Knowledge Based Social Work

1. Knowledge Based Social Work Underlying Paradigms and the Goal of an ‚Utopian Realist‘ way

2. Guiding Assumptions • Knowledge based social work in the sense of improving the practice only leads to sustainable effects if a new knowledge culture emerges from the processes we live and act in • Knowledge society is full of paradoxes. If we don’t take them into account, we shall reproduce the same problems that led to the rise of a knowledge society, on a higher level of complexity, which makes these problems more difficult to handle

3. Risk Society Complex (Selfmade) Problems Politics Economy Complex Societal Mode of Reproduction Law Social Work Societal Backgrounds I Rationalisation Primary Modernisation Functional Differentiation

4. Complex (Selfmade) Problems Politics Economy Complex Societal Mode of Reproduction Law Social Work Programs Public Administration Universities Teachers Lawyers NGOs Enterprises Social Workers Scientists Societal Backgrounds II Functional Differentiation Institutions Organisations Professions

5. Rationalisation Primary Modernisation Risk Society Complex (Selfmade) Problems Reflexive Modernisation Dynamic Social Change Societal Backgrounds III Problems of Legitimacy for the Institutions of Primary Modernisation and Professions

6. Need of problemsolving Knowledge New Forms of Knowledge Production Change of Classical Institutions Knowledge Provides Legitimacy Knowledge Provides Solutions Knowledge Society as a Product of Reflexive Modernisation Complex Problems

7. New Discourses New Governance New Structures New Public Management Audit Society Introduction of Quasi- Markets, Economysation Mangerialism Communitarism Civil Society Citizen Participation Think global, act local (Local Agenda 21) Activating State Reshaping Society Reshaping Welfare State Reformulating the Parts of „Gouvernementalité“ Change of the Political System as a Product of Reflexive Modernisation Complex Problems Crisis of Legitimacy State

8. Trust Professional Self-Control Primary Modernisation Professionalism Accountability External Control Experts/ Evidence Managerialism Reflexive Modernisation From Trust to Accountability: Professions in the Process of Reflexive Modernisation Legitimacy Solutions

9. The Case „Contact“ – Cultural Transformations inside: the Managers Traditionalist Professionel Moderniser Neo-liberal Moderniser Cultural Mediator Developer Strategical Leadership

10. The Case „Contact“ – Cultural Transformations inside: the Professionals Active Resistance Passive Suffering Active Construction Pragmatic Use of Opportunities Traditional Social Work Modern Professionality

11. Political System (Admin.) System of Social Work System Managers Teams Control by Transparency Medium of Communication: Controlling Control by Reflexivity Medium of Communication Colleaguiality Organisation Interaction The Case „Contact“ – Cultural Transformations inside: The Social Dynamics I Quality Accountability Quality Professionality Strategy: Clear definitons Temporarily Autonomy Measurements Stategy: Diffusity Absolute Autonomy No Measurements Quality Power

12. The Utopian Realist Model of Knowledge Production Cooperation B Science A I R Profession B = Basic Sciences A = Applied Sciences I = Innovation R = Routine