@incollection{IlalKleiblMunck, author = {Ilal, Abdul and Kleibl, Tanja and Munck, Ronaldo}, title = {Postcolonial perspectives on civil society in Mozambique: Towards an alternative approach for research and action}, series = {Civil Society in the Global South}, booktitle = {Civil Society in the Global South}, editor = {Kamruzzaman, Palash}, edition = {1.}, publisher = {Routledge}, doi = {10.4324/9781315113579-13}, pages = {20}, abstract = {The Western or Northern conceptions of civil society, based on classical liberal thought, are the main reference points for interpreting civil society in the global South within development studies and practice. From a critical postcolonial epistemological perspective, we will question many of the key assumptions underlying this approach. Having been involved in the various steps of framing a civil society research project in Mozambique, a project that aimed to look at the conceptual considerations necessary for civil society studies in the global South, we share in this chapter some methodological learning generated from the project and our previous experience. We work through some of the various understandings of civil society in Mozambique based on our analysis of the country context, covering the colonial period of the late nineteenth century up to contemporary postcolonial times, and provide a brief overview of various aspects of civil society and their political-societal significance. Based on preliminary research conclusions we will then put forward some broader epistemological and methodological hypotheses for civil society research in a Southern context.}, language = {en} } @article{KleiblMunck, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Munck, Ronaldo}, title = {NGOs and the Political Economy of Development: An Irish Perspective}, series = {Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI) (Discussion Paper)}, journal = {Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI) (Discussion Paper)}, abstract = {In Ireland the role of development NGOs is rarely interrogated. There is, rather, a shared discourse across the government, NGO and academic sectors which does not really encourage critical enquiry. Yet, in light of the recent Oxfam and Goal scandals, we must ask, as critical-engaged intellectuals, if development NGOs are now 'part of the problem' or 'part of the solution' to use a 1960s phrase. After a brief context- setting section Why Now? which discusses recent events around the NGOs, we start our enquiry with a set of Deconstructions of relevant terms such as 'development', 'civil society', 'human rights' and the term 'NGO' itself, too often referred to in reverential or uncritical ways in the NGO literature and more widely. We then move on to consider whether it is a case of Irish exceptionalism which explains why the political economy of development and NGOs debate in Ireland seems so insulated from international debates. Finally, we open up a Discussion which tries to pose some of the main matters arising from our enquiry. We understand our discussion might seem challenging to some, but we think we are right to pose the issues and hope we might spark an open debate on whether NGOs are part of the solution or, rather, part of the problem. This debate is too important to be left to the NGOs alone.}, language = {en} } @book{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Decolonizing Civil Society in Mozambique - Governance, Polizics and Spiritual Systems}, series = {Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa}, journal = {Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa}, edition = {1.}, publisher = {Bloomsbury}, isbn = {978-1-7869-9934-4}, doi = {10.5040/9781350237490}, pages = {208}, abstract = {By demonstrating that Western conceptions of 'civil society' have provided the framework for interpreting societies in the Global South, Decolonizing Civil Society in Mozambique argues that it is only through a critical deconstruction of these concepts that we can start to re-balance global power relationships, both in academic discourse and in development practices. Examining the exclusionary discourses framing the support for Western-type NGOs in the development discourse - often to the exclusion of local social actors - this book dissects mainstream contemporary ideas about 'civil society', and finds a new means by which to identify local forms of social action, often based in traditional structures and spiritual discourses. Outlining new conceptual ideas for an alternative framing of Mozambique's 'civil society', Kleibl proposes a series of fresh theoretical issues and questions alongside empirical research, moving towards a series of new policy and practice arguments for rethinking and decolonizing civil society in the Global South.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Internationale Soziale Arbeit neu denken - Zur Versch{\"a}rfung Globaler Ungleichheit durch COVID-19}, series = {Sozial Extra}, volume = {44}, booktitle = {Sozial Extra}, publisher = {Springer}, doi = {10.1007/s12054-020-00289-0}, pages = {247 -- 251}, abstract = {Covid-19 hat sich {\"u}ber die ganze Welt ausbreitet und kann sie an den Rand eines {\"o}konomischen und politischen Kollapses f{\"u}hren. Das Virus trifft zwar alle, doch mit Unterschieden. Die Krankheit wird zum einen die sozialen Probleme in den reichen Gesellschaften des Nordens ver{\"a}ndern und auch vergr{\"o}ßern, doch insbesondere in den L{\"a}ndern des Globalen S{\"u}dens kann der Ausbruch in seinen {\"o}konomischen und sozialen Folgen verheerend sein. Kann der Globale Norden noch eind{\"a}mmende und die Folgen abfedernde Maßnahmen etablieren, so schlagen die Auswirkungen im Globalen S{\"u}den voll durch. In diesen Gesellschaften sind verheerende Folgen zu erwarten, die Armut, Elend, Hunger und Migrationsbewegungen intensivieren werden. Dadurch wird aber auch die Globale Ungleichheit zwischen den Nationen gr{\"o}ßer. In dieser Krise w{\"a}re Solidarit{\"a}t {\"u}ber nationale Grenzen hinweg gefragt; doch genau diese ist kaum erkennbar. Die Internationale Soziale Arbeit ist aufgefordert, ihre Ausrichtung neu zu definieren.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Globale Ziele und lokale Realit{\"a}ten. Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte zur Unterst{\"u}tzung r{\"a}umlicher Gerechtigkeit}, series = {Symposium Gerechtigkeit und Verantwortung in der globalen Gesellschaft. Schriften zur vergleichenden Sozialarbeitswissenschaft und zur interkulturellen/internationalen Sozialarbeit}, booktitle = {Symposium Gerechtigkeit und Verantwortung in der globalen Gesellschaft. Schriften zur vergleichenden Sozialarbeitswissenschaft und zur interkulturellen/internationalen Sozialarbeit}, editor = {Oxenknecht-Witzsch, R. and Fornet-Betancourt, R.}, publisher = {Wissenschaftsverlag Mainz}, language = {de} } @article{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Ver{\"a}rgerte Geister und G{\"o}tter? Naturkatastrophen, Krisen, Hexerei und religi{\"o}se Attacken in Mosambik}, series = {Afrika S{\"u}d}, volume = {48}, journal = {Afrika S{\"u}d}, number = {6}, language = {de} } @incollection{KleiblMunck, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Munck, R.}, title = {Zivilgesellschaft in Mosambik: NRO, Religion, Politik und Zauberei}, series = {Spannungen und sozialen Konflikten auf dem Lande}, booktitle = {Spannungen und sozialen Konflikten auf dem Lande}, publisher = {Schulverlag}, language = {de} } @article{KleiblMunck, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Munck, Ronaldo}, title = {Civil society in Mozambique: NGOs, religion, politics and witchcraft}, series = {Third World Quarterly}, volume = {38}, journal = {Third World Quarterly}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1080/01436597.2016.1217738}, pages = {203 -- 218}, abstract = {Our aim is to problematise the dominant discourses and practices around civil society from a Southern perspective. We first examine critically, from a broadly Gramscian perspective, the way in which the concept of civil society has been deployed in development discourse. This highlights its highly normative and North-centric epistemology and perspectives. We also find it to be highly restrictive in a post-colonial Southern context insofar as it reads out much of the grassroots social interaction, deemed 'uncivil' and thus not part of duly recognised civil society. This is followed by a brief overview of some recent debates around civil society in Africa which emphasise the complexity of civil society and turn our attention to some of the broader issues surrounding state-society relations, democracy and representation in a Third World context, exemplified through our case study research in Mozambique, Inhassunge district (Zamb{\´e}zia Province). The privileging of Western-type Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as drivers of democracy and participatory development in Mozambique have considerable implications for current debates around good governance, civil society strengthening and social accountability programmes and strategies.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblKolbeBartosch, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Kolbe, Simon and Bartosch, Ulrich}, title = {Interkonfessionelle Zusammenarbeit als M{\"o}glichkeit und als Notwendigkeit}, series = {{\"O}konomisierung und S{\"a}kularisierung}, booktitle = {{\"O}konomisierung und S{\"a}kularisierung}, editor = {Ceylan, Rauf and Kiefer, Michael}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-658-15255-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-15256-7_21}, pages = {407 -- 427}, abstract = {Der Caritasverband der Di{\"o}zese Eichst{\"a}tt e. V. verf{\"u}gt {\"u}ber 37 Einrichtungen und besch{\"a}ftigt etwa 2.400 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter. Etwa 27.500 Mitglieder tragen den Verband. In seiner fast hundertj{\"a}hrigen Geschichte (Gr{\"u}ndung 1918) engagiert sich der {\"a}lteste bayerische Di{\"o}zesanverband in unterschiedlichen sozialen, medizinischen und p{\"a}dagogischen Arbeitsfeldern. Die Eichst{\"a}tter Caritas leistet heute auch umfassend Asylberatung und Arbeit f{\"u}r gefl{\"u}chtete Menschen.}, language = {de} } @article{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {InselbewohnerInnen droht Vertreibung wegen Rohstoffabbau: VerliererInnen der Globalisierung}, series = {Mosambik-Rundbrief, Koordinationskreis Mosambik}, journal = {Mosambik-Rundbrief, Koordinationskreis Mosambik}, language = {de} } @article{KleiblMaterialMatinadaetal., author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Material, Gaud{\^e}ncio and Matinada, Rude and Piletiche, Jos{\´e} and Munck, Ronaldo}, title = {Sociedade civil, uma constru{\c{c}}{\~a}o contextualizada na sociedade e situa{\c{c}}{\~a}o politica: O caso de Mo{\c{c}}ambique}, series = {O Papel da Universidade no Processo de Pacifica{\c{c}}{\~a}o, Reconcilia{\c{c}}{\~a}o, Democratiza{\c{c}}{\~a}o e Desenvolvimento da Sociedade. Revista Electr{\´o}nica de Investiga{\c{c}}{\~a}o e Desenvolvimento (REID) da UCM}, journal = {O Papel da Universidade no Processo de Pacifica{\c{c}}{\~a}o, Reconcilia{\c{c}}{\~a}o, Democratiza{\c{c}}{\~a}o e Desenvolvimento da Sociedade. Revista Electr{\´o}nica de Investiga{\c{c}}{\~a}o e Desenvolvimento (REID) da UCM}, number = {5}, language = {pt} } @article{KleiblMunck, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Munck, Ronaldo}, title = {Interrogating Civil Society: A View from Mozambique}, series = {Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI) (Discussion Paper)}, volume = {2}, journal = {Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI) (Discussion Paper)}, abstract = {This paper seeks to problematize the dominant discourse and practice around civil society from a Southern perspective. We first critically examine the way in which the concept of civil society has been deployed in development discourse. This highlights its highly normative and North-centric epistemology and perspectives. We also find it to be highly restrictive in a Southern context insofar as it reads out much of the grassroots social interaction deemed 'uncivil' and thus not part of civil society. Subsequent sections introduce a historical analysis of civil society development and a preliminary mapping of current civil society in Mozambique which begins to set out a more complex understanding of civil society, a concept sometimes reduced to the world of the NGO's. This is followed by a report on a recent roundtable discussion with civil society actors in Mozambique that sparked our interest in this theme. This discussion also articulates a more complex and conflictual understanding of civil society than that held by many international NGO's for example. Finally, we discuss some of the matters arising from our movement from the abstract (the deconstruction of the concept of civil society) to the concrete (our conversations with a range of civil society actors). This work is the start of a broad longer term project with partners in Mozambique seeking to map and thus better understand the complexity of civil society in a country widely seen as test case for development strategies.}, language = {en} } @article{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Good Governance, Globalisierung und Partizipation: Eine Debatte um Funktion der Zivilgesellschaft und Wirkung von NGOs}, series = {Blickpunkt Zukunft}, journal = {Blickpunkt Zukunft}, publisher = {Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler e.V. (VDW)}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {The governance agenda and civil society space: A critical reflection from an NGO perspective}, series = {DSAI Governance Debate}, booktitle = {DSAI Governance Debate}, language = {en} } @article{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Demonstrating solidarity and supporting protection: The roles and responsibilities of INGOs in enabling civil society space}, series = {INTRAC newsletter ONTRAC}, journal = {INTRAC newsletter ONTRAC}, language = {en} } @article{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Eurodad, Turning the tables aid and accountability under the Paris Framework}, series = {Syntheses Report}, journal = {Syntheses Report}, editor = {Hayes, Lucy and Pereira, Javier}, language = {en} } @article{KleiblSoeftestadAlinonetal., author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Soeftestad, Lars T. and Alinon, Koffi and Di{\´e}, Lakhsara Mint and Flyman, Michael Vosa}, title = {Language, culture and communication in development cooperation. On the role of ICTs in networking online communities of practice}, series = {CBNRM Net Papers}, journal = {CBNRM Net Papers}, number = {6}, abstract = {Globalization results in the exclusion and marginalization of diverse categories of stakeholders at the local level in developing countries, while decentralization leads to integration and participation of some of these stakeholders. In this evolving process, increasingly facilitated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the role of language and literacy, and their relationship with culture, have been given scant attention. ICTs facilitate language marginalization and homogenization, while it is an open question whether they contribute to language growth and survival. Within the context of development cooperation and natural resource management, the Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network (CBNRM Net), which serves the global CBNRM community of practice, uses ICTs to communicate with its global membership. CBNRM Net is concerned with how globalization and decentralization is influencing traditional and modern CBNRM practices. This includes how the present massive use of ICTs to facilitate communication, relying largely on English, is affecting literacy and language in the area of traditional knowledge on CBNRM. The paper presents a framework for analyzing use of language, and impacts on culture, in online communication and networking.}, language = {en} } @article{Kleibl, author = {Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Die Wodaabe in Niger}, language = {de} } @incollection{KleiblSevenich, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Sevenich, L.}, title = {Development, post-development and the alternative beyond-aid debates: A critical international development worker perspective}, series = {Handbuch Internationale Soziale Arbeit - Dimensionen - Konflikte - Positionen}, booktitle = {Handbuch Internationale Soziale Arbeit - Dimensionen - Konflikte - Positionen}, editor = {Wagner, L. and Lutz, Ronald and Rehklau, Ch. and Ross, F.}, publisher = {Beltz Verlag}, language = {en} } @book{DaňkovaAfeworkiAbayXypolytasetal., author = {Daňkov{\´a}, Petra and Afeworki Abay, Robel and Xypolytas, Nikos and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Transnational Mobility and Externalization of EU Borders}, publisher = {Lexington Books}, abstract = {The dramatic pictures of violence on the Polish - Belorussian border are just the latest manifestation of the dehumanization, securitization and externalization of the EU migration management policies. A trend that can be traced to early 2000s has achieved a new level in recent years after a brief opening of EU borders in 2015. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified these dynamics in different ways and deepened inequalities of the transnational mobility (Lee 2020; Sumba 2021; Afeworki Abay, Kassaye \& Kleibl 2022; Matela \& Maaza 2022). In addition to physical violence by state and non-state actors along the EU external border, EU migration management employs strategies that condone prolonged exposure of mobile people to death and to a host of human rights violations (Mbembe 2003, 2019; Mayblin \& Turner 2020; Mayblin 2016, 2019; Abuya, Krause \& Mayblin 2021; Sadeghi 2019). At the same time, civil society members, media representatives and those who attempt to assist mobile people are also increasingly criminalized, exposed to right-extremist violence and targeted by excessive legal, financial and bureaucratic burdens that make their work difficult, if not impossible. Externalization as a central characteristic of EU border management refers to the propounding mechanisms of moving the border forward (Andrews 2021; Getachew 2019; Guti{\´e}rrez Rodr{\´i}guez 2018a, 2018b; Mayblin, 2017; Mayblin, Wake \& Kazemi 2019). Outside of the EU, externalization policies construct EU border controls in so-called countries of origin and transit. In this process, EU migration management is fused with foreign policy, international development and international trade mechanisms. These incursions disrupt socioeconomic dynamics and local mobility patterns as far as Iran-Turkey borderlands, West African ECOWAS region or the border between Ethiopia and the Sudan. The internal and external EU migration management developments are inseparable and materialized legacies of colonialism, enduring gender inequalities, politics of citizenship and racialized economies (Andrews 2021; Getachew 2019). This book therefore aims to critically analyze how Social Work and EU migration management regimes co-constitute each other. The here presented book will offer theoretical discussions and practical experiences around the following questions: In which way is Social Work complicit in the EU migration management regime? Where do Social Workers find opportunities to build solidarities, become subversive of the hegemonic structures and work for empowerment? How do Social Workers deal with the increasingly restrictive political, legal and economic environment, in which they engage with mobile people? How can Social Work become more apt to working with people who are at times highly mobile and at times immobilized in remote camps, forests or desert outposts? Moreover, this book espouses the broadest definition of Social Work as a human rights profession and an academic discipline but also as an indigenous way of social assistance and social change (Staub-Bernasconi 2012, 2016; Healy \& Link 2011; Kleibl, Lutz \& Noyoo 2020). By paying attention to the temporal and spatial aspects of Social Work with mobile people, we explicitly refuse the apolitical, decontextualized view of Social Work as neutral „helping", instead we plea for critical reflection on the entanglements of Social Work in complex, intersecting power dynamics. Hence, this book seeks to critically analyze how Social Work becomes entangled in categorization of people to make them „legible" and „visible" to EU migration management and how Social Work itself is categorized in order to be disciplined as a „helping" profession and an instrument of the state/EU migration management. We ask how Social Work could be transformed to work in a multiscalar, transnational scale, truly living up to the ambition to employ „glocal" approach.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KlagesRodriguezLugoAfeworkiAbayetal., author = {Klages, Anna-Lisa and Rodr{\´i}guez Lugo, Sara and Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {The Relevance of Decolonizing Social Work: Critical Reflections on Colonial Pasts, Post-Colonial Presents and Decolonial Futures}, series = {Decolonizing Social Work: From Theory to Transformative Practice}, booktitle = {Decolonizing Social Work: From Theory to Transformative Practice}, publisher = {Bloomsbury Publishing}, abstract = {The multiple and simultaneous realities of Social Work practice have always been more complex than its theories suggested. The knowledges, desires and perspectives of its addressees are much more nuanced than standardized empirical qualitative and quantitative research methodologies (that inform theorization) could possibly grasp. In consequence, many assumingly universal and evidence-based methods and instruments in Social Work do not lead towards anticipated outcomes that aim to support the social, political, ecological and economic needs of the addressees. Social Work theories in turn often lack the consideration of, under others, race, class and gender subordination and domination effects, which form integral parts of power dynamics between the oppressed and the oppressors at play in the 21st century. This leads to downplaying the need to theorize and support solidarity from below, as well as to strengthen relational accountability between those that want to advance social justice. In addition, structural elements "from above" such as political and welfare systems and development economies do not receive significant attention either. In consequence, many theories do not lead to concepts, approaches and praxis that sufficiently grasp the historical and contemporary situatedness in which Social Work operates.}, language = {en} } @incollection{AfeworkiAbayKleiblRodriguezLugoetal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja and Rodr{\´i}guez Lugo, Sara and Klages, Anna-Lisa}, title = {Implications of Decolonizing Social Work: Critical Reflections on Colonial Pasts, Post-Colonial Presents and Decolonial Futures}, series = {Decolonizing Social Work: From Theory to Transformative Practice}, booktitle = {Decolonizing Social Work: From Theory to Transformative Practice}, publisher = {Bloomsbury Publishing}, abstract = {While there is an evident need for establishing thorough processes of decolonizing Social Work in education, research and practice, there is only a limited number of literature available on the complex decolonization project. It includes the co-edited volume Decolonizing Social Work by Mel Gray, John Coates, Michael Yellow Bird and Tiani Hetherington (2013), Trabajo Social y Descolonialidad, by Mar{\´i}a Eugenia Hermida and Paula Meschini (2017) or the Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Social Work, by Tanja Kleibl, Ronald Lutz, Ndangwa Noyoo, Benjamin Bunk, Annika Dittmann and Boitumelo Seepamore (2020). These foundational works contribute immensely to the much-needed discussion on the diversification of Social Work theories and methods, yet their foci cannot possibly attempt to address a full scope to the decolonization of all Social Work dimensions in greater detail. Furthermore, most publications (e.g., Tasc{\´o}n and Ife, 2020; Fortier and Hon-Sing Wong, 2018) focus on theoretical reflections, leaving the important gap regarding the necessary knowledge transfer into practice, research and education still broadly opened.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KlagesKleiblRodriguezLugoetal., author = {Klages, Anna-Lisa and Kleibl, Tanja and Rodr{\´i}guez Lugo, Sara and Afeworki Abay, Robel}, title = {Introduction to Decolonial Methodologies in Social Work: Transcending Eurocentrism and Foregrounding Pluriversalism}, series = {Decolonial Methodologies in Social Work: Foregrounding Pluriversalism in Teaching and Research}, booktitle = {Decolonial Methodologies in Social Work: Foregrounding Pluriversalism in Teaching and Research}, publisher = {Bloomsbury Publishing}, abstract = {Since the publication of Linda Tuhiwai Smith's book (1999), Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, researchers in various disciplines in social and health sciences have increasingly become aware of the importance of adopting decolonial research methodologies. However, the transnational project of decolonization might be challenging and complex to implement in research projects and teaching formats in Social Work. The chapter contributions in this co-edited volume give insight from a broader geopolitical perspective into how established Eurocentric concepts, perceptions, practices, and paradigms in Social Work have been continuously re-assessed and re-nuanced within the last two decades (Tamburro, 2013; Noyoo, 2020; Kleibl et al., 2020; Castro Varela and Mohamed, 2021; Gray et al., 2023; Harms-Smith and Rasool, 2020). Within the broader project of Western academia, one effect of decolonization is challenging the allegedly objective "scientific knowledge, in view of its rigor and instrumental potential, [as] radically different from other ways of knowing, be they lay, popular, practical, commonsensical, intuitive, or religious" (de Sousa Santos, 2018b: 5). Moreover, decolonial concepts such as "epistemic de-linking" (Mignolo, 2007: 450) and "epistemic disobedience" (Mignolo, 2009: 8) are indispensable in unpacking the colonial roots of epistemic violence and foregrounding 'Epistemologies of the South' (de Sousa Santos, 2014) in Social Work research in order to establish "a time of epistemological imagination aimed at refounding the political imagination (…) to strengthen the social struggles against domination" (de Sousa Santos, 2018a: 126-127). The continuous problematization of Eurocentric knowledge production (e.g., methodological nationalism, culturalization, westernization) is therefore important for establishing critical dialogues in Social Work. Most importantly, decolonizing university education (Rodr{\´i}guez, 2018; Mbembe, 2016; Mignolo, 2013; de Sousa Santos, 2017) in general is the first step in order to disrupt the colonial continuity of knowledge production that "operates as an invisible power matrix that is shaping and sustaining asymmetrical power relations between the Global North and the Global South" (Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 2014: 181). In moving beyond theoretical discussions and reflections, this co-edited volume addresses the essential questions regarding the implementation of decolonial approaches in research methodologies and teaching formats in Social Work. This co-edited volume is therefore an important contribution for critically minded Social Work educators and students who seek to understand the complex structures of the colonial past, the contemporary postcolonial moment as well as to decolonize their teaching, researching, and visions of decolonialized Social Work.}, language = {en} } @incollection{AfeworkiAbayRodriguezLugoKleibletal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Rodr{\´i}guez Lugo, Sara and Kleibl, Tanja and Klages, Anna-Lisa}, title = {Methodological and Pedagogical Implications of Decolonizing Social Work}, series = {Decolonial Methodologies in Social Work: Foregrounding Pluriversalism in Teaching and Research}, booktitle = {Decolonial Methodologies in Social Work: Foregrounding Pluriversalism in Teaching and Research}, publisher = {Bloomsbury Publishing}, abstract = {The fact that the coloniality of power and knowledge (Quijano; 2000; Mignolo, 2007, 2011; Grosfoguel, 2013) has only been addressed poorly in Social Work contributes to what Paulo Freire (1970: 12) referred to as "a culture of silence". A culture of silence exists where those who are oppressed are not heard in society, and where a lack of knowledge about their contexts creates a high risk for the perpetuation of racism, discrimination, and the violent process of 'blaming the victim'. Research methodologies and teaching formats in Social Work have always been embedded in the colonial archives of Eurocentric knowledge (Quijano; 2000; Mbembe, 2016; Grosfoguel, 2013). As Freire (1970: 5) argues that "The social worker, as much as the educator, is not a neutral agent, either in practice or in action". In the last decade, Social Work education and research methodologies have been continuously criticized for being complicit in downplaying and silencing the brutality of the colonial project (Harms-Smith and Rasool, 2020; Kleibl et al., 2020; Tamburro, 2013). This includes but not only limited to the ignorance of the social, political, ecological and economic implications of colonial legacies as well as post and neocolonial continuities in the 21st century. In addition, the development of Western political and welfare systems 'from above' do not result in significant social change and transformative justice. In consequence, many theories do not lead to concepts, approaches and praxis that sufficiently grasp the historical and contemporary situatedness of coloniality of knowledge and power in which Social Work keeps operating (Afeworki Abay, 2023; Daňkov{\´a} et al., 2024; Kleibl et al., 2024). In response to the continuities of colonial epistemologies and methodologies in Social Work, the chapter contributions in this co-edited volume show the relevance of Pluriversality as one of the various decolonial strategies to unsettle the coloniality of Eurocentric knowledge production (Quijano; 2000; Mignolo, 2007, 2017; Grosfoguel, 2013). One of strategies of decolonizing research methodologies and teaching formats is to universalize and normalize ways of knowing and knowledge production that Eurocentric systems of knowledge portray as 'not valuable' or 'not objective enough' (Tuck and Yang, 2012; Tlostanova and Mignolo. 2012; Afeworki Abay, 2023). Likewise, an important analytic strategy for decolonizing research methodologies is to draw upon marginalized and Indigenous knowledge systems (Smith, 1999; Tamburro, 2013; Zavala, 2016) that have been to taken-for-granted in the social, political, economic, and environmental discourses in Social Work.}, language = {en} } @book{KleiblAfeworkiAbayKlagesetal., author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Afeworki Abay, Robel and Klages, Anna-Lisa and Rodr{\´i}guez Lugo, Sara}, title = {Decolonizing Social Work}, publisher = {Bloomsbury Publishing}, abstract = {Over the last three decades, "decolonization" has become an increasingly emergent framework in tracing and addressing the complex mechanisms of coloniality of knowledge and power (Mignolo, 2011; Quijano, 2000). Surprisingly enough, decolonial perspectives have hardly been considered in Social Work education, research and practice (e.g. Harms-Smith \& Rasool, 2020; Kleibl et al., 2020; Gray et al., 2016; Tamburro, 2013; Lutz, Sachau, \& Stauß, 2017). Even though, there is a growing body of literature that addresses the need for decolonization of Social Work with indigenous people (e.g. Tanemura et al., 2016; Ives \& Thaweiakenrat Loft, 2016) or individuals and communities in and from the Global South (e.g. Noyoo, 2020; Kreitzer, 2016; Freire, 1970), many Social Workers in the Global North (both in academia and practice) argue that the need for decolonization does not apply to their work. This is particularly true in countries of the Global North that claim to have had little engagement with colonialism (e.g. Ranta-Tyrkk{\"o}, 2011). Historically, much of Social Work theory and practice was developed in the Global North and exported across the globe as a byproduct of colonization and - in the postcolonial era - in form of development aid (Schirilla, 2018). Within the hegemonic discourses, knowledges produced at the peripheries and in the context of social struggles has been delegitimized and rendered invisible. Therefore, Social Work remains dominated by Euro-American perspectives, which oftentimes reproduce epistemic violence (Spivak, 1988). This acknowledgment, then, calls for a critical analysis of Social Work education, research and practice as well. Recent emerging discussions on implementing decolonial approaches in Social Work (Harms-Smith \& Rasool, 2020; Tamburro, 2013; Lutz, Kleibl \& Neureither, 2021) have drawn the attention to the possibilities of "epistemic disobedience" (Mignolo, 2009: 8). They brought forward Afrocentric approaches to pedagogy (van Wyk 2014; Watson-Vandiver \& Wiggan, 2021), pedagogies that centralize the oppressed (Freire, 1970; Kohan, 2021), non-extractivist research approaches and methods that focus on embodied knowledge and corporeal emancipation (de Sousa-Santos, 2018), as well as creating South-South links (Rivera, 2012).}, language = {en} } @book{AfeworkiAbayKlagesRodriguezLugoetal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Klages, Anna-Lisa and Rodr{\´i}guez Lugo, Sara and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Decolonial Methodologies in Social Work: Foregrounding Pluriversalism in Teaching and Research}, publisher = {Bloomsbury Publishing}, abstract = {While decolonial perspectives have continuously been discussed in contemporary academic discourse in Social Work in the last two decades, yet, the complex legacies of colonialism are often left unreflected within methodological and pedagogical conceptualizations in Social Work (Harms-Smith and Rasool, 2020; Tamburro, 2013; Kleibl et al., 2020; Harms-Smith and Afeworki Abay, 2024). With this understanding in mind, it is imperative to critically engage with the growing interest of mainstream discourse on decolonizing research and education in Social Work and as well as to understand the broader project of decolonization as a way of "epistemic de-linking" (Mignolo, 2007: 450) from colonial thoughts and practices. Decolonial perspectives in Social Work's knowledge production require a deep look into the core concept of Pluriversality in foregrounding theories, epistemologies and methodologies of the South. According to Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2018), decolonizing theories, epistemologies and methodologies is an asymmetrical and long-term process that requires deep analysis and reflection both in formerly colonized and colonizing regions. As there are only insufficient methodological reflections on these complex topics of "decolonization" in Social Work (see among others: Kleibl et al., 2024), the aim of this book is to go one-step further and put a spotlight on the increasing number of critical teaching formats as well as research projects in Social Work that aim to challenge the current status-quo of coloniality of power, knowledge and being (Quijano, 2007). This co-edited volume provides discussions and experiences with decolonial approaches in research and education of Social Work. It centres methodologies developed in the Global South (de Sousa Santos, 2014; Connell, 2014) in an attempt to decolonize Eurocentrism, as the knowledge produced by subaltern communities and scholars of the global South have been rendered invisible.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Pandemic - Measures and Consequences: Increased Global Inequality and Violations of Human Rights}, series = {Family Dynamics, Gender and Social Inequality During COVID-19}, booktitle = {Family Dynamics, Gender and Social Inequality During COVID-19}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-51237-7_2}, pages = {17 -- 26}, abstract = {This chapter explores the enduring impact of the global pandemic and its far-reaching consequences. The pandemic disrupted the world, exposing inequalities inherent in globalization and the privileged lifestyles of the Global North. Global inequality, rooted in colonialism and capitalism, persisted, with the pandemic exacerbating disparities. The crisis not only affected health but also strained families and exacerbated gender inequalities. In the Global South, vulnerable populations faced economic hardship and inadequate healthcare. The pandemic intensified the global education crisis, disproportionately impacting girls. Moreover, human rights violations became apparent as states and institutions failed to meet their obligations. Structural inequalities and unequal access to healthcare underscored the need for a more comprehensive human rights approach in social work. Social work must address structural inequalities, prioritize community-based solutions, and advocate for international solidarity and new legal mechanisms to protect human rights in crises. It must also confront its colonial past and decolonize curricula. As we navigate ongoing crises, social work must take on a transformative role, working alongside marginalized communities to advocate for a more just and equitable society.}, language = {en} } @incollection{AbayAferwokiDaňkovaXypolitasetal., author = {Abay Aferwoki, R. and Daňkov{\´a}, P. and Xypolitas, N. and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Introduction}, series = {Transnational Mobility and Externalization of EU Borders: Social Work, Migration Management and Resistance.}, booktitle = {Transnational Mobility and Externalization of EU Borders: Social Work, Migration Management and Resistance.}, editor = {Daňkov{\´a}, P. and Xypolitas, N. and Kleibl, Tanja and Abay Afeworki, R.}, publisher = {Lexington Press}, publisher = {Technische Hochschule W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Globale Ungleichheiten - Herausforderungen f{\"u}r eine internationale Soziale Arbeit}, series = {Wandel der Arbeitsgesellschaft: Soziale Arbeit in Zeiten von Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und Prekarisierung}, booktitle = {Wandel der Arbeitsgesellschaft: Soziale Arbeit in Zeiten von Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und Prekarisierung}, editor = {Steckelberg, C. and Thiessen, B.}, publisher = {Verlag Barbara Budrich}, doi = {10.2307/j.ctv10h9fcs.7}, pages = {51 -- 66}, abstract = {Das Corona Virus bzw. die Krankheit Covid-19 ist zu einer Pandemie geworden, die sich {\"u}ber die ganze Welt ausbreitet und diese an den Rand eines v{\"o}lligen {\"o}konomischen und politischen Kollaps f{\"u}hren kann. In nahezu allen L{\"a}ndern ist es inzwischen angekommen. Es trifft zwar alle, doch darin offenbaren sich Unterschiede. Die Krankheit wird zum einen die sozialen Probleme in den reichen Gesellschaften des Nordens ver{\"a}ndern und auch vergr{\"o}ßern, doch insbesondere in den L{\"a}ndern des Globalen S{\"u}dens kann der Ausbruch in seine {\"o}konomischen und sozialen Folgen verheerend sein. Kann der Globale Norden noch eind{\"a}mmende und die Folgen abfedernde Maßnahmen etablieren, so schlagen die Auswirkungen im Globalen S{\"u}den voll durch. In diese Gesellschaften sind verheerende Folgen zu erwarten, die Armut, Elend, Hunger und Migrationsbewegungen intensivieren werden. Dadurch wird aber auch die Globale Ungleichheit zwischen den Nationen gr{\"o}ßer. In dieser Krise w{\"a}re Solidarit{\"a}t {\"u}ber nationale Grenzen hinweg gefragt; doch genau diese ist kaum erkennbar. Gleichzeitig ist auch Internationale Soziale Arbeit aufgefordert, ihre Ausrichtung neu zu definieren.}, language = {de} } @book{KleibldoCarmodosSantosGoncalvesDaňkovaetal., author = {Kleibl, Tanja and do Carmo dos Santos Gon{\c{c}}alves, Maria and Daňkov{\´a}, Petra and Munck, Ronaldo}, title = {Migration and social transformation: engaged perspectives}, publisher = {Machdohnil Ltd}, address = {Dublin}, isbn = {978-1-908689-43-6}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r Angewandte Wissenschaften W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt}, pages = {XXVI, 310 Seiten}, language = {en} } @article{KleiblXypolytas, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Xypolytas, Nikos}, title = {Oppression or liberation? The function of social work in migration management}, volume = {21}, number = {2}, publisher = {Regener}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-56389}, pages = {11}, abstract = {Drawing on the work of Antonio Gramsci and liberation scholars from Latin America, this article examines the role of social work, as both an academic discipline and a practice, in the context of the recent refugee crisis. This role mirrors the historical development of social work and is further highlighted by recent empirical studies of refugee experiences on Greek islands. The authors call for an active political coalition between social work practitioners and refugees, with the aim of empowering the latter in their quest for liberation from the regime of European refugee management.}, language = {en} } @book{doCarmodosSantosGoncalvesGutwaldKleibletal., author = {do Carmo dos Santos Gon{\c{c}}alves, Maria and Gutwald, Rebecca and Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald and Noyoo, Ndangwa and Twikirize, Janestic}, title = {The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development: Global Perspectives}, edition = {1.}, publisher = {Springer Cham}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-030-84678-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-84678-7}, pages = {461}, abstract = {This book is a novel contribution to academic discourses on the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and how it has impacted societies globally. It proffers an overview on the social development and political measures, from both the Global North and Global South, to prevent COVID-19's spread. It illuminates major social, political and economic challenges that already existed in different contexts and which are also currently being amplified by COVID-19. Curiously, this global pandemic has opened spaces for different actors, across the globe, to begin to fundamentally question and challenge the hegemony of the Global North, which sometimes is evident in social work. Linked to the foregoing and while reflecting beyond the pandemic and into the future, the book proposes that social work must become more political at all levels, and strive to transform societies, global social development efforts, and economic and health systems. This contributed volume of 38 chapters discusses and analyses ethical, social, sociological, social work and social development issues that complement and enrich available literature in the socio-political, economics, public health, medical ethics and political science. It provides various case studies which should enable readers to gain insights into how countries have responded to the pandemic and learn how COVID-19 negatively impacted countries in different parts of the world. This book also provides a platform for the articulation of neglected and marginalized voices, such as those of indigenous populations, the poor, or oppressed. The chapters are grouped according to three main themes as they relate to research on the COVID-19 pandemic and social work in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America: - Analysis: Social Issues and the COVID-19 Pandemic - Strategies and Responses in Social Work: Globally and Locally - Outlook: Looking Ahead Beyond the Pandemic Intended to engage a global, diverse and interdisciplinary audience, The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development is a timely and relevant resource for academics, students and researchers in inter alia Social Work, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, and Development Studies.}, language = {en} } @article{NoyooKleiblMadewetal., author = {Noyoo, Ndangwa and Kleibl, Tanja and Madew, Melinda and Matela, Minenhle and Lutz, Ronald and Boryczko, Marcin}, title = {Will the Welcome ever Run Dry? Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe}, series = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems}, volume = {61}, journal = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems}, number = {1}, doi = {10.57947/qrp.v61i1.19}, pages = {93 -- 100}, abstract = {This review summarises and chronicles inputs from several speakers who attended a conference titled: Will the Welcome ever Run Dry?: Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe. The conference interrogated the refugee crisis which had been precipitated by Russia's unprovoked war against Ukraine. It was organised by Tanja Kleibl, Melinda Madew, Minenhle Matela, Ronald Lutz and Ndangwa Noyoo and held at the University of Applied Sciences W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt on 17 March 2022. The conference participants were social work academics, practitioners, students and activists, and it was delivered in a blended mode. Crucially, it was meant to be a call to action to the social work profession around the world, especially in Europe. Also, the organisers wanted to cast a sharp light on the refugee crisis from a social work perspective and highlight the discrimination which was associated with this phenomenon. Indeed, media reports and other accounts had identified this disturbing trend, whereby African and non-European students from developing countries, who were equally fleeing the war zone with Ukrainians, were ill-treated and discriminated against by Ukrainian and Polish security forces. These officials allegedly allowed only Ukrainians and European-looking people to cross the border (Chebil, 2022; Pronczuk et al., 2022).}, language = {en} } @article{KleiblNeureither, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Neureither, F.}, title = {Soziale Arbeit des S{\"u}dens}, series = {Socialnet Lexikon}, journal = {Socialnet Lexikon}, publisher = {socialnet}, address = {Bonn}, abstract = {Im Globalen S{\"u}den stellen sich immer wieder neue und andere Themen und soziale Problemlagen als im Globalen Norden. Aufgrund postkolonialer Entwicklungen ergeben sich Fragestellungen, die zum einen zur Anerkennung von Differenz und zum anderen zum Grenzdenken einladen. Innerhalb dieser Dynamik stellen sich insbesondere in Europa immer wieder neue ethische Fragestellungen zum Umgang mit Kolonialismus und Neokolonialismus und der Externalisierung von Folgen des westlichen, industrialisierten Entwicklungsmodels. In den Diskursen einer Sozialarbeit des S{\"u}dens spielen folgende Kontexte eine essenzielle Rolle: - die Sichtbarmachung der kolonialen Folgen sowie der Konflikte und Widerspr{\"u}che, der Ausbeutung und der Ausgrenzung in den nachkolonialen Gesellschaften, die auf ihre Urspr{\"u}nge zur{\"u}ckgef{\"u}hrt werden - der genuin politische Anspruch zur Ver{\"a}nderbarkeit der Welt durch Akteur*innen, seien dies Bewegungen, Organisationen, Regierungen oder Menschen in ihren sozialen Beziehungen - die Bestrebungen der Sozialen Arbeit im S{\"u}den {\"u}ber Prozesse der Indigenisierung und Authentisierung Eigenst{\"a}ndigkeit zu erlangen, um sich aus der kolonialen Umklammerung des Nordens zu l{\"o}sen. Darin gewinnt die Debatte um indigenes, lokales und „pluriversales" Wissen, als einem von den Prinzipen rationaler Vernunft unterschiedenem Wissenssystem, das gleichwohl auf Erfahrung und Diversit{\"a}t basiert, eine zentrale Bedeutung. Die Sozialarbeit des S{\"u}dens beinhaltet und fokussiert immer auch einen politischen Anspruch und verf{\"u}gt {\"u}ber eigene Methoden.}, language = {de} } @incollection{KleiblJaji, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Jaji, Rose}, title = {Women's empowerment: unravelling the cultural incompatibility myth in Zimbabwe}, series = {The Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Social Work}, booktitle = {The Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Social Work}, editor = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald and Noyoo, Ndangwa and Bunk, Benjamin and Dittmann, Annika and Seepamore, Boitumelo}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-0-429-46872-8}, doi = {10.4324/9780429468728}, abstract = {The wider concept of development continues to be tied to ideas of generation of wealth and establishment of a global social order premised on Western thought. Within this framework, women's empowerment, informed by modernisation theory, depicts mostly traditional cultures in the Global South as incompatible with development. As such, many women's empowerment initiatives assume that women living in the Global South are inherently powerless. Notwithstanding criticism, this narrative and the transformative agenda of modernisation theory persist. Current empowerment initiatives still take a Eurocentric approach in which power needs to be brought from outside the context of the people targeted for empowerment. Drawing from the paradoxes of women's empowerment initiatives in Zimbabwe, this chapter argues that extracting women from their cultural context and community often produces outcomes that are contrary to those intended by empowerment initiatives. The chapter also discusses the resistance that emanates from targeting women and excluding men from empowerment programmes in a context where women's and men's lives are intertwined, and men are as disempowered as their female counterparts. It concludes that Northern non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and social development approaches need to rethink their mission and women's empowerment frameworks, making space for cultural and political negotiations based on local social organisation.}, language = {en} } @article{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Internationale Soziale Arbeit neu denken: Zur Versch{\"a}rfung Globaler Ungleichheit durch COVID-19}, series = {Sozial Extra}, volume = {44}, journal = {Sozial Extra}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1007/s12054-020-00289-0}, pages = {247 -- 251}, abstract = {Covid-19 hat sich {\"u}ber die ganze Welt ausbreitet und kann sie an den Rand eines {\"o}konomischen und politischen Kollapses f{\"u}hren. Das Virus trifft zwar alle, doch mit Unterschieden. Die Krankheit wird zum einen die sozialen Probleme in den reichen Gesellschaften des Nordens ver{\"a}ndern und auch vergr{\"o}ßern, doch insbesondere in den L{\"a}ndern des Globalen S{\"u}dens kann der Ausbruch in seinen {\"o}konomischen und sozialen Folgen verheerend sein. Kann der Globale Norden noch eind{\"a}mmende und die Folgen abfedernde Maßnahmen etablieren, so schlagen die Auswirkungen im Globalen S{\"u}den voll durch. In diesen Gesellschaften sind verheerende Folgen zu erwarten, die Armut, Elend, Hunger und Migrationsbewegungen intensivieren werden. Dadurch wird aber auch die Globale Ungleichheit zwischen den Nationen gr{\"o}ßer. In dieser Krise w{\"a}re Solidarit{\"a}t {\"u}ber nationale Grenzen hinweg gefragt; doch genau diese ist kaum erkennbar. Die Internationale Soziale Arbeit ist aufgefordert, ihre Ausrichtung neu zu definieren.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{KleiblSchellhammer, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Schellhammer, Barbara}, title = {Sozialer Wandel als Gegenstand des Dialogs zwischen Interkultureller Philosophie und Kritischer Entwicklungstheorie}, series = {Polylog: Zeitschrift f{\"u}r interkulturelles Philosophieren}, volume = {44}, booktitle = {Polylog: Zeitschrift f{\"u}r interkulturelles Philosophieren}, abstract = {Debates about globalization and development underline global interconnectedness, although from mainly linear modernist economic perspectives. They divide the world into »developed« and »underdeveloped« regions, subordinating social change to economic progress. Social change is absorbed as something natural, ignoring the historic conditions under which »development« takes place. Concurrently, the dissolution of cultural self-conceptions plays an increasingly important role in intercultural philosophy. It claims that social change has always something to do with the threatening experiences of alienation as well as power interests and inequalities driving it. Critical development theories show the alienation of »development« from the radical social changes needed to transform the postcolonial conditions of globalization. Both intercultural philosophy and critical development theory confront this situation with their own disciplinary positionality, initiating the notion of border thinking.}, language = {de} } @incollection{KleiblKhoo, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Khoo, S.-M.}, title = {Globaler Klimanotstand und Menschenrechte „von unten". Ein Blick aus der P{\"a}dagogik der Entwicklungsethik und der Internationalen Sozialen Arbeit}, series = {Klimakrise, sozial{\"o}kologischer Kollaps und Klimagerechtigkeit}, booktitle = {Klimakrise, sozial{\"o}kologischer Kollaps und Klimagerechtigkeit}, editor = {Pfaff, T. and Schramkowski, B. and Lutz, Ronald}, publisher = {Beltz Juventa}, address = {Weinheim}, pages = {351 -- 369}, language = {de} } @incollection{KleiblLutz, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Globale Ungleichheit als Herausforderung}, series = {Armutsforschung - Handbuch f{\"u}r Wissenschaft und Praxis}, booktitle = {Armutsforschung - Handbuch f{\"u}r Wissenschaft und Praxis}, editor = {Marquardsen, K.}, publisher = {Nomos}, pages = {505 -- 521}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{KleiblAfeworkiAbay, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Afeworki Abay, Robel}, title = {Migration and social transformation: from theory to engaged practice}, series = {Migration and social transformation: southern perspectives}, booktitle = {Migration and social transformation: southern perspectives}, abstract = {Globalisation has made geo-politics not an isolated issue but it must be seen as part of wider transformative processes. New emerging forms of global governance, in particular migration governance, although still discussed as a central national policy instrument in the wider normative political dialogues, have been further developed as forms of control over people which, through externalization processes, go far beyond national borders or continental patterns. Its divisive dynamics have strengthened new forms of unilateralism, stronger nationalism, populism and xenophobia, especially in Europe and North America, affecting countries in the Global South through so called "containment politics". At the same time, economic mega-projects, extractive industries and land grabbing, as well as increasingly internal - often resource related - postcolonial conflicts, have led to more and more forced displaced people on the African continent. Examples thereof would be the new conflict in Northern Mozambique, which led to about 800.000 internally displaced people (IDPs) since 2017 or the so-called Anglophone Crises in Cameroon, which resulted so far in about half a million IDPs. Extractivism and exploitation of environmental resources without considering its environmental impact has also contributed to the worsening of the self-sustainability conditions of entire communities, forcing them to migrate. Xenophobia, resulting from continued racism as well as from the negative consequences of neoliberal policies for large parts of the populations, has taken on dangerous proportions in what has come to be known as xenophobic violent attacks in South Africa. These violent attacks, perpetrated by South Africans, against fellow Africans from other parts of Africa, have resulted in deaths, injuries and destruction of property. Unfortunately, at the receiving end of such attacks are mostly poor, vulnerable and marginalised groups such as refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants from the continent. Violent xenophobic attacks have contributed to the further displacement of sub-Saharan Africans in South Africa. What is worrying is that these attacks are becoming more and more frequent. Despite these narrowing and inward-looking tendencies, globalisation and related social, economic and cultural transformations are accelerating at a fast pace, making the world even more embedded and interconnected, a process in which digitalization plays a key part. In all these global upheavals, human development and social work should remain at the centre, given their mandate of advocating with and on behalf of the most marginalised ("option for the poor"). Thus, social justice, human rights and social inclusion across the world remain social work's main mission and a very important task for the profession in terms of education, research and practice. Given this backdrop, it is imperative that social workers not only take critical note of the major shifts taking place momentarily and the various challenges and social ills that have global implications. Rather, they need to insert themselves into this global discourse by offering their unique social justice orientated paradigm and frameworks. This international winter/summer school, taking place in South Africa, aims to support and enhance North-South as well as South-South exchanges of academics, students and organizations working in the field of social work and (forced) migration. Of critical importance, young people, especially social work students, from both the Global South and North, need to be equipped with appropriate and relevant analytical skills to be able to navigate these turbulent times and be better prepared for the numerous complex challenges faced by social work and community practitioners, migrants and refugees in the field. In addition, they need to be exposed to progressive worldviews as well as new innovative research and practices. Academics from the fields of social work and migration need to invest in arriving at context relevant curricula and decolonizing teaching and research methodologies that tackle the issues mentioned above while practitioners need to make themselves familiar with current research trends and innovative practice approaches by learning from other parts of the "interconnected" world.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AfeworkiAbayKleiblStubbsetal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja and Stubbs, Paul and Noyoo, Ndangwa}, title = {Challenging colonial continuities and racism within contemporary EU migration regimes: postcolonial perspectives in social work}, series = {Social work - a hinge of practical utopia}, booktitle = {Social work - a hinge of practical utopia}, abstract = {The history of Social Work and the modern Western university paradoxically represents both the high point and low point of human progress. Conceived in an epoch of immense human discovery, it is important to understand this period as characterised by white Western Imperialist and Colonial projects and the rise of capitalist accumulation. In combination, these processes, not confined to the geo-political points of origin, continue to have devastating impacts across the world, characterised by the exploitation, displacement, and destruction of human beings as well as natural ecosystems. Hegemonic colonial structures and practices created and reproduced global racialised hierarchies with the dominance of the Global North and the 'Othering' of knowledge forms and ways of life emerging from the Global South. Struggles for decolonisation and anti-racism come from an ongoing refusal by the victims of capitalism and imperialism to accept defeat and to continue to struggle for life, liberty and dignity. In the current moment, especially following the brutal public execution of George Floyd in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement, especially amongst youth, we have witnessed a global response, incorporating gestures of solidarity, through the 'taking of the knee' through to direct action to remove statues and monuments celebrating various characters associated with Empire, slavery and colonial exploitation. Again, the current discriminatory practices against non-European and non-White refugees from Ukraine highlights the coloniality of human rights. As Social Work scientific community and practitioners, we stand united with all people of good will working for peace and justice across national borders. In times where many forces try to divide and polarize this world, as Social Workers we seek to overcome "Oppression Olympics" (Walby et al., 2012: 234) and to foster solidarity as a collective strategy of resistance. In this regard, this panel contribution focusses specifically on the relevance of postcolonial perspectives to challenge contemporary EU migration regimes and developing anticolonial approaches in Social Work. In trying to sketch out how Social Work research, education and practice are often entangled in (re)producing hegemonic discourse, the panel will critically discuss the inherent ambivalences and ambiguities of decolonisation processes in the face of a vast range of epistemic violence, which is also referred to as Epistemicide (de Sousa-Santos, 2014; Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 2018). Some concluding remarks will be made by highlighting the relevance of epistemic disobedience in challenging coloniality of knowledge in Social Work.}, language = {en} } @article{NoyooKleiblMatelaetal., author = {Noyoo, Ndangwa and Kleibl, Tanja and Matela, Minenhle and Madew, Melinda and Lutz, Ronald and Boryczko, Marcin}, title = {Conference Reviews: Will the Welcome ever Run Dry? Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe}, series = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin}, volume = {61}, journal = {Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin}, number = {1}, issn = {2750-7882}, doi = {10.57947/qrp.v61i1.19}, pages = {93 -- 100}, abstract = {This review summarises and chronicles inputs from several speakers who attended a conference titled: Will the Welcome ever Run Dry?: Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories - The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe. The conference interrogated the refugee crisis which had been precipitated by Russia's unprovoked war against Ukraine. It was organised by Tanja Kleibl, Melinda Madew, Minenhle Matela, Ronald Lutz and Ndangwa Noyoo and held at the University of Applied Sciences W{\"u}rzburg-Schweinfurt on 17 March 2022. The conference participants were social work academics, practitioners, students and activists, and it was delivered in a blended mode. Crucially, it was meant to be a call to action to the social work profession around the world, especially in Europe. Also, the organisers wanted to cast a sharp light on the refugee crisis from a social work perspective and highlight the discrimination which was associated with this phenomenon. Indeed, media reports and other accounts had identified this disturbing trend, whereby African and non-European students from developing countries, who were equally fleeing the war zone with Ukrainians, were ill-treated and discriminated against by Ukrainian and Polish security forces. These officials allegedly allowed only Ukrainians and European- looking people to cross the border (Chebil, 2022; Pronczuk et al., 2022).}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AfeworkiAbayKleiblRitteretal., author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja and Ritter, Monique and Ihring, Isabelle and Mouissi, Jasmin}, title = {Dekolonialisierung des Wissens in Forschung, Lehre und Praxis Sozialer Arbeit}, series = {Geteiltes Wissen - Wissensentwicklung in Disziplin und Profession Sozialer Arbeit}, booktitle = {Geteiltes Wissen - Wissensentwicklung in Disziplin und Profession Sozialer Arbeit}, abstract = {Das geplante Panel besch{\"a}ftigt sich mit der Frage, wie durch die hegemoniale Wissensproduktion der Sozialen Arbeit koloniale Deutungs- und Handlungsmuster und kulturalisierende Zuschreibenden sowie damit einhergehende subtilere Mechanismen des Othering (re-)produziert werden (Said, 1978). Eine dekoloniale Forschungspraxis kann sich hier als besonders geeignet erweisen, um solchen diskursiven und wissenschaftlichen Praktiken entgegenzuwirken und danach zu fragen: ,,Who and when, why and where is knowledge generated?" (Mignolo, 2009, S. 2). Mit diesem Panel m{\"o}chten wir zudem kritische Anregungen f{\"u}r den weiteren Forschungsbedarf zur Dekolonialisierung der Forschung Sozialer Arbeit im Sinne des ,,epistemic disobedience'' (Mignolo, 2009, S. 8) anstoßen.}, language = {de} } @article{KolbeKleiblSurzykiewicz, author = {Kolbe, Simon Wilhelm and Kleibl, Tanja and Surzykiewicz, Janusz}, title = {Soziale Arbeit in der Post-Migrationsgesellschaft: Die R{\"u}ckbesinnung auf Religion und Spiritualit{\"a}t in der Begleitung von {\"a}lteren Migranten*innen mit Fluchterfahrungen}, series = {Sozialer Fortschritt}, volume = {71}, journal = {Sozialer Fortschritt}, number = {5}, doi = {10.3790/sfo.71.5.343}, pages = {343 -- 357}, abstract = {Unterschiedliche Forschungserkenntnisse belegen, dass Religion und Spiritualit{\"a}t zu den wichtigsten psychosozialen Ressourcen von {\"a}lteren Menschen z{\"a}hlen. Gleichzeitig werden sie jedoch nicht immer sachkundig in sozialen Dienstleistungen ber{\"u}cksichtigt. W{\"a}hrend Herkunftskulturen, Migrationserfahrungen und Adaptationsanforderungen im Fall von {\"a}lteren Migranten*innen mit Fluchterfahrungen zus{\"a}tzlich zu den {\"u}blichen altersbedingten und soziokulturellen Aspekten beobachtet werden, k{\"o}nnen {\"u}berdies spirituell-religi{\"o}se Bew{\"a}ltigungsstrategien eine bedeutende Rolle spielen. Die Ber{\"u}cksichtigung dieser psychosozialen Ressourcen stellt eine wichtige Qualifikations- bzw. Kompetenzanforderung in der Sozialen Arbeit dar, um die Resilienz und Lebenszufriedenheit dieser {\"a}lteren Menschen zu st{\"a}rken und folglich auch deren soziale Einbindung in der gesamten Gesellschaft zu gew{\"a}hrleisten.}, language = {de} } @incollection{NoyooKleibl, author = {Noyoo, Ndangwa and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Kinship care, responsibility and self-determination: exploring african individual and community rights in decolonized social work}, series = {Decolonized approaches to human rights and social work}, booktitle = {Decolonized approaches to human rights and social work}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-33030-8_5}, pages = {77 -- 9}, abstract = {This chapter explores how the notion of human rights and the practice of social care could further be embedded in an African way of life. Even though there appears to be a broad acceptance of social work as a human rights profession in many African societies, social work seems to be in dissonance with the deeply rooted cultural practice of kinship care and collective responsibility on the continent. It is noteworthy that cultural practices in kinship care and community responsibility in Africa are congruent to social work principles; however, there still remains a yawning gap between this reality in regard to social work education and practice. This chapter calls for the decolonization of human rights and social work discourses in Africa. We argue that wide-ranging culturally embedded values and collective practices should find expression in human rights and social work endeavors in Africa. This will lend itself to a deeper understanding of non-Western-oriented notions of human rights and social work, which are underpinned by community responsibility, and the principle of self-determination as a collective right.}, language = {en} } @incollection{DaňkovaAfeworkiAbayXypolytasetal., author = {Daňkov{\´a}, Petra and Afeworki Abay, Robel and Xypolytas, Nikos and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Introduction to externalization of EU borders}, series = {Transnational mobility and externalization of EU borders: social work, migration management and resistance}, booktitle = {Transnational mobility and externalization of EU borders: social work, migration management and resistance}, publisher = {Lexington Books}, abstract = {The dramatic pictures of violence on the Polish - Belorussian border, preventable shipwrecks off the coast of Italy and Greece or the killing of people attempting to cross the border into the Spanish exclave of Melilla are just the latest manifestation of the dehumanization, securitization and externalization of the EU migration management policies. A trend that can be traced to early 2000s has achieved a new level in recent years after a brief opening of EU borders around 2015. The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified these dynamics in important ways and deepened inequalities of transnational mobility (Lee 2020; Sumba 2021; Afeworki Abay, Kassaye and Kleibl 2022; Matela and Maaza 2022). The flight of people from Ukraine into the EU after the Russian invasion has highlighted the differential treatment of refugees based on intersecting hierarchies of racialization, gender and citizenship.}, language = {en} } @article{MunckKleibl, author = {Munck, Ronaldo and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {NGOs and the political economy of international development and development education: an irish perspective}, series = {Policy \& Practice: A Development education review}, journal = {Policy \& Practice: A Development education review}, pages = {31 -- 53}, abstract = {In Ireland the role of development non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is rarely interrogated. There is, rather, a shared discourse across the government, NGO and academic sectors which does not really encourage critical enquiry. One of the reasons is, arguably, the reduction of support for development education that would have kept that critical lens more active. In light of the recent Oxfam and Goal scandals, we must ask if development NGOs are now 'part of the problem' rather than 'part of the solution' to use a 1960s phrase. After a brief context-setting section "Why Now?" which discusses recent events around the NGOs, we start our enquiry with a set of Deconstructions of relevant terms such as 'development', 'civil society', 'human rights' and the term 'NGO' itself, too often referred to in reverential or uncritical ways in the NGO literature and more widely. We then move on to consider whether it is a case of Irish exceptionalism which explains why the political economy of development and NGOs debate in Ireland seems so insulated from international debates. Finally, we open up a Discussion which tries to pose some of the main matters arising from our enquiry. We understand our discussion might seem challenging to some, but we hope to spark an open debate on whether NGOs are part of the solution or, rather, part of the problem. This debate is too important to be left to the NGOs alone and requires the critical engagement of development education we would argue.}, language = {en} } @article{NeureitherKleiblLutz, author = {Neureither, Franziska and Kleibl, Tanja and Lutz, Ronald}, title = {Internationalisation of Social Work}, series = {Pedagogika Społeczna Nova}, volume = {3}, journal = {Pedagogika Społeczna Nova}, number = {6}, doi = {10.14746/psn.2023.3.6.11}, pages = {175 -- 195}, abstract = {The article explores the internationalisation of social work from a historical point of view to Indigenous approaches and discusses the concepts of indigenisation, authentication and reconceptualisation. It demonstrates the importance of shifting away from the dominant western perspective on knowledge as well as away from the idea of a universal Social Work and focuses on philosophies and approaches of the Global South. Dialogue as praxis, enablement, and empowerment as well as translation and an ethnological view as methods of internationalisation of Social Work are emphasised. Subsequently, perspectives of Radical as well as Green Social Work and postcolonial feminist approaches within the profession are presented, which can contribute to a desired interwoven, mutually supporting Social Work. The outlook shows the importance of international and cross-cultural exchange between social workers. It emphasizes on sharing of and learning about local methods and practices from other parts of the world, to develop common ideas. In this context self-reflection of the profession and social work- ers is crucially value.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KleiblXypolytas, author = {Kleibl, Tanja and Xypolytas, Nikos}, title = {?'Opresi{\´o}n o liberaci{\´o}n? - La Funci{\´o}n del trabajo social en la gesti{\´o}n de la migraci{\´o}n}, series = {Migraci{\´o}n y transformaci{\´o}n social: Perspectivas comprometidas}, booktitle = {Migraci{\´o}n y transformaci{\´o}n social: Perspectivas comprometidas}, doi = {10.61301/isbn.978-65-85775-03-8.2023.v24.p322-248}, pages = {322 -- 348}, abstract = {Este volumen cuestiona las formas tradicionales de crear conocimiento en la investigaci{\´o}n sobre migraci{\´o}n y se propone a descentralizar el sesgo euroc{\´e}ntrico del pa{\´i}s receptor y explorar los procesos de migraci{\´o}n Sur-Sur proporcionando perspectivas del pa{\´i}s de origen sobre la migraci{\´o}n. El libro est{\´a} dividido en secciones sobre Perspectivas, Experiencias e Intervenciones para buscar activamente posibilidades para como moldear procesos sociales vitales conectados con la migraci{\´o}n. Con este fin, en la secci{\´o}n final hay la tradici{\´o}n del trabajo social como disciplina acad{\´e}mica y pr{\´a}ctica profesional enfocada en la transformaci{\´o}n social, m{\´a}s que como una pr{\´a}ctica a nivel micro de "control" o "educaci{\´o}n" de personas y familias que se consideran fuera de la sociedad "normal". Este volumen persigue el objetivo de reivindicar la misi{\´o}n pol{\´i}tica del trabajo social como fuerza activa de transformaci{\´o}n social y mostrar c{\´o}mo el trabajo social puede ser una fuerza para dise{\~n}ar pol{\´i}ticas activamente, en lugar de ser solo una herramienta de control de la migraci{\´o}n.}, language = {es} } @article{KhooKleibl, author = {Khoo, Su-ming and Kleibl, Tanja}, title = {Addressing the Global Emergencies of Climate and Human Rights from Below: A View from the Pedagogy of Development Ethics and International Social Work}, series = {Irish Studies in International Affairs}, volume = {31}, journal = {Irish Studies in International Affairs}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1353/isia.2020.0001}, pages = {27 -- 42}, abstract = {Acknowledging that the climate emergency is a transdisciplinary challenge that changes everything, this paper offers reflections on teaching and research, attending to the public and students' demands, witnessed at a global climate protest- 'to not remain as bystanders, but join in action!' It asks, what could we begin to do to teach, research and write for climate action, and for solidarity? We offer a joint reflection on the experience of a collaborative Erasmus+ Disciplinary Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment (Erasmus DELTA) training exchange and consider the challenges and benefits for engaged scholarship, subject specific curriculum enhancement and creative pedagogy.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AfeworkiAbayKleiblXypolytas, author = {Afeworki Abay, Robel and Kleibl, Tanja and Xypolytas, Nikos}, title = {Anti-Colonial Perspectives in Social Work, Social Policy and Beyond}, series = {Decoloniality, Social Policy and Social Work}, booktitle = {Decoloniality, Social Policy and Social Work}, abstract = {The history of social work and the modern Western university paradoxically represents both the high point and low point of human progress. Conceived in an epoch of immense human discovery, it is important to understand this period as characterised by white Western Imperialist and Colonial projects and the rise of capitalist accumulation. In combination, these processes, not confined to the geo-political points of origin, continue to have devastating impacts across the world, characterised by the exploitation, displacement, and destruction of human beings as well as natural ecosystems. Hegemonic colonial structures and practices created and reproduced global racialised hierarchies with the dominance of the Global North and the 'Othering' of knowledge forms and ways of life emerging from the Global South. Struggles for decolonisation and anti-racism come from an ongoing refusal by the victims of capitalism and imperialism to accept defeat and to continue to struggle for life, liberty and dignity. In the current moment, especially following the brutal public execution of George Floyd in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement, especially amongst youth, we have witnessed a global response, incorporating gestures of solidarity, through the 'taking of the knee' through to direct action to remove statues and monuments celebrating various characters associated with Empire, slavery and colonial exploitation. Decolonial perspectives are often neglected in the Global North. At the same time, activist intellectuals such as Freire, Fanon, and also Gandhi remain important sources for social work practice otherwise. Decolnialism refers both to a specific global conjuncture and to a broad range of theoretical analyses and political dispositions, borne out of the struggle of countries in the Global South to escape from colonial rule and from neo-colonial global power relations. In parallel, post-colonial thought critiques the Northern and Western-centrism of what passes for global knowledge, distrusting particularistic knowledge forms that pretend to a universal understanding and reach and, instead, seek to bring back pluriversal thinking. Crucially, an anti-colonialist paradigm focuses on dismantling global structures of domination - in thought, language, action, suggesting that political and conceptual work is needed, constantly, to challenge the powerful legacies of the colonial past. This bias is as present in social work as it is in other disciplines and practices, eroding the memory and relevance of alternative traditions and practices. Alongside geo-political colonisation there were parallel processes of the colonisation of madness, childhood, sexuality, poverty, gender, disability and old age. In all of these examples, the dominant powers use the same, or similar, patterns of subordinating, even erasing, 'The Other', through disciplines of care and control that involve oppression and exploitation. Crucially, the planet, and its finite resources, are being colonised for profit through unfettered extractivist productivism. Social work's emergence as a profession was deeply implicated in social Darwinism and eugenics, trends that have re-emerged in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding global inequality as a phenomenon deriving from colonialism, imperialism and capitalism, this course seeks to address the prosepcts for a decolnial social work, a social work otherise, a social work of the South and the ways these can and should be reflected in social work education, training and rpactice. How can international documents (conventions, treaties etc.) be used to combat the colonialist paradigm? What kinds of alternative understandings of the relationship between people and nature exist and how can these be used as part of the anti-colonial struggle? What are some of the colonising and de-colonising effects of international efforts in social work? How can indigenous wisdom, local and hidden intelligence and skills, be preserved and built upon? How can patriarchal values be turned off and around, providing the openings for values of care, solidarity and kindness? Can minor subversions of social work contribute to major changes?}, language = {en} }