Dassi Postan‐aizik
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159571 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dassi Postan‐aizik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dassi |
| FAMILY NAME | Postan‐aizik |
| SIGNATURE | AIZIK D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5629-005X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Intersection of multiple minority positions of Arab-Palestinian gay men in Israel: An exploratory study
8) with APGM living in traditional rural communities in Israel. The study findings reveal that participants experience numerous forms of exclusion across three main life spheres: the family and local community sphere, the educational and economic sphere, and the intimate sphere. This dynamic creates a form of hyperexclusion, reinforced by structural stigma, which can limit life opportunities and negatively influence health and well-being of APGM.…
Maybe It’s Not Always to Great Effect, but There’s Some Serious Hustle: Community Organizing in Response to Environmental Harms in Baltimore, MD
Between Discourse and Fear: Reflections from a Conference about Silence, Voices and Spheres of Influence of Israeli Social Workers Since October 7
A triad model of engaged social work pedagogy: Connecting research, education, and action
Social work is troubled by long-standing tensions that emanate from its origin as both a practice-based profession and an academic discipline. Social work’s core social justice values often run counter to traditional positivist research and academic education. In academia, these tensions appear as educators are called to better prepare students for high quality research as well as to implement anti-oppressive (AOP) content into their curriculum. …
Critical adult education and community organizing: The case of diverse communities in Israel
Community organizing is an effective approach to face social, economic, and racial injustice at the local level. However, since the 1970s, neoliberal policies, growing social divisions, and political disengagement have challenged community organizing. This study explores the use of critical adult education to address local organizing challenges with diverse and socially excluded communities in Israel. Building on a case of a local partnership to …
Social exclusion in a post-industrial city: Towards a critical urban social work perspective
Many cities around the world have been radically transformed by deindustrialisation, neoliberalism, and globalisation. While these processes have marked progress in various aspects of urban life, they have also generated inequality and social exclusion especially in already marginalised communities. The purpose of this article is threefold: to address community exclusion in a post-industrial city, to identify mechanisms and practices that propel …
From Social Investment to Investing in the Social: Insiders' Perceptions, Experiences, and Expectations
Social investment is a policy approach intended to promote the social inclusion of excluded individuals and groups, mainly through labour market participation and long-term human capital development. Since the 1980's this approach has spread from Europe worldwide and is now regarded as the latest shift from both 'traditional' welfare and the unrestrained neoliberal policy implemented under the austerity regime of the last decades. Most social inv…
Positioning Social Justice: Reclaiming Social Work’s Organising Value
This article explores the value of social justice as a shared ethical ground for social workers worldwide. Constructions and interpretations of social justice are deeply affected by different perspectives, contested positions and unequal power dynamics. As societies become ever more diversified, these may hinder the centrality of social justice as a core value. Drawing on data collected from participants in a binational interprofessional seminar …
Positioning Social Justice: Reclaiming Social Work’s Organising Value
This article explores the value of social justice as a shared ethical ground for social workers worldwide. Constructions and interpretations of social justice are deeply affected by different perspectives, contested positions and unequal power dynamics. As societies become ever more diversified, these may hinder the centrality of social justice as a core value. Drawing on data collected from participants in a binational interprofessional seminar …
From Social Investment to Investing in the Social: Insiders' Perceptions, Experiences, and Expectations
Social investment is a policy approach intended to promote the social inclusion of excluded individuals and groups, mainly through labour market participation and long-term human capital development. Since the 1980's this approach has spread from Europe worldwide and is now regarded as the latest shift from both 'traditional' welfare and the unrestrained neoliberal policy implemented under the austerity regime of the last decades. Most social inv…
Positioning Social Justice: Reclaiming Social Work’s Organising Value
This article explores the value of social justice as a shared ethical ground for social workers worldwide. Constructions and interpretations of social justice are deeply affected by different perspectives, contested positions and unequal power dynamics. As societies become ever more diversified, these may hinder the centrality of social justice as a core value. Drawing on data collected from participants in a binational interprofessional seminar …
Social exclusion in a post-industrial city: Towards a critical urban social work perspective
Many cities around the world have been radically transformed by deindustrialisation, neoliberalism, and globalisation. While these processes have marked progress in various aspects of urban life, they have also generated inequality and social exclusion especially in already marginalised communities. The purpose of this article is threefold: to address community exclusion in a post-industrial city, to identify mechanisms and practices that propel …
From Social Investment to Investing in the Social: Insiders' Perceptions, Experiences, and Expectations
Social investment is a policy approach intended to promote the social inclusion of excluded individuals and groups, mainly through labour market participation and long-term human capital development. Since the 1980's this approach has spread from Europe worldwide and is now regarded as the latest shift from both 'traditional' welfare and the unrestrained neoliberal policy implemented under the austerity regime of the last decades. Most social inv…
Critical adult education and community organizing: The case of diverse communities in Israel
Community organizing is an effective approach to face social, economic, and racial injustice at the local level. However, since the 1970s, neoliberal policies, growing social divisions, and political disengagement have challenged community organizing. This study explores the use of critical adult education to address local organizing challenges with diverse and socially excluded communities in Israel. Building on a case of a local partnership to …
A triad model of engaged social work pedagogy: Connecting research, education, and action
Social work is troubled by long-standing tensions that emanate from its origin as both a practice-based profession and an academic discipline. Social work’s core social justice values often run counter to traditional positivist research and academic education. In academia, these tensions appear as educators are called to better prepare students for high quality research as well as to implement anti-oppressive (AOP) content into their curriculum. …
Intersection of multiple minority positions of Arab-Palestinian gay men in Israel: An exploratory study
8) with APGM living in traditional rural communities in Israel. The study findings reveal that participants experience numerous forms of exclusion across three main life spheres: the family and local community sphere, the educational and economic sphere, and the intimate sphere. This dynamic creates a form of hyperexclusion, reinforced by structural stigma, which can limit life opportunities and negatively influence health and well-being of APGM.…
Maybe It’s Not Always to Great Effect, but There’s Some Serious Hustle: Community Organizing in Response to Environmental Harms in Baltimore, MD
Between Discourse and Fear: Reflections from a Conference about Silence, Voices and Spheres of Influence of Israeli Social Workers Since October 7
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works)