Surinder Guru
Biographic Data
| ID | 227268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Surinder Guru |
| GIVEN NAMES | Surinder |
| FAMILY NAME | Guru |
| SIGNATURE | GURU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-1710-659X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
South Asian women’s experiences of alcohol use and the role of the family
Background Family plays an important role in helping or hindering a loved one’s alcohol recovery and this is particularly true in South Asian communities. In South Asian cultures women are seen as the keepers of the izzat (family honour), and to behave in ways that can jeopardise the izzat, such as drinking alcohol, can have a grave impact on women’s health and wellbeing. This paper explores the lived experiences of alcohol use and help-seeking a…
Birmingham Black Sisters
This article provides a critical reflection on Birmingham Black Sisters’ (BBS) experiences of fighting racism and sexism during the 1980s, having lain dormant for three decades and now attempting to regalvanise, the article explores some of the key tensions they faced and reflects on the possibilities for future activism. The article is based on both individual contributions from BBS members, who loosely maintain contact today, as well as BBS arc…
Working with PREVENT
‘Radicalisation risk’ and the associated practice and organisational responses to it are accepted, rather uncritically, as legitimate activity for statutory social workers. Yet, the policy backdrop driving much of this development has not been matched by practice debate or learning about how best to work with these cases. The 2015 PREVENT Duty mandates social workers and many other practitioners ‘to pay due regard’ to possible radicalisation conc…
Parents of foreign "terrorist" fighters in Syria - will they report their young
The mounting tide of foreign fighters leaving Britain for the Middle East to fight, sacrifice or find new lives has blighted European governments and led to the further tightening up of counter-terrorism measures. Since the first British arrest of a Syrian returnee (Choudhury) in 2014, the latest figures of foreign fighter returnees have surged to approximately 800. A number of strategies aimed at thwarting these trends have surfaced including a …
Childhood Radicalisation Risk
Terrorism, radicalisation and risk are contested terms — converging around particular children and young people in England to construct an emergent category of abuse — ‘childhood radicalisation’. With little practice-based research to date in this issue and expected responses via the state, social work needs to step up and engage with the present terrorism debates. In this paper, we argue against peremptorily defining this as a child protection i…
Developing a social work curriculum on political conflict
This paper presents the findings from an innovative project funded by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and undertaken by an international team of academics investigating the development of a global curriculum for social work in the context of political conflict. Coupled alongside the emerging research and literature on the subject, our small-scale survey findings indicate support for the need for social work educato…
Under Siege
In the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and in London, Muslim communities in Britain have been blighted by increased racist activity and vilification alongside a systematic strengthening of surveillance and national security. As many Muslim men are incarcerated, the families of detainees and prisoners are often left to fend for themselves amidst economic and social insecurity, giving rise to isolation and ostracisation from within and outsid…
Reflections on research
Following the terrorist attacks on New York and London, the counterterrorism legislation in the UK strengthened surveillance and national security and led to the incarceration of many Muslim men. Whilst the treatment of prisoners and detainees received considerable attention in public debate, the families that are left behind have been neglected by politicians, academics, the media and service providers alike. This article reflects on the experie…
Between Political Fad and Political Empowerment
Established in 2008 and launched by the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, the National Muslim Women's Advisory Group (NMWAG) brought together 19 British Muslim women to advise Government on ways to empower Muslim women and increase their participation in civic, economic and social life. This article critically considers the NMWAG as a vehicle for improving how government sought to engage Muslim women within the context of a political and policy …
Social Work and the 'War on Terror
The terrorist attacks on the New York World Trade Centre and disturbances in Northern England in 2001, together with subsequent terrorist attacks in London in July 2005, have created in the public mind a concern about the direct threat posed to the safety of individuals and society. The government's response has been to mount a wholesale attack on terrorism and to wage a 'war on terror' whilst, at the same time, attempting to produce a cohesive s…
Islam and Social Work
Divorce
As divorce rates appear to rise amongst South Asian communities in Britain the repercussions for their members remain invisible and neglected in the research literature. The paper argues that this oversight needs to be addressed as it explores the findings from two separate studies to highlight some of the possible ramifications of divorce on South Asian women. The experiences presented here show that whilst divorce can have the most devastating …
Working with asian perpetrators of domestic violence — The British Experience
Close work with male perpetrators of domestic violence has never found a comfortable compromise within feminist perspectives and strategies to tackle violence against women. However, interventions with perpetrators within mainstream white discourses have addressed this side of the coin whilst providing some level of safety to women and children. In Britain, such strategies have not, as yet, been explored in relation to men from ethnic minorities …
Childhood Radicalisation Risk
Terrorism, radicalisation and risk are contested terms — converging around particular children and young people in England to construct an emergent category of abuse — ‘childhood radicalisation’. With little practice-based research to date in this issue and expected responses via the state, social work needs to step up and engage with the present terrorism debates. In this paper, we argue against peremptorily defining this as a child protection i…
Divorce
As divorce rates appear to rise amongst South Asian communities in Britain the repercussions for their members remain invisible and neglected in the research literature. The paper argues that this oversight needs to be addressed as it explores the findings from two separate studies to highlight some of the possible ramifications of divorce on South Asian women. The experiences presented here show that whilst divorce can have the most devastating …
Parents of foreign "terrorist" fighters in Syria - will they report their young
The mounting tide of foreign fighters leaving Britain for the Middle East to fight, sacrifice or find new lives has blighted European governments and led to the further tightening up of counter-terrorism measures. Since the first British arrest of a Syrian returnee (Choudhury) in 2014, the latest figures of foreign fighter returnees have surged to approximately 800. A number of strategies aimed at thwarting these trends have surfaced including a …
Working with PREVENT
‘Radicalisation risk’ and the associated practice and organisational responses to it are accepted, rather uncritically, as legitimate activity for statutory social workers. Yet, the policy backdrop driving much of this development has not been matched by practice debate or learning about how best to work with these cases. The 2015 PREVENT Duty mandates social workers and many other practitioners ‘to pay due regard’ to possible radicalisation conc…
Social Work and the 'War on Terror
The terrorist attacks on the New York World Trade Centre and disturbances in Northern England in 2001, together with subsequent terrorist attacks in London in July 2005, have created in the public mind a concern about the direct threat posed to the safety of individuals and society. The government's response has been to mount a wholesale attack on terrorism and to wage a 'war on terror' whilst, at the same time, attempting to produce a cohesive s…
Developing a social work curriculum on political conflict
This paper presents the findings from an innovative project funded by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and undertaken by an international team of academics investigating the development of a global curriculum for social work in the context of political conflict. Coupled alongside the emerging research and literature on the subject, our small-scale survey findings indicate support for the need for social work educato…
Under Siege
In the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and in London, Muslim communities in Britain have been blighted by increased racist activity and vilification alongside a systematic strengthening of surveillance and national security. As many Muslim men are incarcerated, the families of detainees and prisoners are often left to fend for themselves amidst economic and social insecurity, giving rise to isolation and ostracisation from within and outsid…
Between Political Fad and Political Empowerment
Established in 2008 and launched by the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, the National Muslim Women's Advisory Group (NMWAG) brought together 19 British Muslim women to advise Government on ways to empower Muslim women and increase their participation in civic, economic and social life. This article critically considers the NMWAG as a vehicle for improving how government sought to engage Muslim women within the context of a political and policy …
Islam and Social Work
Working with asian perpetrators of domestic violence — The British Experience
Close work with male perpetrators of domestic violence has never found a comfortable compromise within feminist perspectives and strategies to tackle violence against women. However, interventions with perpetrators within mainstream white discourses have addressed this side of the coin whilst providing some level of safety to women and children. In Britain, such strategies have not, as yet, been explored in relation to men from ethnic minorities …
Reflections on research
Following the terrorist attacks on New York and London, the counterterrorism legislation in the UK strengthened surveillance and national security and led to the incarceration of many Muslim men. Whilst the treatment of prisoners and detainees received considerable attention in public debate, the families that are left behind have been neglected by politicians, academics, the media and service providers alike. This article reflects on the experie…
Working with asian perpetrators of domestic violence — The British Experience
Close work with male perpetrators of domestic violence has never found a comfortable compromise within feminist perspectives and strategies to tackle violence against women. However, interventions with perpetrators within mainstream white discourses have addressed this side of the coin whilst providing some level of safety to women and children. In Britain, such strategies have not, as yet, been explored in relation to men from ethnic minorities …
Islam and Social Work
Divorce
As divorce rates appear to rise amongst South Asian communities in Britain the repercussions for their members remain invisible and neglected in the research literature. The paper argues that this oversight needs to be addressed as it explores the findings from two separate studies to highlight some of the possible ramifications of divorce on South Asian women. The experiences presented here show that whilst divorce can have the most devastating …
Social Work and the 'War on Terror
The terrorist attacks on the New York World Trade Centre and disturbances in Northern England in 2001, together with subsequent terrorist attacks in London in July 2005, have created in the public mind a concern about the direct threat posed to the safety of individuals and society. The government's response has been to mount a wholesale attack on terrorism and to wage a 'war on terror' whilst, at the same time, attempting to produce a cohesive s…
Under Siege
In the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and in London, Muslim communities in Britain have been blighted by increased racist activity and vilification alongside a systematic strengthening of surveillance and national security. As many Muslim men are incarcerated, the families of detainees and prisoners are often left to fend for themselves amidst economic and social insecurity, giving rise to isolation and ostracisation from within and outsid…
Reflections on research
Following the terrorist attacks on New York and London, the counterterrorism legislation in the UK strengthened surveillance and national security and led to the incarceration of many Muslim men. Whilst the treatment of prisoners and detainees received considerable attention in public debate, the families that are left behind have been neglected by politicians, academics, the media and service providers alike. This article reflects on the experie…
Between Political Fad and Political Empowerment
Established in 2008 and launched by the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, the National Muslim Women's Advisory Group (NMWAG) brought together 19 British Muslim women to advise Government on ways to empower Muslim women and increase their participation in civic, economic and social life. This article critically considers the NMWAG as a vehicle for improving how government sought to engage Muslim women within the context of a political and policy …
Developing a social work curriculum on political conflict
This paper presents the findings from an innovative project funded by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and undertaken by an international team of academics investigating the development of a global curriculum for social work in the context of political conflict. Coupled alongside the emerging research and literature on the subject, our small-scale survey findings indicate support for the need for social work educato…
Childhood Radicalisation Risk
Terrorism, radicalisation and risk are contested terms — converging around particular children and young people in England to construct an emergent category of abuse — ‘childhood radicalisation’. With little practice-based research to date in this issue and expected responses via the state, social work needs to step up and engage with the present terrorism debates. In this paper, we argue against peremptorily defining this as a child protection i…
Working with PREVENT
‘Radicalisation risk’ and the associated practice and organisational responses to it are accepted, rather uncritically, as legitimate activity for statutory social workers. Yet, the policy backdrop driving much of this development has not been matched by practice debate or learning about how best to work with these cases. The 2015 PREVENT Duty mandates social workers and many other practitioners ‘to pay due regard’ to possible radicalisation conc…
Parents of foreign "terrorist" fighters in Syria - will they report their young
The mounting tide of foreign fighters leaving Britain for the Middle East to fight, sacrifice or find new lives has blighted European governments and led to the further tightening up of counter-terrorism measures. Since the first British arrest of a Syrian returnee (Choudhury) in 2014, the latest figures of foreign fighter returnees have surged to approximately 800. A number of strategies aimed at thwarting these trends have surfaced including a …
Birmingham Black Sisters
This article provides a critical reflection on Birmingham Black Sisters’ (BBS) experiences of fighting racism and sexism during the 1980s, having lain dormant for three decades and now attempting to regalvanise, the article explores some of the key tensions they faced and reflects on the possibilities for future activism. The article is based on both individual contributions from BBS members, who loosely maintain contact today, as well as BBS arc…
South Asian women’s experiences of alcohol use and the role of the family
Background Family plays an important role in helping or hindering a loved one’s alcohol recovery and this is particularly true in South Asian communities. In South Asian cultures women are seen as the keepers of the izzat (family honour), and to behave in ways that can jeopardise the izzat, such as drinking alcohol, can have a grave impact on women’s health and wellbeing. This paper explores the lived experiences of alcohol use and help-seeking a…
Political science (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works)