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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Beständig ojämlikhet i välfärdsstaten? En teoriillustrerande ansats för att synliggöra ojämlikhet i det sociala arbetets praktik
Beständig ojämlikhet i välfärdsstaten? En teoriillustrerande ansats för att synliggöra ojämlikhet i det sociala arbetets...Choice of path for the welfare state : From universal welfare to social rights, conditionality, control and increased financial vulnerability
Välfärdsstatens vägval: Från universell välfärd och sociala rättigheter till villkor, kontroll och ökad ekonomisk utsatt...Food for an inclusive society : Final report preparation project
Mat för ett inkluderande samhälle: Slutrapport förberedelseprojekt Translated title of the contribution: Food for an inc...Children's right to social welfare and a reasonable standard of living
Barns rätt till social trygghet och en skälig levnadsnivåTranslated title of the contribution: Children's right to soci...Methods for developing intersectional approaches to structural social work: from advocacy to critical reflection
Methods for developing intersectional approaches to structural social work: from advocacy to critical reflectionMattsson...
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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.