Ayan Handulle
Biographic Data
| ID | 3975976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayan Handulle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayan |
| FAMILY NAME | Handulle |
| SIGNATURE | HANDULLE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stavanger |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0475-614X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Fears of Child Protective Services in a Disadvantaged Migrant Group
Parents from stigmatized and disadvantaged migrant groups often fear losing their children to Child Protective Services (CPS). Based on ethnography with Norwegian Somalis, this paper examines how such fears arise. We work abductively from a specific puzzle, which is that the fear of losing children to CPS is widespread among Norwegian Somali parents despite the fact that their children are not disproportionately removed from their homes. In devel…
Decolonizing Social Work in Africa
Care, Inclusion and Justice
To confront or not to confront? Seeing minorities’ responses to ethnoracial stigmatisation through Goffman’s ritual interaction order
The last decade has seen a proliferation of sociological research on minorities’ responses to ethnoracial stigmatisation. Compared to social and cultural structures, face-to-face interaction has thus far received insufficient theoretical attention, even though social situations are a prime site for stigmatisation. This has resulted in three shortcomings in the research: (1) a tacit individual–structure dualism; (2) neglect of situational variatio…
Transmission of child removal stories Among Norwegian Somalis
Ethnic minority parents who are fearful of child welfare services (CWS) is an acknowledged social problem, but the existing academic understanding is limited. Interpretations in previous research have tended to highlight people's 'dispositions', typically cultural backgrounds, and lack of knowledge, or 'structures' like welfare and penal systems. More neglected is how CWS fears can be generated from interactional processes within groups. Building…
Little Norway in Somalia–Understanding Complex Belongings of Transnational Somali Families
This article explores Norwegian-Somali parents’ motivation for returning to Somalia, how life has unfolded in the face of their return and how they are preparing for their future return to Norway. The article is a result of an ethnographic study of Norwegian-Somali returnees in Somalia. The analysis reveals that the desire to avoid Norwegian government surveillance of families served as an important backdrop for their return to Somalia. The motiv…
Social work and cultural diversity
The art of kindergarten drop off’
This paper departs from an ethnography of Somali parents in Oslo, Norway, which examined perceptions of the Child Welfare Services (CWS). We explore how young second-generation parents portray middle class identities when they interact with school and kindergarten personnel. These are institutions under legal obligation to report to the CWS if they suspect neglect of children. Drawing on Goffman, we analyse how parents conduct and meticulously pr…
The art of kindergarten drop off’
This paper departs from an ethnography of Somali parents in Oslo, Norway, which examined perceptions of the Child Welfare Services (CWS). We explore how young second-generation parents portray middle class identities when they interact with school and kindergarten personnel. These are institutions under legal obligation to report to the CWS if they suspect neglect of children. Drawing on Goffman, we analyse how parents conduct and meticulously pr…
Transmission of child removal stories Among Norwegian Somalis
Ethnic minority parents who are fearful of child welfare services (CWS) is an acknowledged social problem, but the existing academic understanding is limited. Interpretations in previous research have tended to highlight people's 'dispositions', typically cultural backgrounds, and lack of knowledge, or 'structures' like welfare and penal systems. More neglected is how CWS fears can be generated from interactional processes within groups. Building…
To confront or not to confront? Seeing minorities’ responses to ethnoracial stigmatisation through Goffman’s ritual interaction order
The last decade has seen a proliferation of sociological research on minorities’ responses to ethnoracial stigmatisation. Compared to social and cultural structures, face-to-face interaction has thus far received insufficient theoretical attention, even though social situations are a prime site for stigmatisation. This has resulted in three shortcomings in the research: (1) a tacit individual–structure dualism; (2) neglect of situational variatio…
Social work and cultural diversity
The art of kindergarten drop off’
This paper departs from an ethnography of Somali parents in Oslo, Norway, which examined perceptions of the Child Welfare Services (CWS). We explore how young second-generation parents portray middle class identities when they interact with school and kindergarten personnel. These are institutions under legal obligation to report to the CWS if they suspect neglect of children. Drawing on Goffman, we analyse how parents conduct and meticulously pr…
Little Norway in Somalia–Understanding Complex Belongings of Transnational Somali Families
This article explores Norwegian-Somali parents’ motivation for returning to Somalia, how life has unfolded in the face of their return and how they are preparing for their future return to Norway. The article is a result of an ethnographic study of Norwegian-Somali returnees in Somalia. The analysis reveals that the desire to avoid Norwegian government surveillance of families served as an important backdrop for their return to Somalia. The motiv…
Social work and cultural diversity
To confront or not to confront? Seeing minorities’ responses to ethnoracial stigmatisation through Goffman’s ritual interaction order
The last decade has seen a proliferation of sociological research on minorities’ responses to ethnoracial stigmatisation. Compared to social and cultural structures, face-to-face interaction has thus far received insufficient theoretical attention, even though social situations are a prime site for stigmatisation. This has resulted in three shortcomings in the research: (1) a tacit individual–structure dualism; (2) neglect of situational variatio…
Transmission of child removal stories Among Norwegian Somalis
Ethnic minority parents who are fearful of child welfare services (CWS) is an acknowledged social problem, but the existing academic understanding is limited. Interpretations in previous research have tended to highlight people's 'dispositions', typically cultural backgrounds, and lack of knowledge, or 'structures' like welfare and penal systems. More neglected is how CWS fears can be generated from interactional processes within groups. Building…
Decolonizing Social Work in Africa
Care, Inclusion and Justice
Fears of Child Protective Services in a Disadvantaged Migrant Group
Parents from stigmatized and disadvantaged migrant groups often fear losing their children to Child Protective Services (CPS). Based on ethnography with Norwegian Somalis, this paper examines how such fears arise. We work abductively from a specific puzzle, which is that the fear of losing children to CPS is widespread among Norwegian Somali parents despite the fact that their children are not disproportionately removed from their homes. In devel…
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Norwegian (3 works)