Cecilia Lindgren
Biographic Data
| ID | 3600410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia Lindgren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Lindgren |
| SIGNATURE | LINDGREN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4427-3321 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is There an Unrecognized Potential Pool of Foster Carers
There is a shortage of foster carers in many countries, which means that, in addition to retaining active foster carers, social services must strive to recruit new ones. This study examines how great the interest in becoming foster carers is amongst the general public and what characterizes people who express such an interest. Data were collected through a survey responded to by 2106 members of the Swedish citizen panel, aged 25–64, and recruited…
What prevents people from becoming foster carers
For children identified by social services as needing out-of-home placements, foster care is the preferred option. However, the number of people engaging in fostering is insufficient, which creates a shortage in many countries. Using a community sample survey with approximately 2000 Swedish respondents aged 25–64, this article addresses the question what prevents people from becoming foster carers. Overall, respondents reported a generally positi…
Adoption from care, the reunification principle and consensual placements
Swedish child welfare policies have traditionally been family-centred, and great importance has been placed on consensual measures and the reunification of children in care with their birth families. Adoptions of children from care are rare. Thus, when the government commissioned the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) to improve social services' knowledge about adoption, it seemed to indicate an ideological shift in Swedish child protecti…
Changing notions of “good parents” and “the child’s best interest”
Cet article examine l’histoire de l’adoption en Suède par une analyse des évaluations explicites et de la formation des nouvelles familles. Avec en toile de fond les tendances générales des adoptions et leurs transitions, depuis les années 1910 jusqu’aux années 2010, des cas individuels sont exploités pour explorer la façon dont l’adoption a été rendue légitime en référence à l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant. L’analyse est basée sur les déclaratio…
Changing notions of “good parents” and “the child’s best interest”
Cet article examine l’histoire de l’adoption en Suède par une analyse des évaluations explicites et de la formation des nouvelles familles. Avec en toile de fond les tendances générales des adoptions et leurs transitions, depuis les années 1910 jusqu’aux années 2010, des cas individuels sont exploités pour explorer la façon dont l’adoption a été rendue légitime en référence à l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant. L’analyse est basée sur les déclaratio…
It shouldn’t just be these kinds of sunshine stories’
According to the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, the receiving state must determine that prospective parents are suited to adopt, and it is up to each State Party to identify the criteria and methods by which suitability is determined. The present study focuses on social workers’ accounts of the assessment practice, and offers insight into the complexity of the assessment task as well as what is expected and required of adoption applic…
Displays of parent suitability in adoption assessment reports
Through adoption, the state actively contributes to creating families. It therefore also assumes the role of guarantor of the child's best interests in the adoption process, which entails assessing the suitability of presumptive adoptive parents. In the present paper, we use the concluding sections of assessment reports on applicants for intercountry adoption in Sweden to answer the following question: what must be said about an individual or a c…
Ideals of parenting and childhood in the contact zone of intercountry adoption
Intercountry adoption is a global phenomenon, a contact zone in which notions of 'good parents' and 'the child's best interest' are negotiated. This article explores what norms of parenthood and childhood Sweden, as a receiving country, communicates in the global flow of children and ideas. Adoption assessment reports are examined, with a focus on how adoption applicants are portrayed and how 'good parents' are thereby constructed. The analysis d…
Ideals of parenting and childhood in the contact zone of intercountry adoption
Intercountry adoption is a global phenomenon, a contact zone in which notions of 'good parents' and 'the child's best interest' are negotiated. This article explores what norms of parenthood and childhood Sweden, as a receiving country, communicates in the global flow of children and ideas. Adoption assessment reports are examined, with a focus on how adoption applicants are portrayed and how 'good parents' are thereby constructed. The analysis d…
Is There an Unrecognized Potential Pool of Foster Carers
There is a shortage of foster carers in many countries, which means that, in addition to retaining active foster carers, social services must strive to recruit new ones. This study examines how great the interest in becoming foster carers is amongst the general public and what characterizes people who express such an interest. Data were collected through a survey responded to by 2106 members of the Swedish citizen panel, aged 25–64, and recruited…
What prevents people from becoming foster carers
For children identified by social services as needing out-of-home placements, foster care is the preferred option. However, the number of people engaging in fostering is insufficient, which creates a shortage in many countries. Using a community sample survey with approximately 2000 Swedish respondents aged 25–64, this article addresses the question what prevents people from becoming foster carers. Overall, respondents reported a generally positi…
Displays of parent suitability in adoption assessment reports
Through adoption, the state actively contributes to creating families. It therefore also assumes the role of guarantor of the child's best interests in the adoption process, which entails assessing the suitability of presumptive adoptive parents. In the present paper, we use the concluding sections of assessment reports on applicants for intercountry adoption in Sweden to answer the following question: what must be said about an individual or a c…
Adoption from care, the reunification principle and consensual placements
Swedish child welfare policies have traditionally been family-centred, and great importance has been placed on consensual measures and the reunification of children in care with their birth families. Adoptions of children from care are rare. Thus, when the government commissioned the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) to improve social services' knowledge about adoption, it seemed to indicate an ideological shift in Swedish child protecti…
Ideals of parenting and childhood in the contact zone of intercountry adoption
Intercountry adoption is a global phenomenon, a contact zone in which notions of 'good parents' and 'the child's best interest' are negotiated. This article explores what norms of parenthood and childhood Sweden, as a receiving country, communicates in the global flow of children and ideas. Adoption assessment reports are examined, with a focus on how adoption applicants are portrayed and how 'good parents' are thereby constructed. The analysis d…
Displays of parent suitability in adoption assessment reports
Through adoption, the state actively contributes to creating families. It therefore also assumes the role of guarantor of the child's best interests in the adoption process, which entails assessing the suitability of presumptive adoptive parents. In the present paper, we use the concluding sections of assessment reports on applicants for intercountry adoption in Sweden to answer the following question: what must be said about an individual or a c…
It shouldn’t just be these kinds of sunshine stories’
According to the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, the receiving state must determine that prospective parents are suited to adopt, and it is up to each State Party to identify the criteria and methods by which suitability is determined. The present study focuses on social workers’ accounts of the assessment practice, and offers insight into the complexity of the assessment task as well as what is expected and required of adoption applic…
Changing notions of “good parents” and “the child’s best interest”
Cet article examine l’histoire de l’adoption en Suède par une analyse des évaluations explicites et de la formation des nouvelles familles. Avec en toile de fond les tendances générales des adoptions et leurs transitions, depuis les années 1910 jusqu’aux années 2010, des cas individuels sont exploités pour explorer la façon dont l’adoption a été rendue légitime en référence à l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant. L’analyse est basée sur les déclaratio…
Changing notions of “good parents” and “the child’s best interest”
Cet article examine l’histoire de l’adoption en Suède par une analyse des évaluations explicites et de la formation des nouvelles familles. Avec en toile de fond les tendances générales des adoptions et leurs transitions, depuis les années 1910 jusqu’aux années 2010, des cas individuels sont exploités pour explorer la façon dont l’adoption a été rendue légitime en référence à l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant. L’analyse est basée sur les déclaratio…
Adoption from care, the reunification principle and consensual placements
Swedish child welfare policies have traditionally been family-centred, and great importance has been placed on consensual measures and the reunification of children in care with their birth families. Adoptions of children from care are rare. Thus, when the government commissioned the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) to improve social services' knowledge about adoption, it seemed to indicate an ideological shift in Swedish child protecti…
Is There an Unrecognized Potential Pool of Foster Carers
There is a shortage of foster carers in many countries, which means that, in addition to retaining active foster carers, social services must strive to recruit new ones. This study examines how great the interest in becoming foster carers is amongst the general public and what characterizes people who express such an interest. Data were collected through a survey responded to by 2106 members of the Swedish citizen panel, aged 25–64, and recruited…
What prevents people from becoming foster carers
For children identified by social services as needing out-of-home placements, foster care is the preferred option. However, the number of people engaging in fostering is insufficient, which creates a shortage in many countries. Using a community sample survey with approximately 2000 Swedish respondents aged 25–64, this article addresses the question what prevents people from becoming foster carers. Overall, respondents reported a generally positi…
Child Welfare and Adoption (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)