This article provides an overview and critical analysis of inquiries into historical institutional
child abuse and examines their multiple functions and complex effects. The article takes a …

Since the 1990s, an increasing number of inquiries into the history of children's out-of-home
care have shown that child welfare sometimes failed to protect children. In this Special Issue …

In this book, James Gallen provides an in-depth evaluation of the responses of Western
States and churches to their historical abuses from a transitional justice perspective. Using a …

I 15 år kæmpede Godhavnsdrengene for at få en undskyldning fra den danske stat for
overgreb og svigt på danske børnehjem. Deres kamp nuancerede den idealiserede historie …

Based on an oral history study that retrospectively explores the life histories of former
orphans in the city of Ghent (Belgium) after the Second World War, we analyse and critique …

'A society that does not tackle the bitterest chapters of its past risks repeating the same
mistakes–sooner or later'. These are the words pronounced by the Swiss Minister of Justice …

State redress for abuse and neglect in children's homes has been debated in all
Scandinavian countries since early 2000s. In Sweden, an official apology was issued in …

This thesis advances understandings of the historic abuse of children in care through an
exploration of power and also offers new insights in relation to conceptualising power within …

Since the 1990s, numerous public investigations have been carried out around the world on
the abuse of children in out-of-home care. In the case of Iceland, commissions were …

The main focus in this thesis lies in the observation of how the public debate is formulating
and developing in Finland in relation to the current implementation of the Inquiry on …