Kristina Engwall
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Social Work; Faculty
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 52 21
- E-mail:
- kristina.engwall@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Gamla torget
Gamla Torget 3
75120 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Box 624
751 26 UPPSALA
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Publications
Selection of publications
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Standardized knowledge, the IBIC and knowledge-based social services
Part of Nordic Social Work Research, p. 409-422, 2025
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Constructions of childhood: the assessment of respite care for children with disabilities in Sweden
Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 617-628, 2021
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 187-197, 2020
- DOI for 'Meet and greet': Children with disabilities' participatory rights in the assessment process of respite care
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Part of Social Sciences, 2019
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Children with disabilities in Swedish child welfare – a differentiating and disabling practice
Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 1025-1037, 2019
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Part of Nordic Social Work Research, p. 118-130, 2018
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Part of Alter;European Journal of Disability Research ;Journal Europeen de Recherche Sur le Handicap, p. 155-167, 2017
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Silent Bodies: Childfree Women's Gendered and Embodied Experiences
Part of The European Journal of Women's Studies, p. 376-389, 2013
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Boréa Bokförlag, 2008
Recent publications
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Day centre staff vs. service users during the COVID-19 pandemic
Part of Clashing Vulnerabilities, Disability and Conflict, p. 142-161, Routledge, 2026
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Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 842-853, 2026
- DOI for Client participation in the investigation process – communication and standardised methods in the social services: Klientens delaktighet i utredningsprocessen - kommunikation och standardiserade metoder i socialtjänsten
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 43-56, 2026
- DOI for Transformed Institutionalization: A Literature-Based Study of ‘Independent Living’ Among Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Three Nordic Countries
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Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 600-612, 2026
- DOI for The role of the administrative process and its prerequisites for supporting people with psychiatric disabilities
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How Are Children Involved? Participation of Children in the Process of Matching With Foster Families
Part of Child & Family Social Work, p. 881-891, 2026
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 842-853, 2026
- DOI for Client participation in the investigation process – communication and standardised methods in the social services: Klientens delaktighet i utredningsprocessen - kommunikation och standardiserade metoder i socialtjänsten
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 43-56, 2026
- DOI for Transformed Institutionalization: A Literature-Based Study of ‘Independent Living’ Among Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Three Nordic Countries
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Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 600-612, 2026
- DOI for The role of the administrative process and its prerequisites for supporting people with psychiatric disabilities
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How Are Children Involved? Participation of Children in the Process of Matching With Foster Families
Part of Child & Family Social Work, p. 881-891, 2026
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Part of JARID, 2026
- DOI for Redefining Professionalism in Disability Services: Digital Transformation, Boundary Work, and Professional Capital in Frontline Care During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic
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Matching Process Concerning Children With Disabilities in Family Foster Care
Part of Child & Family Social Work, p. 557-566, 2025
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Matching the general or the specific child with a foster home?
Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 839-857, 2025
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Standardized knowledge, the IBIC and knowledge-based social services
Part of Nordic Social Work Research, p. 409-422, 2025
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Matching in practice: how to find the right family foster home for the right child
Part of European Social Work Research, p. 70-85, 2025
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Part of Child & Family Social Work, p. 377-386, 2025
- DOI for Factors Associated With Stability for Children in Family Foster Care: A Study of Case Files in Six Municipalities in Sweden
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Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 499-511, 2025
- DOI for The IBIC – a tool for social work? Social documentation, language, and persons with psychiatric disabilities
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Part of Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift, p. 69-88, 2024
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"… äro absolut obildbara": Barnen på Vipeholm 1935–1963
Part of Nordic Journal of Educational History, p. 79-102, 2024
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Part of British Journal of Learning Disabilities, p. 229-237, 2023
- DOI for Online activities for individuals with intellectual disabilities at a day centre in the wake of COVID-19
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The importance of keeping a social perspective during pandemic times: Social psychiatry in Sweden
Part of International Social Work, p. 745-749, 2021
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Parenting with Assistance: The Views of Disabled Parents and Personal Assistants
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 136-146, 2021
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Constructions of childhood: the assessment of respite care for children with disabilities in Sweden
Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 617-628, 2021
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 187-197, 2020
- DOI for 'Meet and greet': Children with disabilities' participatory rights in the assessment process of respite care
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Part of Social Sciences, 2019
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Children with disabilities in Swedish child welfare – a differentiating and disabling practice
Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 1025-1037, 2019
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Part of Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, p. 16-22, 2018
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Part of Nordic Social Work Research, p. 118-130, 2018
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Part of Alter;European Journal of Disability Research ;Journal Europeen de Recherche Sur le Handicap, p. 155-167, 2017
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Missing Out on the Parenthood Bonus?: Voluntarily Childless in a “Child-friendly” Society
Part of Journal of Family and Economic Issues, p. 540-552, 2016
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How disability is conceptualized in individual discrimination complaints
Part of International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, p. 214-227, 2016
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What about the Future? The Troubled Relationship between Futures and Feminism
Part of NORA, p. 63-69, 2014
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Childfreeness, parenthood and adulthood
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 333-347, 2014
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Silent Bodies: Childfree Women's Gendered and Embodied Experiences
Part of The European Journal of Women's Studies, p. 376-389, 2013
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Föräldraskap, utvecklingsstörning och vuxenblivande
Part of Barn, p. 71-86, 2012
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Är det privata politiskt?: Barnfri i ett barnvänligt samhälle
Part of Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift, p. 126-143, 2011
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Naturligt barnfri: Kroppens betydelse i frivilligt barnlösas positionering
Part of Tidskrift för Genusvetenskap, p. 5-28, 2010
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Barnarbete som regel eller undantag?: Presentation av ett källmaterial och dess möjligheter
Part of Arbetarhistoria, p. 31-34, 2010
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Förbud att arbeta – men alltid dispens. Teaterbarnen i 1950-talets Stockholm
Part of Barn, p. 139-156, 2009
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Starved to death? Nutrition on asylums during the world wars
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 2-22, 2005
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De professionellas syn på patienters kontakter med anhöriga: Västra Mark 1931-1981
Part of Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift, p. 272-292, 1999
Books
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Utanförskapets historia : Om funktionsnedsättning och funktionshinder
Studentlitteratur, 2012
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Var kommer barnen in?: Om barn i politik, vetenskap och dagspress
Institutet för Framtidsstudier, 2005
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Drömmen om den rätta: Från singel till förälder
Institutet för Framtidsstudier, 2005
Chapters in book
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Day centre staff vs. service users during the COVID-19 pandemic
Part of Clashing Vulnerabilities, Disability and Conflict, p. 142-161, Routledge, 2026
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Barn och unga med funktionsnedsättning: social utsatthet och individuellt aktörskap
Part of Barn & unga i utsatta livssituationer, p. 175-191, Liber, 2020
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Child Work and Child Labor in Sweden Today
Part of The world of child labor, p. 600-601, M.E. Sharpe, 2009
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"Barnen är framtiden": Barn i framtidsdiskussion och framtidsstudier
Part of Fjorton perspektiv på framtiden, p. 23-35, Institutet för Farmtidsstudier, 2008
Collections (editor)
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Frivillig barnlöshet: barnfrihet i en nordisk kontext
Dialogos Förlag, 2010
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Boréa Bokförlag, 2008
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Children's Work in Everyday Life
Institutet för Framtidsstudier, 2007
Monograph doctoral thesis
Reports
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Coronakrisens påverkan på socialtjänsten: april t.o.m september 2020
2020
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Korttidsvistelse LSS - hur beaktas barnperspektivet?
2019
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Bedömningsstöd för familjehemsplacerade barns umgänge: En utvärdering ur socialarbetares perspektiv
2018
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Samverkan för barn med funktionsnedsättning i socialt utsatta familjer
2017
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2014
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Arbetssätt och metoder inom LSS-verksamheter
2010