Social Vulnerability and Inequality
The research area covers research on social vulnerability, inequality and social problems in a broad sense. The area includes the study of, among other things, poverty and homelessness. Research projects in the field apply diverse methods and theories to analyze the consequences of inequality on several levels, from the local to comparative studies in an international perspective. Theories of power and intersectionality are central.
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Take away: Avimplementering av etablerade arbetssätt när det finns bättre alternativ
Take away: Avimplementering av etablerade arbetssätt när det finns bättre alternativDenvall, V., Bejerholm, U., Knutagår...Socialt arbete och socialpolitik.
Socialt arbete och socialpolitik.Hultqvist, S. & Blomberg, S., 2024, Socialt arbete: en grundbok. . Meeuwisse, A., Swärd...On Swedish and Australian employer’s attitudes to recruiting welfare clients and the role of stigma. A working paper.
On Swedish and Australian employer’s attitudes to recruiting welfare clients and the role of stigma. A working paper.Sta...Charitable food donations in Sweden – a new philanthropy finding its place in a time of crisis
Charitable food donations in Sweden – a new philanthropy finding its place in a time of crisisVamstad, J., Leo Sandberg,...Contact person intervention in Nordic countries: A comparative integrative review
Contact person intervention in Nordic countries: A comparative integrative reviewLehto-Lundén, T., Jägervi, L., Svenlin,...
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Housing first
The project "Housing First" is based on the idea that housing is a basic security that the homeless need to be able to deal with their problems.
Social Work, Power and Intersectionality
This is a research group that works as a platform for researchers who share a common interest in how power structures influence social work organizations, practices and professionals.