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The child, the state and the market in time and space

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How do children affect the economy and society? How are childhoods in different national and global contexts shaped? We study political, social and economic change over time and space, putting children's lives and conditions at the very center.

Research

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Escape from shame or vacation from family? The market for private infant homes and children's boarding houses 1915-1975

This project is about the commercial child care in Sweden that existed in parallel to the development of the welfare state during the 20th century.
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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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Limits of State Responsibility

Who is redressed when the state decides to deal with atrocities in the past? This project investigates the outcome of the Swedish financial redress scheme aimed at victims of historical institutional child abuse.
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Recruitment, assessment and collaboration in foster home care

The rights of children to stable foster care placements has lately been emphasized. At the same time there is a shortage. Why is that so and what can bed done about it? We want to find possible answers and address current and future challenges.
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Universal suffrage? Voting restrictions and disenfranchisement in Sweden after 1921

n 2021 Sweden celebrates the 100th anniversary of universal and equal suffrage. At least, this is what is stated in prevailing historiography. But how universal did the voting rights actually become and how did age play a role in limiting suffrage?
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Youth Representation in Global Politics

Young people´s concerns in critical transboundary issues such as climate, health and migration have gained significant attention in recent years. In practice, however, the ways in which youth are given voice in global governance remains contested.
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Children as professional influencers and internet celebrities

As the digital society evolves, the meaning of being a child is also challenged. Social media is a central part of the everyday life of Swedish children. The number of children identifying themselves as professional influencers is increasing.

University of Gothenburg

Researchers

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Jonathan Josefsson
Associate Professor, Docent
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Judith Lind
Associate Professor
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Cecilia Lindgren
Senior Associate Professor
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Joel Löw
Assistant Professor
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Sarah Mitchell
Coordinator
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Bengt Sandin
Professor Emeritus
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Johanna Sjöberg
Associate Professor, Head of Unit, Docent
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Johanna Sköld
Professor
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Anna Sparrman
Professor
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Karin Zetterqvist Nelson
Professor

Organisation

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Child Studies (TEMAB)

Education and research at Child Studies is about childhood and family with a focus on interaction and language, children's culture and consumption, and childhood over time and space, all to better see the perspectives of children and young people.
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Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)

In an increasingly complicated world, there is a need for researchers that can handle both breadth and depth, and can collaborate across disciplinary borders. Major societal questions are studied from an interdisciplinary perspective at TEMA.

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