This article looks at some characteristics of the reconceptualisation movement that took place in the mid-1960s in Latin American social work. It focuses on the social, historical, political and theoretical influences that allowed a turning point in social work, in both academic and professional practice, marked mainly by the ideological-political debate about the role of social workers within the national liberation process and the commitment to people on a low income. The article sets out the changes from the entry of modernisation ideas in the mid-1950s and the emphasis on community development, prolegomena to the questionings of the current social assistance model as well as the teaching that was being developed in schools and institutes. Finally, it pays special attention to the role played by the social work publisher Editorial ECRO in Argentina in the diffusion of these ‘new ideas’ in the Americas.
Resumen El artículo analiza algunos aspectos de la Asignación Universal por Hijo para Protección Social, medida que desde su implementación en el año 2009 la colocan en el centro de las reflexiones actuales en lo que respecta al rol del Estado en materia protección social en Argentina. Partiendo de identificar líneas de continuidad y puntos de ruptura que la Asignación Universal introduce respecto de la lógica de intervención social característica de la racionalidad política neoliberal, se avanza en detectar qué supone de nuevo como así también qué de permanente, en términos de cómo es entendida, pensada y abordada la cuestión social y sus implicancias en términos de la constitución del sujeto receptor de la política social.
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