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Sköld, J. & Söderlind, I. (2022). ”Vi måste rädda barnen”: Svenska hjälpkommittéer för krigsdrabbade barn i andra länder under 1930- och 1940-talen [“We must save the children”: Swedish relief committees helping war children abroad in the 1930s and 1940s]. Historisk Tidskrift, 142(4), 533-563
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>”Vi måste rädda barnen”: Svenska hjälpkommittéer för krigsdrabbade barn i andra länder under 1930- och 1940-talen [“We must save the children”: Swedish relief committees helping war children abroad in the 1930s and 1940s]
2022 (svensk)Inngår i: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 142, nr 4, s. 533-563Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

In the first decades of the twentieth century, there were numerous relief actions  directed at children exposed to war. Many were carried out by international organisations such as the Red Cross and Save the Children, while in some countries, Sweden among them, temporary voluntary organisations were set up to help children from specific countries or groups. This article examines such initiatives. 

Efforts to save children are often understood as non-political, as a commitment to innocent children is perceived as an act of humanity. The present article, however, problematises the nominally neutral character of relief actions by looking at how political and ideological strategies and ambitions were expressed in the Swedish relief committees’ work.  

Drawing on archival material from four organisations – the Swedish Relief Committee for Spain, the Women’s Committee for the Children of Spain, the Committee for the Children of France, and the Central Relief Committee for the Children of Leningrad – each representing a different political orientation, the article demonstrates their different ways of organising relief actions that ran concurrently and how the committees pursued child relief actions. Some committees were associated with existing organisations, such as trade unions, women’s associations, and political parties; the Committee for the Children of France’s connections, however, were with the export industry and the cultural sphere. All the committees had their own objectives and plans, but in the end their solutions were similar: they all invested in children’s homes. In fact, the four committees operated more than twenty children’s homes abroad.

The committees shared a focus on war children, but each had its own political stance. Some saw political positioning as a way to save children, others felt that political neutrality would serve them better. The article shows that relief actions were not always guided by notions of what was best for children, but by Swedish interests in trade, foreign policy, and mobilisation for domestic policy.

sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Stockholm: Svenska Historiska Föreningen, 2022
Emneord
internationell hjälp, 1930-tal, 1940-tal, krigsbarn, barnhem, NGOs, bistånd, neutralitet
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-190526 (URN)000927902300002 ()
Tilgjengelig fra: 2022-12-12 Laget: 2022-12-12 Sist oppdatert: 2023-03-10bibliografisk kontrollert
Sköld, J. & Söderlind, I. (2018). Agentic Subjects and Objects of Political Propaganda: Swedish Media Representations of Children in the Mobilization For Supporting Finland During World War II. Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, 11(1), 27-46
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Agentic Subjects and Objects of Political Propaganda: Swedish Media Representations of Children in the Mobilization For Supporting Finland During World War II
2018 (engelsk)Inngår i: Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, ISSN 1939-6724, E-ISSN 1941-3599, Vol. 11, nr 1, s. 27-46Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

Children are often portrayed as defenseless victims of war. However, during war periods, issues concerning children’s agency are also brought to the fore. Based on media materials describing one country in war (Finland) and relief efforts from aneighbor country (Sweden) this article identifies both Finnish and Swedish children as committed to Finland’s cause in different ways. Discussing the issue of authenticity when it comes to children’s commitments, the article shows that children emerge both as agentic subjects and as objects of political propaganda. It argues that children’s commitment as represented in the Swedish media could function as propaganda pressuring adults to take action.

sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
Emneord
children, war, politics, propaganda, media
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-144797 (URN)10.1353/hcy.2018.0002 (DOI)
Prosjekter
Nya hem i Sverige - evakuering av Finska krigsbarn under andra världskriget
Forskningsfinansiär
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2012-0344
Tilgjengelig fra: 2018-01-30 Laget: 2018-01-30 Sist oppdatert: 2018-02-22bibliografisk kontrollert
Söderlind, I. & Sköld, J. (2018). "Alle wollen finnisiche Kinder". In: Francesca Weil, André Postert, Alfons Kenkmann (Ed.), Kindheiten im Zweiten Weltkrieg: (pp. 449-465). Halle: Mitteldeutscher Verlag
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>"Alle wollen finnisiche Kinder"
2018 (tysk)Inngår i: Kindheiten im Zweiten Weltkrieg / [ed] Francesca Weil, André Postert, Alfons Kenkmann, Halle: Mitteldeutscher Verlag , 2018, s. 449-465Kapittel i bok, del av antologi (Fagfellevurdert)
sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Halle: Mitteldeutscher Verlag, 2018
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-147688 (URN)9783954629763 (ISBN)
Prosjekter
Nya hem i Sverige - evakuering av Finska krigsbarn under andra världskriget
Forskningsfinansiär
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2012-0344
Tilgjengelig fra: 2018-05-06 Laget: 2018-05-06 Sist oppdatert: 2018-05-15bibliografisk kontrollert
Söderlind, I. & Sköld, J. (2018). Privata utförare av social barnavård: en affär under flera sekel (1ed.). In: Marie Sallnäs & Stefan Wiklund (Ed.), Socialtjänstmarknaden: om marknadsorientering och konkurrensutsättning av indivd- och familjeomsorgen (pp. 30-60). Stockholm: Liber
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Privata utförare av social barnavård: en affär under flera sekel
2018 (svensk)Inngår i: Socialtjänstmarknaden: om marknadsorientering och konkurrensutsättning av indivd- och familjeomsorgen / [ed] Marie Sallnäs & Stefan Wiklund, Stockholm: Liber, 2018, 1, s. 30-60Kapittel i bok, del av antologi (Annet vitenskapelig)
Abstract [sv]

Privata utförare och vinstintressen inom den sociala barnavården kännetecknar vår tids välfärdssamhälle men dessa fenomen var utmärkande även för äldre tiders barnavård. Under 1800-tal och tidigt 1900-tal var marknaden och filantropin centrala arenor för produktion av olika välfärdstjänster. Vissa grupper av barn kunde omhändertas av filantropiska organisationer men för grupper som inte omfattades av filantropernas välvilja eller fattigvårdens snäva ramar återstod marknadens lösningar. I det här kapitlet tecknas den komplexa relationen mellan kommun, filantropi och marknad före och under välfärdsstatens formering av den sociala barnavården.

sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Stockholm: Liber, 2018 Opplag: 1
Emneord
social barnavård, filantropi, marknad
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-144536 (URN)978-91-47-11301-9 (ISBN)
Tilgjengelig fra: 2018-01-26 Laget: 2018-01-26 Sist oppdatert: 2018-03-28bibliografisk kontrollert
Sköld, J. & Söderlind, I. (2016). Finska barn i svenska hem: Om mobiliseringen av familjer att ta emot främmande barn under andra världskriget. Scandia, 82(1), 35-65
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Finska barn i svenska hem: Om mobiliseringen av familjer att ta emot främmande barn under andra världskriget
2016 (svensk)Inngår i: Scandia, ISSN 0036-5483, Vol. 82, nr 1, s. 35-65Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

During the Second World War, some 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to Sweden. Most of the children were placed in foster care, although a large number of temporary children’s homes were also opened in response to the influx. This mass evacuation would not have been possible without the support of the Swedish public. This article highlights how families rallied to invite Finnish children into their homes, almost always without any financial reward, and considers the reasons, including altruism and a sense of duty, that prompted them to welcome foreign children.

Drawing on archival material from the two organizations in charge of the evacuations (Centrala Finlandshjälpen during the Winter War and Hjälpkommittén för Finlands barn during the Continuation War) and from two newspapers, the study shows that existing local associations had a significant impact on the rapid recruitment of foster parents and the placement of a very large number of children. The study demonstrates that individuals could recruit large numbers of fosterers in small towns and villages, which suggests the significance of neighbours and social pressure. However, the willingness to accept Finnish children should not be understood as an expression of boundless solidarity, for where the literature on the Second World War tends to highlight Sweden’s sense of solidarity linked to notions of ethnicity, which led it to adopt relatively generous refugee policies towards its Nordic neighbours, we find that the solidarity shown Finnish children was conditional.

Swedes’ solidarity and altruism were governed by their own needs as much as their impression of the recipients’ needs, as evidenced by applications where the children’s age and sex were mentioned. Girls were in greater demand than boys; younger children in far greater demand than adolescents. Moreover, solidarity was founded on notions of a close relationship, be it a common professional background with the children’s parents, membership of similar associations (sport clubs, for example), or a common religious background. Ultimately, solidarity and altruism were considered to be somewhat fragile—it was thought that too much control of foster homes would risk people’s willingness to help.

All this raises the questions of the nature of volunteer work, solidarity, and altruism. How voluntary is voluntary work if it is guided by duty? Can altruists act in solidarity, and at the same time satisfy their own interests?

Emneord
war children, child evacuation, foster care, altruism, Second World War, krigsbarn, barnevakuering, fosterbarnsvård, altruism, andra världskriget
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-129745 (URN)000378467100003 ()
Prosjekter
Nya hem i Sverige - evakuering av Finska krigsbarn under andra världskriget
Forskningsfinansiär
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2012-0344
Tilgjengelig fra: 2016-06-27 Laget: 2016-06-27 Sist oppdatert: 2022-10-13bibliografisk kontrollert
Sköld, J. & Söderlind, I. (2016). Fosterbarn och källorna till deras historia. In: Eva Johansson (Ed.), Släktforskarnas årsbok 2016: (pp. 11-34). Malmö: Sveriges släktforskarförbund
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Fosterbarn och källorna till deras historia
2016 (svensk)Inngår i: Släktforskarnas årsbok 2016 / [ed] Eva Johansson, Malmö: Sveriges släktforskarförbund , 2016, s. 11-34Kapittel i bok, del av antologi (Annet vitenskapelig)
sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Malmö: Sveriges släktforskarförbund, 2016
Serie
Släkthistoriskt forum, ISSN 0280-3984 ; 2016
Emneord
fosterbarn, Allmänna barnhuset, filantropi, fosterbarnsmarknad, auktion, källmaterial
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-129746 (URN)9789188341044 (ISBN)
Forskningsfinansiär
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2007-0331
Tilgjengelig fra: 2016-06-27 Laget: 2016-06-27 Sist oppdatert: 2017-01-23bibliografisk kontrollert
Söderlind, I. (2015). Orphanages for Girls in Stockholm 1870-1920.: A Case Study in European Social History. Lewiston, New York: Mellen Press
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Orphanages for Girls in Stockholm 1870-1920.: A Case Study in European Social History
2015 (engelsk)Bok (Fagfellevurdert)
sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Lewiston, New York: Mellen Press, 2015. s. 275
Emneord
social science-children's studies; philantropy and charity;History: European-Scandinavia; History- Social History
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-117964 (URN)978-1-4955-0342-9 (ISBN)
Tilgjengelig fra: 2015-05-19 Laget: 2015-05-19 Sist oppdatert: 2015-05-27
Sköld, J., Söderlind, I. & Bergman, A.-S. (2014). Fosterbarn i tid och rum: lokal och regional variation i svensk fosterbarnsvård ca 1850-2000 (1ed.). Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Fosterbarn i tid och rum: lokal och regional variation i svensk fosterbarnsvård ca 1850-2000
2014 (svensk)Bok (Annet vitenskapelig)
Abstract [sv]

Fosterhem är och har länge varit den vanligaste lösningen för barn som inte kan eller anses kunna bo hos sina biologiska föräldrar. I denna bok ges en bred översikt över drygt hundra års fosterbarnsvård i Sverige, från mitten av 1800-talet till idag. Boken beskriver hur fosterbarnsvården organiserats och hur relationen mellan nationell lagstiftning och lokal praktik sett ut. Författarna tar bland annat upp privat fosterbarnsvård, fosterbarnens geografiska spridning och hur tillsyn och kontroll fungerat. De visar på såväl kontinuitet som förändringar inom fosterbarnsvården och lyfter fram samhällsförändringar som på olika sätt påverkat fosterbarnsvården.

sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag, 2014. s. 263 Opplag: 1
Emneord
fosterbarn, fosterhem, fosterbarnsvård, historia, regionala skillnader, lokalombud, inspektör, änglamakeri
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-110123 (URN)9789173316354 (ISBN)
Prosjekter
Fosterbarn i lokalsamhället. Regional och lokal variation i svensk fosterbarnsvård ca 1900-2000
Forskningsfinansiär
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2007-0331
Tilgjengelig fra: 2014-09-03 Laget: 2014-09-03 Sist oppdatert: 2017-01-23bibliografisk kontrollert
Söderlind, I. (2013). Recension av Lämpliga eller olämpliga hem? Fosterbarnsvård och fosterhemskontroll under 1900-talet av Ann-Sofie Bergman (avhandling). [Review]. Historisk Tidskrift, 133(1), 105-106
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Recension av Lämpliga eller olämpliga hem? Fosterbarnsvård och fosterhemskontroll under 1900-talet av Ann-Sofie Bergman (avhandling).
2013 (svensk)Inngår i: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 133, nr 1, s. 105-106Artikkel, omtale (Annet vitenskapelig) Published
sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Stockholm: Svenska Historiska Föreningen, 2013
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-92370 (URN)
Tilgjengelig fra: 2013-05-09 Laget: 2013-05-09 Sist oppdatert: 2022-05-10bibliografisk kontrollert
Söderlind, I. (2013). Suitable or unsuitable home? Foster Care and Foster Home Control during the 1900s [Review]. Historisk Tidskrift, 133(1), 105-106
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Suitable or unsuitable home? Foster Care and Foster Home Control during the 1900s
2013 (engelsk)Inngår i: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 133, nr 1, s. 105-106Artikkel, omtale (Annet vitenskapelig) Published
Abstract [en]

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sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
SVENSKA HISTORISKA FORENINGEN, 2013
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-107872 (URN)000336234500017 ()
Tilgjengelig fra: 2014-06-23 Laget: 2014-06-23 Sist oppdatert: 2022-05-10
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