Pakistani children's lived experiences of relationships in the context of child protection services in Norway: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

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.

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This paper examines how children from immigrant background negotiate power relations with family and social workers in child protection services in Norway. The analysis highlights the need for children to navigate generational and gendered power dynamics both within their families and within the CPS.