I work as a lecturer and divide my time between the School of Social Work at Lund University and the research centre CASE (Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments). CASE is an interdisciplinary centre that conducts research on the aging person and population, and supportive environments for mobility, activity and health.
Teaching
I teach mainly on the second and sixth semester of the BsC Social Work programme. On the second semester, I work with reflection groups in the course Social Science and Social Work. The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge of social science perspectives and theories. I am also a tutor on the essay course. I have also taught in qualitative methods and evaluation methodology at Jönköping University.
Research
I finished my PhD in 2010 and my dissertation was The Trivial Matters. Everyday power in Swedish eldercare. My research is characterized by an interest in power relations in seemingly everyday situations. I find it fascinating to dive into the empirical material and by using theoretical concepts gain new understanding. By studying specific situations an abstract phenomenon such as power becomes possible to investigate empirically.
My research is also characterized by a methodological breadth and my scientific publications are based on qualitative interviews, conversations, and field observations, and standardized telephone interviews. My overall research interests are:
- Social policy aspects of elderly care
- Power and influence
- Social work with a focus on the elderly
- Quality management in health care
- Scientific perspectives on evaluation and the role of evaluation in the community.
Other
- A member of the research network "welfare for living conditions", led by Professor Emerita Rosmari Eliasson-Lappalainen, Lund University
- Member of the research network KIVOS, "Communication in health care and social work" which consists of Swedish and Norwegian scholars from different research fields, but with a common interest in communication in health care and social work.
- Member of SVUF, The Swedish Evaluation Association.
- Member of SGS, The Swedish Serontological Society
- Member of the the National Network for Geriatrics Research in the Social Sciences.
Publications
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Age logics in social work: The case of harm reduction for people over the age of 50 with long-term substance use problems residing in wet eldercare facilities in Sweden
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2024) Qualitative Social Work
Journal articleLife story templates in dementia care : Ambiguous direction and purpose
Glenn Möllergren, Tove Harnett
(2024) Dementia
Journal articleSpecialiserade boenden för äldre med långvarig missbruksproblematik : Lärdomar, utmaningar och rekommendationer
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2023) Research Reports in Social Work
ReportAge-based entitlement : An ageist practice or a tool for combatting ageism?
Håkan Jönson, Elisabeth Carlstedt, Tove Harnett
(2023) Journal of Aging Studies, 64
Journal articleHome Care in the Daily Lives of Older People : Protocol for an Ethnographic Two-Year Longitudinal Study
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson, Alexander Fäldtman
(2023) JMIR Research Protocols, 12
Journal articleÄr det något särskilt med äldres missbruksproblem?
Tove Harnett, Jeanne Højgaard-Bøytler
(2022) Perspektiv på utsatthet och problem under åldrandet, 3 p.34-34
Book chapterEnabling positive framings of stigmatised settings : a neglected responsibility for social work
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2022) European Journal of Social Work, 25 p.238-249
Journal article‘Wet’ eldercare facilities: three strategies on the use of alcohol and illicit substances
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2022) Nordic Social Work Research, 12 p.1-14
Journal articleFinding a fair deal : Policies on alcohol and drugs at “wet” eldercare facilities
Håkan Jönson, Jeanne Højgaard-Bøytler, Tove Harnett
(2022) Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 134
Journal articleÅlder och behov : Pensionärers attityder till användningen av kronologisk ålder vid fördelning av omsorg och servicetjänster för äldre
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2021) Working paper-serien, 2021
Working paperInternalised ageism and the user gaze in eldercare : Identifying new horizons of possibilities through the use of a disability lens
Håkan Jönson, Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Tove Harnett
(2021) Handbook on Ageing with Disability , p.196-204
Book chapterFeeling controlled or being in control? Apps for self-management among older people with neurological disability
Cecilia Winberg, Marianne Kylberg, Cecilia Pettersson, Tove Harnett, Per-Olof Hedvall, et al.
(2021) Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 16 p.603-608
Journal articleÅldersgränser : Ett forskningsområde för samhällsvetare
Tove Harnett
(2021) Perspektiv på ålderism , p.43-58
Book chapterInternalized ageism and the user gaze in eldercare : Identifying New Horizons Of Possibilities Through The Use Of A Disability Lens
Håkan Jönson, Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Tove Harnett
(2021) Handbook on ageing with disability
Book chapterRethinking the concept of successful ageing: A disability studies approach
Tove Harnett, Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Håkan Jönson
(2021) Handbook on ageing with disability
Book chapterUtifrån ålder eller behov? – Ålder som organiserande princip för stödinsatser till äldre
Tove Harnett
(2020) Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift, 26 p.303-303
Journal articleRemissyttrande: Hållbar socialtjänst – En ny socialtjänstlag (SOU 2020:47)
Titti Mattsson, Tove Harnett, Sara Hultqvist, Martina Axmin
(2020)
Consultation responseÄldre hemtjänstmottagare med missbruksproblem : Förekomst, erfarenheter, svårigheter
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett, Nora Germundsson
(2019) Research Reports in Social Work
ReportOut of the ordinary : Media reports on wet eldercare facilities
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2019) NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 36 p.330-343
Journal articleÅrsbok 2018 : Socialhögskolan, Lunds universitet
Amina Abboud, Jan Abrahamsson, Maria Bangura Arvidsson, Staffan Blomberg, Elisabeth Carlstedt, et al.
(2019) Research Reports in Social Work
ReportEthnically profiled nursing home care in Sweden - from culture to lifestyle
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett, Magnus Nilsson
(2018) European Journal of Social Work, 21 p.235-246
Journal articleNursing homes with Lifestyle profiles - part of the marketisation of Swedish eldercare
Magnus Nilsson, Håkan Jönson, Elisabeth Carlstedt, Tove Harnett
(2018) International Journal of Care and Caring, 2 p.49-64
Journal articleKonceptbaserade äldreboenden - både likhet och variation
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2018) Äldreomsorger i Sverige : Lokala variationer och generella trender , p.153-168
Book chapterKonceptbaserade äldreboenden förbryllar
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2018) Äldre i centrum : tidskrift för aktuell äldreforskning, 32 p.60-63
Journal articleDoing the unknown. Spa activities in a nursing homes
Tove Harnett
(2018) Qualitative Sociology Review, 14 p.86-104
Journal article“They are different now” – Biographical continuity and disruption in nursing home settings
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2017) Journal of Aging Studies, 42 p.1-8
Journal articleThe Use of Apps for Health in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease and Stroke - Barriers and Facilitators
C. Winberg, M. Kylberg, C. Pettersson, T. Harnett, P. O. Hedvall, et al.
(2017) Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 242 p.638-641
Book chapterIntroduktion
Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Johansson Stina, Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2016) Förändringsperspektiv på äldreomsorg : Att leva som andra , p.9-13
Book chapterShaping nursing home mealtimes
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2016) Ageing & Society , p.1-22
Journal articleIntroducing an equal rights framework for older persons in residential care
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2016) The Gerontologist, 56 p.800-806
Journal articleNormalisering och rättigheter
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2016) Förändringsperspektiv på äldreomsorg: Att leva som andra , p.49-60
Book chapterFrån omsorgstagare till medborgare
Håkan Jönson, Johansson Stina, Tove Harnett, Annika Taghizadeh Larsson
(2016) Förändringsperspektiv på äldreomsorg : Att leva som andra , p.169-173
Book chapterDiskriminering
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2016) Förändringsperspektiv på äldreomsorg : Att leva som andra , p.139-152
Book chapterIntroducing an equal rights framework for older persons in residential care
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2015)
Conference paper: abstractSill och potatis till den ena och entrecote till den andra? Individanpassning och likvärdighet på särskilda boenden för äldre.
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2014) Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift, 21 p.246-265
Journal articleFraming spaces in places: Creating ''respite spaces'' in dementia care settings.
Tove Harnett
(2014) Dementia, 13 p.396-411
Journal articleEtt värdigt liv är inte det samma som ett normalt liv – ett samtal
Joen Garsén, Tove Harnett
(2014) Skall äldre särbehandlas , p.39-46
Book chapterIntroducing a model of normalization in long term care
Tove Harnett
(2014)
Conference paper: abstractVardag, rutiner och makt
Tove Harnett
(2013) Caresam; Åldrande och utmaningar i Öresundsregionen. Att arbeta med ældre i Sverige och Danmark
Book chapterBagateller eller väsentligheter? Trivialiseringsretorik som maktresurs i omsorgsarbete
Tove Harnett
(2012) Delaktighetens praktik: Det professionella samtalets villkor och möjligheter, 1
Book chapterAnhörigas roll som ställföreträdare i äldreomsorgen
Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett
(2012) Ställföreträdarskap i vård och omsorg , p.95-112
Book chapterÄldre människors rättigheter
Tove Harnett, Birgitta Larsson
(2011) Äldre och Åldrande. En grundbok i gerontologi
Book chapterSeeking exemptions from nursing home routines. Residents’ everyday influence attempts in relation to institutional order
Tove Harnett
(2010) Journal of Aging Studies, 24 p.292-301
Journal articleThat's not my Robert! Identity maintainance and other warrants in family members' claims about mistreatment in old-age care
Tove Harnett, Håkan Jönson
(2010) Ageing & Society, 30 p.627-647
Journal articleCommunication technologies and older people’s social networks – a literature review
Tove Harnett
(2010)
Working paperOlder People's “Voices”—On Paper: Obstacles to Influence in Welfare States—A Case Study of Sweden.
Tove Persson, Stig Berg
(2009) Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 21 p.94-111
Journal article"Such Trivial Matters:" How staff account for restrictions of residents' influence in nursing homes
Tove Harnett, David Wästerfors
(2009) Journal of Aging Studies, 23 p.1-11
Journal articleKlagomålshantering – ett led i att höja kvaliteten eller prat om bagateller?
Tove Harnett
(2009) Äldre i Centrum , p.14-15
Journal article”Vad vill du ha hjälp med idag?”- utvärdering av Projekt Personlig Service vid Gräshagens hemtjänst
Tove Harnett
(2008) FoU-rapport 2008:2. ÄO Äldreomsorg och äldrevård.
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