Margrete Aadnanes

associate professor

Contact
- E-mail:
- Phone:
  22963741
Place
- Campus:
  Oslo
- Address:
  Diakonveien 14, 0370 Oslo

Background

Holds a bachelor's, master's, and PhD in social work and practical experience from milieu therapy with children and young people, as well as from the child welfare service.

Academic profile

Margrete Aadnanes is a social worker and associate professor at VID, Faculty of Social Sciences, where she leads the research group Professional practice with children, young people and families. Her research expertise lies within the child welfare field, with a particular emphasis on how the concepts of violence and neglect are conceptualized in child welfare research and practice, as well as in policy development and public discourse.

Fields of expertise

Violence against children and young people in close relationships
Majority and Minority Perspectives in Social Work
Social Work
Children and youth
Neglect
Care
Child welfare
Intersectionality

Scientific publications

2025

We will always think, is this the right decision? Norwegian child welfare workers navigating the uncertainty project of reunification. 2025 Children and Youth Services Review - Ellen Syrstad, Ingunn Tollisen Ellingsen, Margrete Aadnanes, Jeri L. Damman

Care and Neglect 2025 - Margrete Aadnanes, Ellen Syrstad

2021

Child Centeredness and Risk Orientation in the Norwegian Child Welfare System: Challenges in Professional Practice in Cases of Serious Violence or Neglect 2021 Barn - Research on Children and Childhood in the Nordic Countries - Margrete Aadnanes, Ellen Syrstad

2020

Violence against children and young people in close relationships. Child protection professional knowledge 2020 - Margrete Aadnanes

2018

Disclosure and assessment in child abuse and maltreatment cases: young people’s and social work professionals’ perspectives 2018 Nordic Social Work Research - Margrete Aadnanes

2017

Violence Against Children and Adolescents in Close Relationships: Understanding, Conceptualization, and Social Work Perspectives 2017 - Margrete Aadnanes

Young people and young adults’ experiences with child abuse and maltreatment: Meaning making, conceptualizations, and dealing with violence 2017 Qualitative Social Work - Margrete Aadnanes, Liv Mette Gulbrandsen

Social workers' challenges in the assessment of child abuse and maltreatment: Intersections of class and ethnicity in child protection cases. 2017 Critical and Radical Social Work - Margrete Aadnanes

2013

Are unaccompanied minor refugees discriminated against? A discussion of their rights to care after resettlement 2013 Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern - Margrete Aadnanes, Lutine de Wal Pastoor

Other publications

2025

Child welfare professionals’ conceptualizations of care and maltreatment. A narrative analysis. 2025 EuSARF 2025 - Margrete Aadnanes, Ellen Syrstad

Exploring foster parents’ role in a reunification process in Norwegian Child Welfare Services 2025 Eusarf Conference - Ellen Syrstad, Ingunn Tollisen Ellingsen, Margrete Aadnanes

Research Days: Are children safe in institutions? | Litteraturhuset 2025 Research Days - Margrete Aadnanes, Mari Dalen Herland, Anita Gjermestad, Heidi Moen Gjersøe, Cathrine Grimsgaard, Gudrun Brottveit, Ingvild Synnøve Huse