Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Child care Childrens participation Fostercare Ethical issues in child research
Research groups
Research projects
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Against All Odds?
Why do some care leavers end up doing well as young adults, against all odds? What does "doing well" mean to young women and men, with majority backgrounds? These are questions we seek to investigate in this project.
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Child Welfare in Norway 1990-2011
A register data study of Norwegian child welfare clients.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Pålsson, David; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth; Kalliomaa-Puha, Laura; Lausten, Mette; Pösö, Tarja (2022). Licence to Care – Licensing Terms for For-Profit Residential Care for Children in Four Nordic Countries. Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research . Vol. 7.
Shanks, Emelie; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth; Eriksson, Pia; Lausten, Mette; Lundström, Tommy; Ranta, Heikki; Sallnäs, Marie (2021). Privatisation of residential care for children and youth in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research . Vol. 6.
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2018). Child Protection and Human Rights: A Call for Professional Practice and Policy. Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (Ed.). Human Rights in Child Protection Implications for Professional Practice and Policy. 1. p. 1-14. Palgrave Macmillan.
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2018). Formal and Everyday Participation in Foster Families: A Challenge?. Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (Ed.). Human Rights in Child Protection Implications for Professional Practice and Policy. 12. p. 227-244. Palgrave Macmillan.
Bakketeig, Elisiv; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2018). Agency and flexible support in transition from care: Learning from the experiences of a Norwegian sample of care leavers doing well. 13 p. Nordic Social Work Research .
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2018). Human Rights in Child Protection Implications for Professional Practice and Policy. ISBN: 978-3-319-94799-0. 258 p. Palgrave Macmillan.
Storø, Jan; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth; Løvgren, Mette (2017). Hva muliggjør godt institusjonsarbeid?. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern . Vol. 94.
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth; Christiansen, Øivin; Kojan, Bente Heggem (2016). Best mulig beslutninger til best mulig hjelp. Christiansen, Øivin; Kojan, Bente Heggem (Ed.). Beslutninger i barnevernet. 13. p. 214-229. Universitetsforlaget.
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2016). Barn og unges medvirkning i barnevernet - hvorfor og hvordan?. Stensæth, Karette; Krüger, Viggo; Fuglestad, Svein (Ed.). I transitt - mellom til og fra. Om musikk og deltagelse i barnevern. Kapittel 2. p. 37-48.
Mossige, Svein; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2013). For sensitivt for ungdom?. Fossheim, Hallvard; Hølen, Jacob; Ingierd, Helene (Ed.). Barn i forskning - Etiske dimensjoner. 2. p. 45-73.
