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Publikation Ambivalence in Child Protection Proceedings: Parents’ Views on Their Interactions with Child Protection Authorities(MDPI, 27.07.2022) Schoch, Aline; Aeby, GaëlleChild protection is a field characterized by intrinsic tensions and ambivalence, related to the state’s intervention in the family sphere and to a double mandate of care and control. This article focuses on the participation of parents in statutory child protection proceedings and the ambivalence they experience in their interactions with the Child and Adult Protection Authority in Switzerland (CAPA). The aim is to explore parents’ views on what they consider as hindering or enabling in their interactions with the CAPA in order to be able to fully participate in child protection proceedings. The article is based on a large interdisciplinary research project including multi-perspective cases collected in four cantons of Switzerland and puts the focus on in-depth interviews with ten birth parents. Results show that ambivalence is inherent to the interactions between parents and the CAPA, as the mere opening of child protection proceedings is experienced as a threat to the parents’ integrity. Establishing trust, recognizing parents’ expertise and acknowledging their needs are key to re-establishing parental integrity, which seems to be a fundamental pre-requisite for reducing ambivalence and enhancing participation in child protection proceedings.01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher ZeitschriftPublikation Participation of Children and Parents in the Swiss Child Protection System in the Past and Present: An Interdisciplinary Perspective(GESIS, 18.08.2020) Schoch, Aline; Aeby, Gaëlle; Müller, Brigitte; Cottier, Michelle; Biesel, Kay; Sauthier, Gaëlle; Schnurr, StefanAs in other European countries, the Swiss child protection system has gone through substantial changes in the course of the 20th century up to today. Increasingly, the needs as well as the participation of children and parents a ected by child protection interventions have become a central concern. In Switzerland, critical debates around care-related detention of children and adults until 1981 have led to the launch of the National Research Program ‘Welfare and Coercion—Past, Present and Future’ (NRP 76), with the aim of understanding past and current welfare practices. This paper is based on our research project, which is part of this national program. We first discuss three overarching concepts—integrity, autonomy and participation—at the heart of a theoretical framework in order to understand the position of parents and children in child protection proceedings. Secondly, we critically analyze the historical and legal development of the child protection system in Switzerland and its e ects on children and parents from 1912 until today. Thirdly, we give an insight into the current Swiss child protection system, with an investigation of hearings of parents and children conducted by the Child and Adult Protection Authorities (CAPA) based on participant observations. In particular, we show the importance of information exchanges and of signs of mutual recognition. Finally, in light of our findings, we discuss the interplay between socio-historical and legal developments in child protection and their consequences for the integrity, autonomy and participation of the people involved.01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher ZeitschriftPublikation Partizipation von Kindern in Kindesschutzverfahren früher und heute. Erkenntnisse aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive(Schwabe Verlag, 2024) Müller, Brigitte; Schoch, Aline; Seglias, Loretta; Schnurr, Stefan; Aeby, Gaëlle; Biesel, Kay; Cottier, Michelle; Droz-Sauthier, Gaëlle; Knüsel, René; Grob, Alexander; Mottier, VéroniqueDie Studie «Intapart: Integrität, Autonomie und Partizipation im Kindesschutz: Wie erleben Kinder und Eltern den Kindesschutz?» wurde im Rahmen des Nationalen Forschungsprogramms 76 «Fürsorge und Zwang» des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds realisiert und liegt dem Beitrag zugrunde. Die Studie ging diesen Themen mit einem interdisziplinär ausgerichteten Forschungsdesign nach, das eine rechtliche, eine historische und eine sozialwissenschaftliche Teilstudie zusammenführte. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert aus einer historischen und einer gegenwartsbezogenen sozialwissenschaftlichen Perspektive auf die für das Erleben von Verfahren zentrale Frage der subjektiven Wahrnehmung von Partizipation: Wie nehmen Kinder und Jugendliche ihre Partizipationsmöglichkeiten in zivilrechtlichen Kindesschutzverfahren wahr?04A - Beitrag SammelbandPublikation Partizipation von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Kindesschutzverfahren(Beltz Juventa, 2023) Schoch, Aline; Müller, Brigitte; Aeby, Gaëlle; Schnurr, Stefan; Eberitzsch, Stefan; Keller, Samuel; Rohrbach, Julia04A - Beitrag Sammelband