Cecilie Bjerre
Biographic Data
| ID | 4174928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilie Bjerre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilie |
| FAMILY NAME | Bjerre |
| SIGNATURE | BJERRE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1752-0160 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Categories of Paternity
Excluded by Blood
This article introduces the term technopolitics of paternity to illuminate how scientific and technological practices shaped the state's efforts to establish paternity in twentieth-century Denmark. By tracing how paternity disputes were increasingly resolved through blood type testing and anthropological assessments, the article shows how technical knowledge reconfigured legal and administrative understandings of kinship, rights, and responsibili…
Welfare Becomes Punishment
In this article, we demonstrate how ‘penal nationalism’ came to influence Danish social policy during the 2000s. While critical evaluations of the Nordic Exceptionalism thesis have underscored the significance of immigration in shaping both penal and border policies of the Nordic welfare states, our analysis delves into the core of the Danish welfare state by examining the implementation of the social policy tool, Parenting and Youth Orders. Thro…
From worker investment to family investment
This article examines the historical evolution of social investment in Denmark, focusing on placed-out children from the 1920s to the 1970s. The study introduces two key concepts: Worker Investment and Family Investment . Worker Investment pertains to the period from the 1920s to the 1950s, where children were primarily valued for their future skills-based economic productivity. Family Investment characterizes the 1960s to the 1970s, marked by a …
Making Policies
This article examines out-of-home placements in Denmark over a seven-decade period from 1905 to 1975. The Danish state delegated this responsibility to a, using the words of Kimberly J. Morgan and Ann Shola Orloff, “difficult-to-classify public-private hybrid,” the Children’s Welfare Boards (CWBs). These CWBs comprised private citizens selected by the municipality. The article shows how the CWBs acted as interpreters, mediators, and implementers …
Making Policies
This article examines out-of-home placements in Denmark over a seven-decade period from 1905 to 1975. The Danish state delegated this responsibility to a, using the words of Kimberly J. Morgan and Ann Shola Orloff, “difficult-to-classify public-private hybrid,” the Children’s Welfare Boards (CWBs). These CWBs comprised private citizens selected by the municipality. The article shows how the CWBs acted as interpreters, mediators, and implementers …
Welfare Becomes Punishment
In this article, we demonstrate how ‘penal nationalism’ came to influence Danish social policy during the 2000s. While critical evaluations of the Nordic Exceptionalism thesis have underscored the significance of immigration in shaping both penal and border policies of the Nordic welfare states, our analysis delves into the core of the Danish welfare state by examining the implementation of the social policy tool, Parenting and Youth Orders. Thro…
From worker investment to family investment
This article examines the historical evolution of social investment in Denmark, focusing on placed-out children from the 1920s to the 1970s. The study introduces two key concepts: Worker Investment and Family Investment . Worker Investment pertains to the period from the 1920s to the 1950s, where children were primarily valued for their future skills-based economic productivity. Family Investment characterizes the 1960s to the 1970s, marked by a …
Making Policies
This article examines out-of-home placements in Denmark over a seven-decade period from 1905 to 1975. The Danish state delegated this responsibility to a, using the words of Kimberly J. Morgan and Ann Shola Orloff, “difficult-to-classify public-private hybrid,” the Children’s Welfare Boards (CWBs). These CWBs comprised private citizens selected by the municipality. The article shows how the CWBs acted as interpreters, mediators, and implementers …
Excluded by Blood
This article introduces the term technopolitics of paternity to illuminate how scientific and technological practices shaped the state's efforts to establish paternity in twentieth-century Denmark. By tracing how paternity disputes were increasingly resolved through blood type testing and anthropological assessments, the article shows how technical knowledge reconfigured legal and administrative understandings of kinship, rights, and responsibili…
Welfare Becomes Punishment
In this article, we demonstrate how ‘penal nationalism’ came to influence Danish social policy during the 2000s. While critical evaluations of the Nordic Exceptionalism thesis have underscored the significance of immigration in shaping both penal and border policies of the Nordic welfare states, our analysis delves into the core of the Danish welfare state by examining the implementation of the social policy tool, Parenting and Youth Orders. Thro…
From worker investment to family investment
This article examines the historical evolution of social investment in Denmark, focusing on placed-out children from the 1920s to the 1970s. The study introduces two key concepts: Worker Investment and Family Investment . Worker Investment pertains to the period from the 1920s to the 1950s, where children were primarily valued for their future skills-based economic productivity. Family Investment characterizes the 1960s to the 1970s, marked by a …
Categories of Paternity
Danish (4 works) · Welfare (4 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)