Pakistani children’s lived experiences of relationships in the context of Child Protection Services in Norway: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Wilson, Samita; Hean, Sarah; Abebe, Tatek; Heaslip, Vanessa

doi:10.1111/chso.12800

Pakistani children’s lived experiences of relationships in the context of Child Protection Services in Norway: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Wilson, Samita; Hean, Sarah; Abebe, Tatek; Heaslip, Vanessa

Authors

Samita Wilson

Sarah Hean

Tatek Abebe

Prof Vanessa Heaslip V.A.Heaslip@salford.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This paper examines how children from immigrant background experience and negotiate power relations with family and social workers in the context of Child Protection Services (CPS) in Norway. Using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodology, 11 children from Pakistani background were interviewed about their lived experiences with CPS. Analysis of the data highlights that children have to negotiate and navigate generational and gendered power relations both within the families and the CPS to exercise their agency. The analysis contributes to a limited research field focusing on immigrant children’s multidimensional lived realities in the context of CPS, where children’s voices are largely missing.

Citation

Wilson, S., Hean, S., Abebe, T., & Heaslip, V. (2023). Pakistani children’s lived experiences of relationships in the context of Child Protection Services in Norway: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Children & Society, https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12800

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 13, 2023
Online Publication Date	Oct 6, 2023
Publication Date	Oct 6, 2023
Deposit Date	Oct 12, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Oct 7, 2024
Journal	Children & Society
Print ISSN	0951-0605
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12800
Keywords	child protection, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, power relations, ethnic minority children

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