Johanna Sköld

Professor

Research

Profile area - Societal Transformations

Societal Transformations meet the challenges facing society where a comprehensive approach is required that takes into account several dimensions. Together we can meet the challenges and contribute to developing new innovative solutions.

The Age of Inquiry

This pilot project is mapping the rise of inquiries into historical institutional child abuse to better understand the form and remit of different inquiries, and to illuminate global trends and national differences.

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New homes in Sweden

Approximately 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to Sweden during World War II. The project explores the socio-political circumstances of these transports. The findings concerns the reception of unaccompanied refugee children today.

Inquiries into child abuse and neglect

Since the 1990s, a number of countries have established into historical child abuse and neglect from tens of thousands of care leavers. What do these inquiries tell?

Publications

2026

Linnea Bodén, Jessica Eng, Lina Lago, Linda Mossberg, Johanna Sköld, Anna Sparrman, Angelica Wågby Gräfe (2026)

Nu stryps rättigheterna för Sveriges unga Dagens Nyheter (Article in journal)

2025

Veronica Hällqvist, Johanna Sköld (2025)

Supporting the Ordinary Family: Finding the Organisational Spacefor Foster Care Support Social Inclusion, Vol. 13, Article 10771 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.10771

Bengt Sandin, Johanna Sköld, Johanna Sjöberg (2025)

Tvärvetenskap och barnperspektiv: Tema Barns uppstart vid Linköpings universitet Utbildningshistorisk forskning under 2000-talet: Det utbildningshistoriska nätverket, forskningsmiljöer, konferenser och föreningar, p. 79-107 (Chapter in book)

Johanna Sköld (2025)

Lisa Featherstone Sexual Violence in Australia, 1970s-1980s. Rape and Child Sexual Abuse. Crime, History & Societies, Vol. 29, p. 134-135 (Article, book review)

Judith Lind, Cecilia Lindgren, Johanna Sköld (2025)

Vad hindrar människor att bli familjehem? [What prevents people from becoming foster carers?] European Journal of Social Work, Vol. 28, p. 603-617 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2025.2493334