Nayan Bangalee is a founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh

Nayan Bangalee is a founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh. Social Work might be a great part of political work and a politician primarily eligible through this social work process.

Nayan Bangalee

Founder president- School of Leadership

Social Work Based Politics Bangladesh

Introduction

We are planning to introduce social work agenda into politics for ensuring an effective political practice. Most of the parties have their own vision and mission and they thought that it will only possibly accomplish when they will be in power. So their all mission designed after getting in power but unfortunately all parties are not able to run government at a time. So question is when they are in opposition what will be their role, definitely they will oppose the government and monitor the running government activities ,In Bangladesh our Political culture is so back dated that each and every activist still following their ancestry and previous leaders activities, says Nayan Bangalee. Same practice repeating at the same manner in every context, But  it should be more productive modern and updated. We need to use our leader and activist productively inside the party and outside the party. Nobody are sleeping inside the party office. They are living any society, so they have their responsibilities for their society as like party. If they feel that they are only obligated to the party not in the society, they will not become a leader. Nayan Bangalee agrees with them who feels that politics is more responsible than any other profession.

If doctor, engineer, and lawyers have their own daily routine and work for their profession so why not a politicians can set their daily activities. Why political activist confused their life with personal and political. It is true that personal professional life is separate that political life, but both must work there on fundamental.

Why social work needs to include in politics

Politics are very common in all countries across the world. Some of the factors that play a greater role in the fields of politics are the social work related to the community and society in general. The impacts of social work based politics in Bangladesh are very evident and the impacts associated with it are very clear.

According to Nayan Bangalee, Social work is very important in politics. Generally, politics are concerned with the human being’s association in form of political units and the government. Politics are concerned with the policies, organization, and administration for the purpose of the well-being of society.

Social work deals with the responsibilities of the politicians or other people with a political job to deal with the problems that may be affecting the community or various groups in the society (Wagner, 2019). Through the mandate that the people in politics are given, they are involved in social activities where they can also study the nature of the association and interactions of various people in the society for the purpose of inclusive growth and development.

People in politics are also involved in the making of policies and programs that help in coming up with solutions to the problems affecting the community is found. Nayan Bangalee wonders that these solutions can be realized for the betterment of the people. Advocacy in social work is almost same activities functioned by politicians. Political leader generally supporting their supporters and followers by advocacy.

How a party can introduce it into their agenda

Every political party has its plan, a catalog of issues on which government officials and individuals outside the government are concentrating at any given time. Therefore, the party can introduce social work based politics in Bangladesh to its schedule in various ways.

First, politics is mainly derived from ways of eliminating social injustice. These social workers are responsible for ensuring the prevalence of social justice. Thus, the party can initiate a plan to assure the people that social injustice will be removed by involving social workers in their government.

Secondly, the party can include social work based politics in Bangladesh by emphasizing their slogan “social change promotion” to the people since social workers aim at promoting social change through the liberation and empowerment of people, thus initiating an agenda of ethics of human rights and social justice since it is essential to social work.

Nayan Bangalee also comments that the party can introduce social work by ensuring the people include political actions involving all activities connecting to social change such as medication, cooperative and approval development, legislative processes, and consciousness-raising to influence people’s lives positively. Social workers conduct all these actions. Thus, the party can include importance in their agenda to interact more with people because social work is about the community.

They’re also a logical approach in politics that underdeveloped country like Bangladesh lots of political leader whether they belong from local committee or central committee, they have no assigned job in politics accept attending only political program, says Nayan Bangalee; but if we can introduce social work based politics in Bangladesh, right based program and advocacy in to the politics they can prepare them as a good politicians.

Compare between social work philosophy and political philosophy

When social worker will start their work then politician make a conclusion by their policy. Both can work simultaneously in various aspect without any barrier. Two identities designed separately in the same box, but personal gain always ends with satisfaction and honor. Nayan Bangalee is a politician carrying an identity of any party but when he works as a social worker, he has no obligation for any particular party, so politicians are not independent though they are fighting for freedom on the other hand. If social worker working for any organization they also somehow directed by that organization.

Social work based politics in Bangladesh philosophy is centered on social well-being, and social justice since the social work profession is inversed on discrimination, oppression, violence, and injustice.

The philosophy of social work believes in the person-in-environment perspective and strength-based approaches to foster the needs and welfare of communities, individuals, groups, families, and society (Kaushik & Walsh, 2019). It targets the marginalized, vulnerable, and oppressed people in society, and the social workers provide services to people with a wide range of issues such as mental illness, poverty, and addiction to empower them to meet their needs.

The core of social work philosophy is focused on individuals' dignity, worth, and rights as they discover their potential to become satisfied and contributing members of society. Nayan Bangalee says that social work based politics in Bangladesh philosophy accords with the highest good of individuals in society by being concerned with general questions regarding the issues of society like social progress, social cohesion, and social decay.

Political philosophy involves the study of the government by inscribing questions about the nature, scope, and validity of public agents and organizations and their affairs. It entails politics, justice, liberty, and enforcing a lawful code of power. It is about the ethics enforced on a group of people and explains how a society should be set up and how one should act within a society.

Political philosophy tends to study basic questions about the conjoint life of human beings. It seeks insights regarding the ideas and functions. This philosophy examines and interprets the ideas like freedom, discipline, security, peace, and human welfare, by employing these concepts in the social and political institutions.

The founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh - Nayan Bangalee

How social work philosopher engaged his philosophy for politics

Hobbes is a social philosopher who had various philosophies concerning politics. For instance, there is one that was concerned with ethics and human nature. According to the view of Hobbes, the situation in which we find ourselves is the main determinant of what we ought to do. The thoughts of Hobbes are that people have a fundamental right to save their skins by whatever means in situations where there is no political authority.

This is one of his thoughts concerning the famous natural condition of all mankind. On the other hand, it is the duty of every individual to obey the people in power in cases where there is a presence of political authority. Hobbes also argued that ethics are associated with social activities and that they can easily be separated from politics. Mostly, he considered that ethics are mostly concerned with human beings’ nature and his political philosophy mainly concentrates on what happens to human beings when they interact.

Social workers perspective in the world

Social workers are regarded as essential people worldwide because they have helped address and enhance societal problems. However, public members view social workers positively because of their dedication and commitment to challenging jobs. Also, they sympathize because their work is prone to pressure. Thus, people feel they are under-appreciated despite their profession portrayed in the media. Hence, the effort of social workers is not celebrated as it should be (Alston & Bowles, 2020).

However, the ability of social workers is evident through their active participation in the community, which tends to positively impact crime rates, school attendance, health statistics, and employment. Also, people can recognize their efforts through healing communities and empowering foundational institutions such as workplaces and schools, says Nayan Bangalee.

Many people view social workers as people who ad in relieving other people’s suffering, enhancing their lives and communities, and fighting for social justice. When people in public hear of social workers, they relate them to poverty alleviation and child welfare since most social workers conduct that kind of work and much more. Generally, social workers are viewed as people who help others overcome challenges.

How come it is possible to march together social work and politics simultaneously

Social Work Based Politics in Bangladesh

According to Nayan Bangalee, a founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh, social work and politics can quickly be marched because politics is the umbrella framework in which social policy is established. Social work tend to implement social policy professionally and efficiently.

Politics is about the state government and how it has the power to control various types of cultural, economic, religious, and moral relations and mutual interaction between communities, individuals, and groups. Thus, several problems can be solved by initiating legislation. On the other hand, social work has majored in policies, programs, and schemes that connect them to the needs of the communities for the betterment of the people. Thus, social work and politics march together since both are focused on human beings and their welfare.

Social work is responsible for being aware of all political strategies to perform its duties better. Thus, a relationship is established between politics and social workers. In addition, the knowledge of political science is needed in social work practice.

For example, other science has been included in the body of social work knowledge to ensure more is informed about the current political state and its ethics and abide by it to improve people’s lives (Alston & Bowles, 2020). Also, politics tend to focus on handling power agitation and exacting political operations to evoke social change. Therefore, social workers accomplish their ethical liability of engaging in political action to advance racial, social, economic, and political justice through social work practice. This portrays the relationship between social work and politics.

Social work techniques by Nayan Bangalee

Mostly, in the organization, a social worker might play a political role to organize and build their organization through social work techniques. Most of the social workers have vast background information on how to solve the challenges that are faced by society daily. However, they can take part in making policies and laws that can affect the organizations they are working for.

To organize and build an organization, a social worker can be assigned a political role, pointed out by Nayan Bangalee, where they can be in charge of looking at big data sets and apply their knowledge in coming up with solutions for the sweeping issues. Additionally, the social worker can mobilize people in the organization to ensure that the goals set are met.

Mostly they work hand in hand with legislators and other decision-making stakeholders in the organization to ensure this is achieved. It is the role of the political workers to mobilize individuals in the organization but also the social workers can perfectly execute this role.

Different philosophers’ opinion

Various philosophers gave their opinion about social work.

First, Paul Tillich said that the fundamental of all social work is the defect of every legal institution of society. Paul claimed that a society is defined by two aspects: the man’s empirical nature, where every individual and situation is unique, and his inadequacy.

Second, Aristotle said that social work is a value-based profession responsible for promoting and sustaining the well-being of communities, individuals, and families and accomplishing social justice for all (Papouli, 2019).

Third, Friedlander defines social work as a professional service based on human relations and scientific knowledge skills, which aids individuals alone or in groups to gain social and personal satisfaction and independence. Finally, Fink says social work intervenes in individuals or groups to allow them to participate in the development process of society effectively.

Why social work philosophy is different than socialism. communism. Marxism etc.

social work based politics in Bangladesh philosophy is unique and different from other philosophies because it involves a range of competent ethics and values, says a founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh, Nayan Bangalee.

The philosophy of social work is about providing justice to people. At the same time, socialism aims at the commercial and social concept that calls for public rather than private possession of natural resources and property. Thus, eliminating the social justice individuals and communities require to better their lives.

Moreover, Marxism tends to use a materialist interpretation of historical development where every person within the society works for a prevailing good and class struggles are theoretically gone, while social work aimed at establishing a fair and just society where everyone has equal rights despite their status (Bowles et al., 2020).

Social work philosophy is different from communism because the goal of socialism is to reinstate private property and a profit-based economy with public possession and communal control, which results in injustice and unfairness to people.

In contrast, social work tends to curb such injustices and promote social justice for people. This proves that social work philosophy differs from the above since they tend to be biased.

Social worker identity and political identity and their future

Politicians refer to any individual who is professionally involved in politics while political activists refer to people who oversee working for the purpose of bringing about changes in terms of the political and social aspects. Political activists achieve this by campaigning in public or working for various organizations. Both parties navigate their power in policy making and hence bringing about social change.

The basis from which they work from involves values and ethics which are involved in challenging discrimination and inequalities encountered through social action. Nayan Bangalee says that to establish their political career, these parties should address barriers affecting the community and society in general. They should be involved in social and political actions that help in promoting well-being for people and the community at large.

To achieve this, they should involve the community and other people in their political processes. It is through the use of these social activities that the two parties can achieve their mission in politics.

Why politician and how political activist establish their political career through social work

A political activist is a person who works to bring about political changes by campaigning in public and interacting with people in society - defined by Nayan Bangalee who is a founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh.

Social work tends to contribute to developing their political career since politics involves people in public, and social work is about enhancing the lives of people and communities.

First, a political activist must be informed of the current issues affecting a specific society. Since social workers are educated, they aid in providing knowledge and ways of improving the situation, thus fighting injustices (Balakhonsky et al., 2020). Also, social workers tend to offer volunteer work to the public.

A political activist can use it by joining the local group and proving to people their willingness to sacrifice their time.

Furthermore, through social work, political activists can stand up to oppression and discrimination when they notice it, which tends to come naturally for social workers. Thus, when they are more involved with people and ensure they are treated fairly, they establish their political career by basing it on the techniques of social work philosophy.

Elements of formation of social group and political group

A practical field-level social work organizer portrays the characteristics of a capable leader in various ways.

The first way is a practical field organizer is responsible for educating and informing the collective society. Thus, an effective communicator is just like a true leader. The organizer needs to listen and sympathize with individuals and groups and can coordinate and lead despite the different backgrounds of those involved. Secondly, the practical field organizer tends to work with the community and not for them.

For example, advocating for the community and working in conjunction with the group by guiding their efforts through direct or indirect mediation. Finally, the organizer is responsible for advising the group instead of offering direct leadership as a leader does.

Also, a practical field organizer showcases the traits of a leader by keeping accurate observation records, generating actionable reports as required, and forwarding the reports to the required government and private institutions. They have a role in broadening, assessing, and dynamic social policy regarding certain groups.

Practical field level social work organizer could be a capable leader, describe few example 

A social group refers to more than two people who connect, share similar traits, and conjointly have a sense of unity. According to Nayan Bangalee, the elements of a social group must include values. That is what an ideal society would be like, where groups and individuals are found to be emotionally committed to values.

The second is collectiveness: schools, families, and political parties.

The third is roles, where the role occupants are expected to fulfill their duties to other people. The fourth element is groups and institutions, which involve the interrelationships of the parts (Karabanow et al., 2018). Other elements include organizations where human beings deliberately develop organizations to pursue specific purposes.

Lastly are norms, where sub-groups are, and roles are governed by social norms that are permissive and obligatory.

A political group is an institution coordinating candidates to contest in a specific country’s elections. The elements of a political group include a party leader who is the coordinator of all activities of the party, members of a party that share similar concepts about politics, party executives who select the leader to conduct organizational and administrative tasks, and parties that promote policy goals.

Process of service delivery in social group work and politics

The service delivery of social group work is conducted through social programs and delivered to individuals who need help from private or public agencies. The social work based politics in Bangladesh is responsible for delivering vital social goals and meeting people's ongoing needs. Social workers must keep updated on resources and programs and aid clients in navigating the complex process of accessing the delivered resources.

Social group work delivers its services through forming groups and being involved with the communities, individuals, and groups. Also, the social group work has a voluntary group in the social agency setting where they reach out to individuals and provide them with the needed services.

The delivery process of politics is conducted in many ways, such as through the ‘long route of citizen's involvement in national or local politics to pressure the society to believe in their operations (Karabanow et al., 2018). Another way is through approving work plans and centralizing procurement to benefit the people, including people in their activities, helping them solve financial problems, and providing security.

What challenges we will face to run these two concepts together

The delivery process in social group work encounters challenges like working with vulnerable people since social work involves connecting with children and adults on an individual level. Nayan Bangalee notes another problem that is the unpredictable schedule since most social work jobs conduct outside the traditional 8-5 Monday-Friday business hours.

Society transformation is another challenge since people tend to have more choices about how they live as they grow. In addition, the delivery process tends to increase workloads for social workers despite the caseloads being down, which makes them overwhelmed with work.

The challenges facing the delivery process in politics include difficulties in appointing new staff members, distortion and insufficiencies in procuring procedures, lack of consultation, and inadequate cooperation between municipalities and local government.

Elaborate personification method

Under the personification method of leadership development, a leader chooses a certain style of behavior in regard to the characteristic of a follower and task for the purpose of motivating and enabling a certain group of people to complete their tasks. This method of leadership can be applied both to social work and politics (Segar, 2022).

For instance, social work may involve taking care of the needs of the society and through this method, a leader may create a working environment that is pleasant. The political aspect of this method of leadership comes into play during the decision-making process. Here, the leader encourages the followers to also take part in making decisions. The leader usually consults the leaders before any decision affecting them is made. The ideas and the suggestions from the followers are integrated into the decision-making process.

Why politics is important for learner

The country's economy, social policy, state policy, all have the potential for institutional initiation on paper, and whose application and influence are considerable in politics; But the sad truth is that in practical life, politics has nothing to do with those people.

Nayan Bangalee is a founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh. He expresses that political education is not so much a paper-pen-based achievement. It's a royal tactic of using a different tactic of grazing people – once upon a time people used to say politics is for kings! Indeed, the truth is; Those who cherish the royal behavior of the mind are ripe to form the field of politics.

This is not our journey for those who do politics over philosophy or research, including national science, social science. We are marginalized political groups, who have not had the opportunity to acquire knowledge or acquire formal education, nor have the time to concentrate; But in everyday life, the whole society has mastered the practice of politics.

All you need now is a proper road map. We will only give a full picture of the power of man's action and its application so that it does not get washed away in a vacuum - so that the precious time spent in life can come to an end due to careless negligence. It is time to open the jatha where the biggest forces of the state machinery are stuck in the shackles of village politics in the village to the village to the cup of tea shops of Abdi Mod late at night. Not a revolution or a revolution, this time a new revolution of politics will begin within politics itself.

Why we need education and training

According to Nayan bangalee who is a founding father of social work based politics in Bangladesh thinks that politics is an essential entity behind everything that a country is born, sustained as well as progressed. There is an important chapter in which both our behavior and our behavior sometimes covertly throw the entire nation into conflict, as well as crisis is the natural essenchhe.

If you see a tea shop talking about politics all day long, but political discussion written on the wall is prohibited, then what will the jati think about it? Politics is certainly not an illegal act; Then every family in the country prevents the child from doing politics, but again at home, those children are running under some kind of flag of politics. So are we going into a double act or not?

Our aim is clear that we will overcome the ongoing image crisis of politics. We will bring in professionalism in politics like other professionals outside of factionalism in politics, where the political worker will know what work he has to do from morning till night.

Our main goal is a disciplined political group that creates accountability in the family, society and the country, ourselves as well as the party.

Our objective is very clear that where competent leadership will be formed, on the basis of skill development and through the measure of working on the ground.

We want the state to have elected representatives, as well as the highest example of the practice of democracy within the party.

Social work covers many parts of politics, so that one can show the experience of working with social work based politics in Bangladesh for many years before entering politics. Just as doctors internee, politicians will also internee to build a society in life.