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Maktspelet innanför rättens dörrar - En kvalitativ studie om avgörandet om barnets bästa i samband med ett tvångsomhändertagande enligt LVU

Rosenqvist, Michaela LU and Falkensten, Louise (2023) SOPB63 20222
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to understand how the different parties in court judgments motivate the “best interest of the child” and how the power relations between the parties appear in conjunction with the LVU process. The method chosen for this study was qualitative discourse analysis of six different LVU cases from the administrative court and the administrative court of appeal in Sweden between 2018 and 2022. The framework consisted of Foucault’s and Fairclough’s different discourse theories. The study found that the different parties motivate the best interest of the child in different manners due to the power relations in the court. The power relations between the parents, the social welfare committee, and the court get visible... (More)
The aim of this study was to understand how the different parties in court judgments motivate the “best interest of the child” and how the power relations between the parties appear in conjunction with the LVU process. The method chosen for this study was qualitative discourse analysis of six different LVU cases from the administrative court and the administrative court of appeal in Sweden between 2018 and 2022. The framework consisted of Foucault’s and Fairclough’s different discourse theories. The study found that the different parties motivate the best interest of the child in different manners due to the power relations in the court. The power relations between the parents, the social welfare committee, and the court get visible through resistance from the parents and the power that the professionals hold. Even though there are laws that protect children's rights, the study showed that the children’s voices were not always heard. (Less)
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author
Rosenqvist, Michaela LU and Falkensten, Louise
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20222
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Best interest of the child, Power, Discourse
language
Swedish
id
9107941
date added to LUP
2023-01-19 12:55:10
date last changed
2023-01-19 12:55:10
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to understand how the different parties in court judgments motivate the “best interest of the child” and how the power relations between the parties appear in conjunction with the LVU process. The method chosen for this study was qualitative discourse analysis of six different LVU cases from the administrative court and the administrative court of appeal in Sweden between 2018 and 2022. The framework consisted of Foucault’s and Fairclough’s different discourse theories. The study found that the different parties motivate the best interest of the child in different manners due to the power relations in the court. The power relations between the parents, the social welfare committee, and the court get visible through resistance from the parents and the power that the professionals hold. Even though there are laws that protect children's rights, the study showed that the children’s voices were not always heard.}},
  author       = {{Rosenqvist, Michaela and Falkensten, Louise}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Maktspelet innanför rättens dörrar - En kvalitativ studie om avgörandet om barnets bästa i samband med ett tvångsomhändertagande enligt LVU}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}