A produção intelectual do serviço social sobre gênero e raça sob a governança da extrema direita no Brasil (2017- 2022)

Abstract

The general objective of this study is to analyze how Social Services positioned the debate on ‘gender and race’ or ‘black women’ in the context of the rise and governability of the extreme right in Brazil. The interest in carrying out this research was mainly due to the assumption that the social, ethical and political commitment of the profession would have required a strong stance against oppression and reforms operationalized in the period 2017-2022, whose actions were guided by conservatism and neoliberalism. Therefore, we list the following as specific objectives: i) situate the historical, social and political context of the advancement of the extreme right in Brazil and its role in implementing public policies aimed at women and the black population; and ii) examine how Social Service researchers have positioned the categories ‘gender and race’ or ‘black women’ in theoretical-scientific production in the period 2017- 2022.The first stage of the methodological path was carried out through bibliometrics, carrying out a survey of articles published by researchers in the area of Social Service in electronic periodical magazines, recognized by ABEPSS, in the period 2017-2022, tabulated in excel spreadsheets. The second stage was operationalized through content analysis of article summaries, from which we found three axes of analysis: 1) knowledge production; 2) professional training; 3) professional practice. These thematic axes are composed of analytical categories and their respective indicators. From the quantitative analysis, the results showed that there was an increase in studies using the terms 'gender and race' or 'black women' in the historical series (2017-2022), with the years 2021 and 2022 presenting the highest number of publications, demonstrating that the production of knowledge is in tune with the social transformations and demands placed on the profession. The Southeast and Northeast regions were prominent in terms of number of publications. From the qualitative analysis, in the 'production of knowledge' axis, we can see that despite recognizing other epistemologies, Marxism was prevalent in the researchers' discussions, with the 'racial socio-sexual division of work and care' predominant in the discussions . In the ‘professional training’ axis, the need to include the ethnic-racial debate in the curriculum was highlighted. In the ‘professional practice’ axis, we highlight the main policies and services that are configured as social-occupational spaces for Social Workers: attention to women; health; social assistance; and attention to children and adolescents.