@inbook{ca79c2dd5695478bb6191fa6a6fbdbbb,
title = "Controversy analysis: contributions to the radical agenda",
abstract = "This chapter considers social work research methodologies and deals with the concept of {\textquoteleft}controversy{\textquoteright} in order to cultivate a critical understanding of the contemporary global landscape we are implicated within. It aims to embrace the persistence of {\textquoteleft}controversies{\textquoteright}. The contemporary research method {\textquoteleft}controversy analysis{\textquoteright} is conducted as a teaching, research and public engagement strategy at Mapping Controversies on Science for Politics. The chapter examines an initial understanding of controversy analysis towards a deeper understanding of {\textquoteleft}conflict{\textquoteright} as a principal feature within any controversy. The Science and Technology Studies literature is clear; conflict remains an integral element of controversy due to the {\textquoteleft}hot{\textquoteright} locations it is situated within. The chapter explores how controversy analysis at Asylum Seeker Housing as a critical methodology enabled Pandora{\textquoteright}s Box to open in relation to social work practice and policy as hidden issues emerged and new forms of service user engagement developed.",
keywords = "controversy analysis, no recourse to public funds",
author = "Natalia Farmer",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
doi = "10.4324/9781351264402",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138578432",
series = "Routledge International Handbooks",
publisher = "Routledge ",
editor = "Webb, {Stephen A.}",
booktitle = "The Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work",
address = "United States",
edition = "1st",
}