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Kjetil Wathne

Kjetil Wathne

About

Wathne, K. (Ph.D), leader of academic unit, is a medical anthropologist with research interests in childhood obesity, minority and health, culture of health and illness, social work, welfare, welfare encounters, and child welfare.

Current research projects:
* Immigrant women in workfare (diffuse health, communication in encounters)
* African children in Norwegian homes (intergenerational and intergrational issues with placement)
* Somali mothers in NAV (empowerment of low income families in multiple welfare fields)

Scientific publications

Wathne, Kjetil ; Kisuule, John David (2023). Not trustworthy. African parents’ perspectives on Norwegian child protection care measures. European Journal of Social Work.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2023.2282386

Wathne, Kjetil (2021). ‘They said I wasn’t sick enough’: pain as negotiation in workfare. 14 p. Nordic Social Work Research. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2021.1958909

Wathne, Kjetil ; Mburu, Christina Brux ; Middelthon, Anne-Lise Orvin (2015). Obesity and minority—changing meanings of big bodies among young Pakistani obesity patients in Norway. Sport, Education and Society. Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2012.754751

Wathne, Kjetil (2011). Movement of large bodies impaired: the double burden of obesity: somatic and semiotic issues. Sport, Education and Society. Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2011.589640

Wathne, Kjetil (2011). Being Stout: on Health & Lifestyle-change. Tidsskrift for forskning i sygdom og samfund. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.7146/tfss.v8i14.5414



These publications are obtained from Cristin. The list may be incomplete