevues individuelles et des groupes
d'entretiens en profonlleur ont it6 rialisis avec 72 ripondants qui recevaient une formation
dans le cadre de programmes d'intigration au march6 du travail h Calgary et Regina.
Plut6t que d'attribuer leurs difficultis h trouver et garder un emploi h des probl2mes
scructurels ou des obstacles systimiques, les ripondants interpre'taient souvent les causesen tennes d'attributs ou de circonstances personnels. 11s imputuient la faible participation
au marche' du travail h ces facteurs : e'ducation idquate, probhs de sante', identite' personnelle
et probkmes individuels et ceux lie's h la famille. Le fait que les causes individuelles
e'tuient cite'es dans les re'ponses est directement attribuable h l'influence du ne'olibe'ralisme
au sein de notre environnement social