The rise of right-wing populism and its impact on inclusive welfare and fundamental principles of social work have been discussed mainly as an external challenge to the profession, assuming, implicitly, that social workers are immune to right-wing populist positions because of their professional values and identity. This article questions this assumption, presenting the findings of a qualitative study carried out in the Italian context. The interview study involved a sample of twenty-one social workers recruited to participate via Facebook, where they had published posts and comments supporting right-wing populist parties and positions. The findings indicate different attitudes, experiences and trajectories which are summarised in an interpretative model, reconstructing four ideal-typical profiles of social workers supporting right-wing populist positions. The article suggests abandoning the hypothesis of social workers being immune to populist influences and instead takes seriously the experiences and frustrations that make them turn towards the siren calls of right-wing populism. The article also makes a plea for qualitative in-depth analyses of processes of micro-mobilisation leading to right-wing populist support.

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你为什么支持这样的职位？社会工作者右翼民粹主义支持的类型和轨迹

右翼民粹主义的兴起及其对包容性福利和社会工作基本原则的影响已被讨论，主要是对该行业的外部挑战，隐含地假设社会工作者由于其专业而不受右翼民粹主义职位的影响。价值观和身份。本文对这一假设提出了质疑，并提出了在意大利背景下进行的定性研究的结果。访谈研究涉及了一个样本，其中包括二十一个通过Facebook招募参加的社会工作者，他们在其中发表了支持右翼民粹主义政党和职位的帖子和评论。调查结果表明了不同的态度，经验和轨迹，这些情况在解释性模型中得到了总结，重建支持右翼民粹主义立场的社会工作者的四个理想典型档案。文章建议放弃社会工作者不受民粹主义影响的假说，而应认真对待使他们转向右翼民粹主义警报的经验和挫败感。本文还呼吁对导致右翼民粹主义支持的微观动员过程进行定性深入分析。