Legitimacy and Fallibility in Child Welfare Services: A Cross-Country Study of DecisionMaking

Project Team: Marit Skivenes, Tarja Pösö, Jill Berrick, Jonathan Dickens, Anne-Mette Magnussen & Line Marie Sørsdal

Timeframe: 02/02/2017 - 02/02/2017

This is a research project on child welfare services in Norway, Finland, England and USA. The aim is to identify decisive factors and mechanisms in different welfare state arrangements and child welfare systems that promote or hinder high quality decision-making in the best interest of children and families.