Résumé
Cet article se veut une contribution au débat sur le travail social comme discipline scientifique, sur la base d’un aperçu critique des débats francophones actuels. À partir des cas de la France, du Québec et de la Suisse romande, il montre qu’il est nécessaire de situer ces débats dans leurs contextes historiques et institutionnels respectifs, mais aussi qu’il est aussi possible d’identifier des logiques transversales au-delà des enjeux locaux. Il se termine sur des ouvertures invitant à développer une réflexion commune, au-delà des antagonismes et des particularités locales (sans pour autant les nier).
This article is intended as a contribution to the debate on social work as a scientific discipline, based on a critical overview of current French-speaking debates. Drawing on the cases of France, Quebec, and French-speaking Switzerland, it shows that it is necessary to situate these debates in their respective historical and institutional contexts, but also that it is possible to identify transversal logics beyond local issues. It concludes with an invitation to develop a common reflection, beyond antagonisms and local particularities (without denying them).
This article is intended as a contribution to the debate on social work as a scientific discipline, based on a critical overview of current French-speaking debates. Drawing on the cases of France, Quebec, and French-speaking Switzerland, it shows that it is necessary to situate these debates in their respective historical and institutional contexts, but also that it is possible to identify transversal logics beyond local issues. It concludes with an invitation to develop a common reflection, beyond antagonisms and local particularities (without denying them).