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.
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StaffMaria Afzelius - Senior lecturer
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StaffIsraa Ahmad - Doctoral student
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StaffÅsa Alftberg - Associate Professor
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StaffNada Amroussia - Doctoral student
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StaffLisa Andersson - Lecturer/Program director
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StaffCatrine Andersson - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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StaffAnderberg Andreas - Hourly employee
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DAStaff
Daniel Ankarloo - Senior lecturer
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StaffElisabet Apelmo - Senior lecturer
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StaffAnna Arvidsson - Lecturer
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StaffPer Arvidsson - Doctoral student
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StaffSofia Bergholtz - Doctoral student
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StaffKamila Biszczanik - Lecturer
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StaffRobin Björkas - Doctoral student
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StaffAnnelie Björkhagen Turesson - Program director/Senior lecturer
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StaffMikael Boregren - Lecturer
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Aje Carlbom - Associate Professor
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StaffCharlotta Carlström - Senior lecturer
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StaffJonas Christensen - Senior lecturer
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StaffHanna Cinthio - Doctoral student
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StaffLinda Clavier - Senior lecturer
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StaffCarin Cuadra - Professor
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StaffKristina Edman - Doctoral student
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StaffHanna Egard - Senior lecturer
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StaffAnn-Sofie Ek - Doctoral student
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StaffEva Elmerstig - Associate Professor/Program director/Senior lecturer
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StaffMagnus Englander - Associate Professor
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MEStaff
Marie Engström Henriksson - Senior lecturer
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StaffTorbjörn Friberg - Associate Professor
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StaffPer Germundsson - Associate Professor/Hourly employee
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MGStaff
Maria Grönte - Doctoral student
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StaffYlva Grönvall - Doctoral student
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StaffDana Hagström - Doctoral student
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StaffKristofer Hansson - Senior lecturer/Assistant head of dep.
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StaffAnna Hart - Doctoral student
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MHStaff
Maria Hjortsjö - Senior lecturer/Head of department
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StaffJuliana Holeksa - Doctoral student
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StaffCharlotta Holmström - Associate Professor
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KIStaff
Karin Ingvarsdotter - Senior lecturer
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StaffCamilla Ivarsson - Doctoral student
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StaffMon Johansson - Senior lecturer
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StaffSara Johnsdotter - Professor
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StaffBjörn Johnson - Hourly employee
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KJStaff
Kent Johnsson - Senior lecturer
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StaffMarie Karlsson - Senior lecturer
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IKStaff
Ingela Kolfjord - Senior lecturer
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OKStaff
Oskar Krantz - Senior lecturer
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StaffOlivia Liahaugen Flensburg - Doctoral student
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StaffLinnea Lindemann - Doctoral student
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StaffMalin Lindroth - Associate senior lecturer
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Svante Lingärde - Lecturer
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StaffJack Lukkerz - Lecturer
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StaffSusanna Lundberg - Senior lecturer
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StaffCharlotta Löfgren - Professor
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FMStaff
Finnur Magnusson - Professor
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AMStaff
Annica Markström - Doctoral student
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StaffPaula Mulinari - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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StaffManne Mårtensson - Doctoral student
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StaffKettil Nordesjö - Associate Professor/Associate senior lecturer
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CNStaff
Camilla Nordgren - Senior lecturer
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StaffJohan Nordgren - Senior lecturer
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StaffVanna Nordling - Senior lecturer
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StaffMaria Norstedt - Senior lecturer
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FOStaff
Frans Oddner - Lecturer
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JOStaff
Jonas Olofsson - Professor
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POStaff
Pernilla Ouis - Associate Professor
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JPStaff
José Pacheco - Lecturer
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StaffCamilla Palm - Doctoral student
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StaffCharlotte Petersson - Senior lecturer/Assistant head of dep.
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StaffLars Plantin - Prodekanus
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Torkel Richert - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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StaffErica Righard - Associate Professor /Assistant head of dep.
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StaffKim Ringmar Sylwander - Postdoc
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StaffIngrid Runesson - Senior lecturer
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Ida Runge - Lecturer
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StaffLotti Ryberg Welander - Senior lecturer
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StaffTapio Salonen - Professor
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StaffTove Samzelius - Senior lecturer
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StaffValter Sandell-Maury - Doctoral student
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StaffAnna-Chuchu Schindele - Doctoral student
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JSStaff
Johanna Sixtensson - Senior lecturer
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ASStaff
Annika Staaf - Hourly employee
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StaffJohn Stigmar - Lecturer
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StaffBengt Svensson - Professor emeritus/emerita
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StaffMatilda Svensson Chowdhury - Senior lecturer
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JTStaff
Jakob Tornberg - Doctoral student
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StaffMichael Wallengren Lynch - Associate senior lecturer
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StaffAndréa Wiszmeg - Researcher
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StaffAngelica Wågby Gräfe - Lecturer
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Charlotta Zettervall - Senior lecturer
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2023 | Article in journal
Obstacles for identifying sexual harassment in academia: Insights from five European countries
Mika Hagerlid, Aleksandar Štulhofer, Anita Redert, Irma Jakić, Wiebke Schoon, Melina Westermann, Cynthia Deverchin, Hanneke de Graaf, Erick Janssen, Charlotta Löfgren
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2023 | Conference paper
Precarity and vulnerability among homeless single-parent families in Sweden: A critical perspective on policy and practice
Tove Samzelius
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2023 | Conference paper
The emancipatory role of housing: a blind spot in the Swedish gender regime?
Tove Samzelius
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2023 | Conference paper
Precarious inclusion in the Nordic welfare state: intermediation practices among social workers and associational volunteers in Helsinki and Malmö
Valter Sandell-Maury
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2023 | Conference paper
How thick is the firewall? Social work, migration, and the governance of access to social protection in Malmö and Helsinki
Valter Sandell-Maury
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2023 | Article in journal
Vocational education in Sweden and youth transitions to working life - Challenges and possibilities in the light of a local follow-up study
Jonas Olofsson, Alexandru Panican
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2023 | Article in journal
LGBTQ plus Affirmative State Care for Young People in Sweden: New Knowledge and Old Traditions
Charlotta Carlström, Catrine Andersson, Malin Lindroth
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2023 | Article in journal
Coming across a hidden problem in an excluded population in Sweden: professionals' experiences of young migrants' disclosures of sexual violence
Tanya Andersson Nystedt, Pia Svensson, Tobias Herder, Benedict Oppong Asamoah, Pernilla Ouis, Anette Agardh
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2023 | Article in journal
The relationship between dominant Western discourse and personal narratives of female genital cutting: exploring storytelling among Swedish-Somali girls and women
Camilla Palm, Eva Elmerstig, Charlotta Holmström, Birgitta Essen
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2023 | Article in journal
‘A free position in midfield' – a qualitative study of faith-based social work with people who use drugs in Sweden
Johan Nordgren, Torkel Richert
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Research projectWorking with the updated sexuality education directives: A process-oriented practice-based study in a Swedish municipality
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Research project
Changed sexual practices and relationships when sexually transmitted infections become resistant to antibiotics? - a postdoc study focusing...
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Research project
Parents with mobility impairment: Children and parents tell about living conditions, norms and organisation of everyday life
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Research project
Young womens self reported experiences of crime against person - the crime trend in Sweden 2006-2021
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Research project
Fatherhood following experiences of child sexual abuse
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Research project
Young LGBT+ people in state care
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Research project
Being young and living with inflammatory bowel disease - an international perspective
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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
School health care and SRHR promotion
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Research project
Experiences of involuntary childlessness during the Covid-19 pandemic
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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 | DOCTORAL PROJECT
Youth substance abuse, sexual health and the social services
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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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Public Housing and Social Mix in Practice
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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.
Contact: Carin Cuadra
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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
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
Johan Nordgren, Torkel Richert
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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
Information Communication Technology during Covid-19
Michael Wallengren-Lynch
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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 Schroeder
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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
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
Kommunalt socialt arbete under covid-19 pandemin: Osäkerhet, reglering och kontroll av rummet
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Sergio Cuadra
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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 | 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
Susy 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
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 - 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 - Associate Professor /Assistant head of dep.
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
