Department of Social Work
Bachelor's level
Master's level
Courses offered in English
Researchers, Publications and Projects
Contact the institution's researchers with your questions and proposals for collaboration.
Annelie Björkhagen Turesson
Eva Elmerstig
Kristofer Hansson
Karin Ingvarsdotter
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2024 | Article in journal
University Support and Prevention Needs for Sexual Harassment: What Do European Students and Doctoral Students Ask For?
Charlotta Löfgren-Mårtenson, My Lilja, Mika Hagerlid, Schoon Wiebke, Irma Jakić, Cynthia Deverchin, Melina Westermann
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2024 | Chapter in book
The Power of Silence: Variations in the Reproduction of Racial Capitalism Among White Male-dominated Trade Unions in Sweden
Paula Mulinari, Anders Neergaard
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2024 | Conference paper
’Those foods aren't part of Swedish traditions and don't belong here’: An analysis of responses to retail stores' online advertisement addressing Ramadan
Johanna Sixtensson
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2024 | Chapter in book
Coloniality, whiteness and systemic racism in Sweden: An email conversation
Minoo Alinia, Sarah Hamed, Domino Kai, Jasmine Kelekay, Michael McEachrane, Maribel Morey, Paula Mulinari, Anders Neergaard
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2024 | Article in journal
The Upper Secondary School Act as legal violence in the Swedish welfare state: ‘I came to Sweden just so I could live’
Hanna Scott, Anders Roos
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2024 | Article in journal
«Based on their experiences, we are certainly a continuation to that machinery of discrimination». Social workers’intermediation of social protection to EU migrants in Finland
Valter Sandell-Maury
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2024 | Article in journal
Citizens’ experiences of enablers and barriers to obtaining digital citizenship
Gabriella Scaramuzzino, Kettil Nordesjö, Rickard Ulmestig
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2024 | Article in journal
From the Womb to the Borders: The Politics of Carcerality in Social Reproduction
Paula Mulinari
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2024 | Conference paper
Balancing between care and control: Staff perception on the introduction of long-acting injectables for opioid agonist treatment
Andrea Capusan Johansson, Johan Nordgren, Bodil Monwell, Nina Veetnisha Gunnarsson, Björn Johnson
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2024 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Sexual and reproductive health equity in Sweden: From policy to the perspectives of young people with migration experience, and healthcare providers
Nada Amroussia
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Research projectFrom Bedside to Court Bench: Medical Expertise and Unintended Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation Policy and Legislation
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Research project
Sexual health and relapse prevention for adults with substance abuse: Evaluation of a manualized intervention and continuous education of...
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Sexuality in an international perspective: A comparative analysis
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Understanding epilepsy: Knowledge, education and stigmatisation, 1950-2020
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Research project
Develop and adapt trauma treatment and care services for women who have experienced armed conflicts and forced migration
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Research project
Experiences of subject integrated teaching on sexuality, consent and relationships at special schools
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Research project
The School's Work with LGBTQI Issues in Grades 1-6. A Research Study
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Preventing sexual harassment in academia - reflections among university students
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Research project
Jinn in the Clinic: Beyond Validation?
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Research project
Self-censorship in Academia: A qualitative interview study
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Health and well-being in the context of menopause
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Expectations and responsibility: education for and with family carers who care for a relative with dementia
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Research project
eHealth support to improve the care process for patients and partners who are involuntary childlessness
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Research project
Sex Education and Disability in Tanzania
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Working with the updated sexuality education directives: A process-oriented practice-based study in a Swedish municipality
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Mobilities, work and welfare citizenship in the Nordic societies (NOS-HS Exploratory workshops)
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Changed sexual practices and relationships when sexually transmitted infections become resistant to antibiotics? - a postdoc study focusing...
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Parents with mobility impairment: Children and parents tell about living conditions, norms and organisation of everyday life
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Young womens self reported experiences of crime against person - the crime trend in Sweden 2006-2021
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Young LGBT+ people in state care
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Research project | DOCTORAL PROJECT
Children with the right to support according to LSS-parents relationships with professionals
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Research project
Alternative communication in elderly care settings
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Research project
On-going research on living conditions and social initiatives in Malmö's marginalised housing areas
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Research project
Reflections regarding sexual experiences and boundaries of young adults with intellectual disability
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Research project
A practice-oriented research study about self-determination and empowerment at sheltered accommodations – ethical dilemmas in the working...
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Bio-modifying technologies in Change: Cultural Perspectives on Responsible Research and Innovation in CRISPR- and stem cell technologies
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Children’s involvement in supportive and therapeutic encounters
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Research project
Dance and young people with disabilities: A study on visions and strategies in inclusive dance
Research subjects
Research about Covid-19 and the pandemic
Researchers at the department have examined covid-19 and the corona pandemic from several perspectives in recent years. Some central themes have been ageing and covid, relatives' experiences, distance learning, the impact on relationships and sexuality, living conditions during the pandemic, and how the conditions for social work have been affected for, for example, social services and women's shelters.
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2024 | Article in journal
The dynamics of intercultural clinical encounters in times of pandemic crisis: Swedish healthcare providers' reflections on social norms in relation to sexual and reproductive healthcare
Mia Appelbäck, Aje Carlbom, Lise Eriksson, Birgitta Essén
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2024 | Article in journal
Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on births and induced abortions in Southern Sweden: a register-based study
Jesse D. Thacher, Andreas Vilhelmsson, Annelise J. Blomberg, Lars Rylander, Anna Joud, Lone Schmidt, Charlotte Orsted Hougaard, Eva Elmerstig, Ditte Vassard, Kristina Mattsson
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2024 | Article in journal
Digitala plattformar för att motverka våld i nära relationer: kvinnojourers digitalisering av sin verksamhet under covid-19-pandemin
Kristofer Hansson, Charlotte C Petersson
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2023 | Conference paper
Diary Writing as a Reflective Practice
Michael Wallengren-Lynch
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2023 | Chapter in book
To reach the unreachable: migration, health vulnerabilities, and the problem of nonresponse bias in health research
Talieh Mirsalehi, Kristofer Hansson
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2023 | Article in journal
“Its not a book; it’s a Bok”: social work students’ experience of using creative journaling practices as a pedagogical tool to develop transformative learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Michael Wallengren-Lynch, Beth Archer-Kuhn, Tara Earls Larrison, Esther Mercado Garcia, Lisa Chen Henglien, Nishi Mitra, Einav Segev, Marta Blanco Carrasco
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2023 | Report
Erfarenheter av socialt arbete i Malmö under det första året med covid-19: Katastrofriskreducering, resiliens och hållbarhetens "hur"
Carin Björngren Cuadra
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2023 | Article in journal
Digitalization, stress, and social worker–client relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kettil Nordesjö, Gabriella Scaramuzzino
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2023 | Article in journal
När mötet blir digitalt: Socialsekreterares erfarenheter under pandemin
Kristofer Hansson
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2023 | Chapter in book
Social Work and Lost Contacts with Clients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Shared Trauma from Three Different Civil Society Organisations
Kristofer Hansson, Charlotte C Petersson
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2023 | Article in journal
Three Nordic countries responding to COVID-19: Eldercare perspectives
Merja Rapeli, Johan Carlstedt, Ragnheiður Hergeirsdottir, Halldór S. Guðmundsson, Carin Björngren Cuadra, Ilona Hatakka
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2023 | Article in journal
Changes in Intimacy and Sexuality During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of Data from a Survey on Partnered Individuals in Eight European Countries
Charlotta Löfgren, Eva Elmerstig, Johanna Schröder, Marie Chollier, Jasmina Mehulic, Hanneke de Graaf, Katerina Klapilova, Ines Tavares, Peer Briken, Özlem Köse, Pedro Nobre, Aleksandar Stulhofer
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2023 | Article in journal
Information Communication Technology during Covid-19
Michael Wallengren-Lynch
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2023 | Article in journal
Working and learning from home during COVID-19: International experiences among social work educators and students
Michael Wallengren-Lynch, Lena Dominelli, Carin Björngren Cuadra
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2023 | Article in journal
Phenomenological psychology and qualitative research
Magnus Englander, James Morley
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2022 | Article in journal
Social work with people who use drugs during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study
Torkel Richert, Johan Nordgren
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2022 | Conference paper
Experiences of involuntary childlessness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ida Elisabet Hall, Charlotta Holmström, Maja Bodin, Lone Schmidt, Søren Ziebe, Eva Elmerstig
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2022 | Conference paper
Experiences of involuntary childlessness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ida Elisabet Hall, Charlotta Holmström, Maja Bodin, Lone Schmidt, Søren Ziebe, Eva Elmerstig
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2022 | Article in journal
Risk environments of people who use drugs during the Covid-19 pandemic: the view of social workers and health care professionals in Sweden
Johan Nordgren, Torkel Richert
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2022 | Article in journal
Care Home and Home Care Staff’s Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beliefs about Subsequent Changes in the Future: A Survey Study in Sweden, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom
Agneta Malmgren Fänge, Jonas Christensen, Tamara Backhouse, Andrea Kenkmann, Anne Killett, Oliver Fisher, Carlos Chiatti, Connie Lethin
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2022 | Article in journal
Perceived Changes in Sexual Interest and Distress About Discrepant Sexual Interest During the First Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Assessment in Cohabiting Partnered Individuals
Aleksandar Stulhofer, Jasmina Mehulic, Peer Briken, Katerina Klapilova, Hanneke de Graaf, Ana Alexandra Carvalheira, Charlotta Löfgren-Mårtenson, Pedro Nobre, Marie Chollier, Özlem Köse, Eva Elmerstig, Christophe Lancon, Leona Plasilova, Johanna Schröder
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2022 | Article in journal
Social Work Responses to Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences and Perspectives of Professionals at Women’s Shelters in Sweden
Charlotte C Petersson, Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Conference paper
Social Work Educatorsʼ Experiences of Teaching during COVID-19: Findings from an IASSW International Survey
Michael Wallengren-Lynch
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2021 | Conference paper
The art of basic empathy in an online social work context
Mikael Boregren
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2021 | Article in journal
Rekrytera och behålla personal i den kommunala äldreomsorgen under Covid-19
Susanna Lundberg
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2021 | Article in journal
”Tidigare sa vi: Vad behöver ni hjälp med? Nu är det mer: Hur mår ni?”: Anhörigkonsulenters upplevelser av stöd till anhöriga under covid-19-pandemin.
Åsa Alftberg
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2021 | Article in journal
Att hålla ihop det sociala arbetet: Hur covid-19-pandemin påverkade tre olika civilsamhällesorganisationer
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Article in journal
Förord: I pandemins spår. Socialvetenskapliga perspektiv på covid-19
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Kristofer Hansson, Dimitris Michailakis, Anders Neergaard
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2021 | Collection (editor)
I pandemins spår: Socialvetenskapliga perspektiv på covid-19
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Kristofer Hansson, Dimitris Michailakis, Anders Neergaard
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2021 | Article, book review
Nya böcker: Carol Tosone (red.) (2021) Shared trauma, shared resilience during a pandemic. Social work in the time of COVID-19. Cham: Springer.
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Article in journal
Kommunalt socialt arbete under covid-19 pandemin: Osäkerhet, reglering och kontroll av rummet
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Sergio Cuadra
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2021 | Conference paper
Interpersonal understanding, empathic attitude and ethnographic epoché in Social Psychiatry and recovery-oriented practices: Shared decision making, closeness and distance in the professional relationship
John Stigmar
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2021 | Article in journal
De smittsamma sjukdomarnas kultur: Hur vår uppmärksamhet har kommit att riktas mot vardagens mikroorganismer
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Report
Barnfattigdom i Sverige: Årsrapport 2021
Tapio Salonen
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2021 | Article in journal
Forskare: Vi behöver stärka vår kunskap om det yttersta skyddsnätet
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Conference paper
“COVID cultures” in the Swedish civil society: Complex entanglements between guidelines and everyday practice in civil societies organizations
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Article in journal
Organizational Support Experiences of Care Home and Home Care Staff in Sweden, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Connie Lethin, Andrea Kenkmann, Carlos Chiatti, Jonas Christensen, Tamara Backhouse, Anne Killett, Oliver Fisher, Agneta Malmgren Fänge
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2021 | Article in journal
Den sårbara gemenskapen: kvinnojourer under covid-19-pandemin
Kristofer Hansson, Charlotte C Petersson
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2021 | Article in journal
”Inställt tillsvidare”: Diakonernas arbete att hitta nya vägar ut under covid-19-pandemin
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Collection (editor)
Att leva med bakterier: Möjligheter till ett levbart immunitärt liv
Kristofer Hansson, Cecilia Lenander, Henrik Loodin
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2021 | Chapter in book
En levbar värld med bakterier: Hur vi berättar om framtid
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Chapter in book
From the Political to the Personal in An Age of Uncertainty: Assault on self, identity, family, community, and nationhood
Susanna Giulari, Negat Hussein, Moestak Hussein, Tove Samzelius, Sue Cohen
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2020 | Article in journal
Post Covid-19 youth work: A contribution to the Swedich social pedagogical debate
Irena Dychawy Rosner
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2020 | Article in journal
”Folkhälsomyndigheten följer WHO:s rekommendationer”
Rachel Irwin, Kristofer Hansson
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2020 | Article in journal
Rädsla riskerar nu att skapa en stigmatisering av människor med ursprung i Kina
Kristofer Hansson
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2020 | Conference paper
Det yttersta skyddsnätet under Covid-19: Kvinnojourer satta under press
Kristofer Hansson, Charlotte Petersson
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2020 | Conference paper
Heterogena element i det sociala arbetet: COVID-19 och dess organisatoriska effekter på socialt arbete
Kristofer Hansson, Carin Björngren Cuadra
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2020 | Article in journal
Ökad ojämlikhet i boendet i spåren av coronapandemin
Martin Grander, Tapio Salonen
Social Work seminar
Research environments
Contract courses
We can offer continuing professional development for your staff in the form of courses tailored to meet your wants and needs. You will get access to the latest research and to the disciplinary range offered by the University.
Contact Mikael Matteson for more information about contract courses
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Maria Hjortsjö - Senior lecturer/Head of department
maria.hjortsjo@mau.se
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Karin Ingvarsdotter - Assistant head of dep./Senior lecturer
Primary level
karin.ingvarsdotter@mau.se
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Åsa Alftberg - Associate Professor
Advanced level
asa.alftberg@mau.se
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Erica Righard - Assistant head of dep./Professor
Research and PhD studies
erica.righard@mau.se
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Malin Idvall - Administrative assistant
malin.idvall@mau.se
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Kerstin Björkander - Administrative officer
Research liaison officer
kerstin.bjorkander@mau.se
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Jonas Christensen - Senior lecturer
Internationalisation Coordinator
jonas.christensen@mau.se
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Germana di Lorenzo - Study administrator
germana.di-lorenzo@mau.se
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Carina Nina Grujic - Study and careers adviser
carina.grujic@mau.se
Annelie Björkhagen Turesson
Eva Elmerstig
Kristofer Hansson
Karin Ingvarsdotter
