Ragnhild Hollekim
Biographic Data
| ID | 5153490 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ragnhild Hollekim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ragnhild |
| FAMILY NAME | Hollekim |
| SIGNATURE | HOLLEKIM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0456-0852 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Independence through a safety net
This article explores how young adults with cross-cultural backgrounds experience aftercare support from the Norwegian child welfare services, and how such support shapes their transitions to adulthood. Drawing on the Capabilities Approach, the study applies reflexive thematic analysis to analyze in-depth interviews with ten young adults aged 19–23 who received aftercare. Findings show that accessible, responsive and context-aware aftercare, enab…
My heritage language defines me in a way”
The article explores how children with migrant backgrounds, placed in foster care, perceive and navigate heritage language maintenance. We analyse qualitative interviews with 14 children and 27 foster carers in Norway and Sweden. Findings indicate that language is significant for children’s social identity and opportunities to establish a sense of home, across foster and birth families. Heritage language maintenance, however, may be hindered due …
Perception of leadership challenges within the Norwegian child welfare services
The Norwegian child welfare service is under pressure both nationally and internationally after several unfavourable verdicts in the European Court of Human Rights (EMD) and national inspections that uncovered serious problems in the system. While the challenging situation for child welfare workers has been well documented in research, there is limited knowledge on how child welfare leaders (CWLs) experience their work situation. This article exp…
The Convention on the Rights of the Child’s Imprint on Judgments from the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is the sole interpreter of all matters on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and has no obligations toward any other international law and/or jurisprudence. In the realm of children’s rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is renowned as the most prominent source for all development of children’s rights. Officially, there is no connection between the ECHR/ECtHR and the CRC. N…
The Heroic Savior, the Jungle Guide and the Beacon Amidst a Fog of Uncertainty
This qualitative study aims to explore how fathers in prolonged post-divorce conflict construct their parenting agency and position their child in relation to their view of conflict-related threats. Eight divorced fathers were interviewed, with experience of, on average, seven years of high conflict after separation. A reflective thematic design supplemented with positioning theory was used to analyze the fathers’ responses. Drawing on positionin…
Care Order Cases in the European Court of Human Rights
This article aims to examine the intersection where parents’ rights meet children’s rights in care order cases forwarded to the European Court of Human Rights, and how the court balances such rights in their rulings. The article reveals that both biological parents and children’s rights, in care order cases, are of less significance. It is the child’s interests which is the over-ruling argument. However, the article’s findings reveal that the bio…
Change and Stability in Public Beliefs About Same-Sex Family Rights in Norway in 2008, 2013, and 2017
Introduction In Norway, legal measures securing equal marriage and parenting rights for same- and different-sex couples took effect on January 1, 2009. The aim of this study was to assess Norwegian public beliefs about lesbian and gay family rights in the period of 2008–2017. Methods Three nationwide surveys representing the adult Norwegian population were conducted with a time series design (data collected in 2008, 2013, and 2017, n = 1246, 1250…
‘The more you go to the mountains, the better parent you are’. Migrant parents in Norway navigating risk discourses in professional advice on family leisure and outdoor play
Drawing on data from a study with Southern European parents living in Norway, this article discusses the experiences of migrant parents with professional advice on family leisure and outdoor play. The study is situated broadly in research about the contemporary parenting role and the social construction of parents as risk-managers. Within this construction, parents are understood as continually managing a ‘double-bind’, in which they are asked to…
The emotional journey of motherhood in migration. The case of Southern European mothers in Norway
Based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with Greek, Italian, and Spanish mothers living in Norway, this article contributes to an emerging body of literature on the role of emotions in migration by exploring migrant motherhood as an emotional journey. Drawing on the work of Arlie Hochschild on emotions and her theoretical concepts of framing rules, feeling rules, and emotion work, the article explores how migrant mothers reflect …
Self‐legitimation and sense‐making of Southern European parents' migration to Norway
This article explores the migration narratives of Southern European parents living in Norway, where family projects emerged as a central theme. Migrant parents told stories not only of disillusionment and sacrifice but also of satisfaction, which they articulated around their aspiration to have a family life after migration. We analysed the informants' storytelling and explored the ways that family aspirations manifested. By articulating their mi…
Intergenerational perspectives on refugee children and youth's adaptation to life in Norway
Refugees from the Global South face many challenges when they arrive in Europe, not least having their subjectivities and beliefs questioned as part of requests for them to adapt to the norms of the destination context. Although there has been much critical research on migrant integration and adaptation, few of these studies have used an intergenerational lens to investigate the experiences of refugee children and youth. This article addresses th…
Keeping balance”, “Keeping distance” and “Keeping on with life”
A dominant storyline of divorced families in prolonged conflict is children portrayed as victims without agency. How does this fit with how children position themselves in prolonged post-divorce conflicts? In this qualitative study we pose the following research question; how do children position themselves to challenges in post-divorce family conflict, and how is family conflict positioning children? This paper draws on in-depth interviews with …
Contemporary discourses on children and parenting in Norway
Images of Children in Views on Same-Sex Adoption Rights
Child images are negotiated in and through ongoing societal and cultural processes. In this project, the Norwegian same-sex adoption rights debate was chosen as a case in which to study prevalent images of children. The empirical data comprised 437 responses to an open-ended question in a national survey. Four concurrent discourses were identified: (1) children need to grow up in ordinary families; (2) children need dedicated parenting; (3) child…
A Nationwide Study of Norwegian Beliefs About Same-sex Marriage and Lesbian and Gay Parenthood
In Norway, a gender-neutral Marriage Law that secured equal marriage and parenting rights for lesbian, gay and heterosexual couples took effect in January 2009. The aim of the current study was to explore Norwegian beliefs about equal marriage and parenting rights for lesbian, gay and heterosexual couples and the welfare of children with lesbian and gay parents. A sample of 1,246 Norwegians participated in the study by filling out a questionnaire…
A Nationwide Study of Norwegian Beliefs About Same-sex Marriage and Lesbian and Gay Parenthood
In Norway, a gender-neutral Marriage Law that secured equal marriage and parenting rights for lesbian, gay and heterosexual couples took effect in January 2009. The aim of the current study was to explore Norwegian beliefs about equal marriage and parenting rights for lesbian, gay and heterosexual couples and the welfare of children with lesbian and gay parents. A sample of 1,246 Norwegians participated in the study by filling out a questionnaire…
Contemporary discourses on children and parenting in Norway
The emotional journey of motherhood in migration. The case of Southern European mothers in Norway
Based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with Greek, Italian, and Spanish mothers living in Norway, this article contributes to an emerging body of literature on the role of emotions in migration by exploring migrant motherhood as an emotional journey. Drawing on the work of Arlie Hochschild on emotions and her theoretical concepts of framing rules, feeling rules, and emotion work, the article explores how migrant mothers reflect …
Intergenerational perspectives on refugee children and youth's adaptation to life in Norway
Refugees from the Global South face many challenges when they arrive in Europe, not least having their subjectivities and beliefs questioned as part of requests for them to adapt to the norms of the destination context. Although there has been much critical research on migrant integration and adaptation, few of these studies have used an intergenerational lens to investigate the experiences of refugee children and youth. This article addresses th…
Self‐legitimation and sense‐making of Southern European parents' migration to Norway
This article explores the migration narratives of Southern European parents living in Norway, where family projects emerged as a central theme. Migrant parents told stories not only of disillusionment and sacrifice but also of satisfaction, which they articulated around their aspiration to have a family life after migration. We analysed the informants' storytelling and explored the ways that family aspirations manifested. By articulating their mi…
Keeping balance”, “Keeping distance” and “Keeping on with life”
A dominant storyline of divorced families in prolonged conflict is children portrayed as victims without agency. How does this fit with how children position themselves in prolonged post-divorce conflicts? In this qualitative study we pose the following research question; how do children position themselves to challenges in post-divorce family conflict, and how is family conflict positioning children? This paper draws on in-depth interviews with …
A Nationwide Study of Norwegian Beliefs About Same-sex Marriage and Lesbian and Gay Parenthood
In Norway, a gender-neutral Marriage Law that secured equal marriage and parenting rights for lesbian, gay and heterosexual couples took effect in January 2009. The aim of the current study was to explore Norwegian beliefs about equal marriage and parenting rights for lesbian, gay and heterosexual couples and the welfare of children with lesbian and gay parents. A sample of 1,246 Norwegians participated in the study by filling out a questionnaire…
Images of Children in Views on Same-Sex Adoption Rights
Child images are negotiated in and through ongoing societal and cultural processes. In this project, the Norwegian same-sex adoption rights debate was chosen as a case in which to study prevalent images of children. The empirical data comprised 437 responses to an open-ended question in a national survey. Four concurrent discourses were identified: (1) children need to grow up in ordinary families; (2) children need dedicated parenting; (3) child…
Contemporary discourses on children and parenting in Norway
Keeping balance”, “Keeping distance” and “Keeping on with life”
A dominant storyline of divorced families in prolonged conflict is children portrayed as victims without agency. How does this fit with how children position themselves in prolonged post-divorce conflicts? In this qualitative study we pose the following research question; how do children position themselves to challenges in post-divorce family conflict, and how is family conflict positioning children? This paper draws on in-depth interviews with …
‘The more you go to the mountains, the better parent you are’. Migrant parents in Norway navigating risk discourses in professional advice on family leisure and outdoor play
Drawing on data from a study with Southern European parents living in Norway, this article discusses the experiences of migrant parents with professional advice on family leisure and outdoor play. The study is situated broadly in research about the contemporary parenting role and the social construction of parents as risk-managers. Within this construction, parents are understood as continually managing a ‘double-bind’, in which they are asked to…
The emotional journey of motherhood in migration. The case of Southern European mothers in Norway
Based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with Greek, Italian, and Spanish mothers living in Norway, this article contributes to an emerging body of literature on the role of emotions in migration by exploring migrant motherhood as an emotional journey. Drawing on the work of Arlie Hochschild on emotions and her theoretical concepts of framing rules, feeling rules, and emotion work, the article explores how migrant mothers reflect …
Self‐legitimation and sense‐making of Southern European parents' migration to Norway
This article explores the migration narratives of Southern European parents living in Norway, where family projects emerged as a central theme. Migrant parents told stories not only of disillusionment and sacrifice but also of satisfaction, which they articulated around their aspiration to have a family life after migration. We analysed the informants' storytelling and explored the ways that family aspirations manifested. By articulating their mi…
Intergenerational perspectives on refugee children and youth's adaptation to life in Norway
Refugees from the Global South face many challenges when they arrive in Europe, not least having their subjectivities and beliefs questioned as part of requests for them to adapt to the norms of the destination context. Although there has been much critical research on migrant integration and adaptation, few of these studies have used an intergenerational lens to investigate the experiences of refugee children and youth. This article addresses th…
Change and Stability in Public Beliefs About Same-Sex Family Rights in Norway in 2008, 2013, and 2017
Introduction In Norway, legal measures securing equal marriage and parenting rights for same- and different-sex couples took effect on January 1, 2009. The aim of this study was to assess Norwegian public beliefs about lesbian and gay family rights in the period of 2008–2017. Methods Three nationwide surveys representing the adult Norwegian population were conducted with a time series design (data collected in 2008, 2013, and 2017, n = 1246, 1250…
The Heroic Savior, the Jungle Guide and the Beacon Amidst a Fog of Uncertainty
This qualitative study aims to explore how fathers in prolonged post-divorce conflict construct their parenting agency and position their child in relation to their view of conflict-related threats. Eight divorced fathers were interviewed, with experience of, on average, seven years of high conflict after separation. A reflective thematic design supplemented with positioning theory was used to analyze the fathers’ responses. Drawing on positionin…
Care Order Cases in the European Court of Human Rights
This article aims to examine the intersection where parents’ rights meet children’s rights in care order cases forwarded to the European Court of Human Rights, and how the court balances such rights in their rulings. The article reveals that both biological parents and children’s rights, in care order cases, are of less significance. It is the child’s interests which is the over-ruling argument. However, the article’s findings reveal that the bio…
The Convention on the Rights of the Child’s Imprint on Judgments from the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is the sole interpreter of all matters on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and has no obligations toward any other international law and/or jurisprudence. In the realm of children’s rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is renowned as the most prominent source for all development of children’s rights. Officially, there is no connection between the ECHR/ECtHR and the CRC. N…
Perception of leadership challenges within the Norwegian child welfare services
The Norwegian child welfare service is under pressure both nationally and internationally after several unfavourable verdicts in the European Court of Human Rights (EMD) and national inspections that uncovered serious problems in the system. While the challenging situation for child welfare workers has been well documented in research, there is limited knowledge on how child welfare leaders (CWLs) experience their work situation. This article exp…
Independence through a safety net
This article explores how young adults with cross-cultural backgrounds experience aftercare support from the Norwegian child welfare services, and how such support shapes their transitions to adulthood. Drawing on the Capabilities Approach, the study applies reflexive thematic analysis to analyze in-depth interviews with ten young adults aged 19–23 who received aftercare. Findings show that accessible, responsive and context-aware aftercare, enab…
My heritage language defines me in a way”
The article explores how children with migrant backgrounds, placed in foster care, perceive and navigate heritage language maintenance. We analyse qualitative interviews with 14 children and 27 foster carers in Norway and Sweden. Findings indicate that language is significant for children’s social identity and opportunities to establish a sense of home, across foster and birth families. Heritage language maintenance, however, may be hindered due …
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Norwegian (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works)