Background

Jessica H. Jönsson, doctor in Social Work (PhD) current holds a position as Post doc. and senior lecturer in Social Work at Mid Sweden University.

In 2014, I obtained my PhD for work on ”Localised Globalities and Social Work: Contemporary Challenges”, Department of Social Work, Mid Sweden University, 2014.

Area of interest

Globalisation, neoliberalism and social work
Global social problems
Neoliberalism, social policy and welfare challenges
International migration, social care for refugees and asylum seekers and social work
Sexualised violence and social work

Other information

External councelling:
International Social Work
Women, Gender & Research (Kvinder, Køn & Forskning)
Gender, Place & Culture : A journal of feminist Geography
International Journal of Social Work
International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology

Publications

Articles in journals
Chapters in books
Conference papers
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
Reports

Articles in journals

Jönsson, J. H. (2015). A Social Work Education Without Borders. Social Dialogue, vol. 3: 11, pp. 4-7.

Jönsson, J. H. (2015). "Vi och dem"-tänkandet är skadligt. Östersundsposten, : 27/1, pp. 23-23.

Jönsson, J. H. (2015). The contested field of social work in a retreating welfare state: the case of Sweden. Critical and Radical Social Work, vol. 3: 3, pp. 357-374.

Jönsson, J. H. (2014). Sexualiserat våld och förtryck är också en klassfråga. Fria Tidningen,

Jönsson, J. H. (2014). Local Reactions to Global Problems : Undocumented Immigrants and Social Work. British Journal of Social Work, vol. 44, pp. 35-52.

Jönsson, J. H. (2013). Social work beyond cultural otherisation. Nordic Social Work Research, vol. 3: 2, pp. 159-167.

Jönsson, J. H. (2013). Krokodiltårar i Italien. Fria Tidningar,

Jönsson, J. H. & Kamali, M. (2012). Fishing for development: A question for social work. International Social Work, vol. 55: 4, pp. 504-521.

Jönsson, J. H. (2011). Om intersektionella perspektiv och socialt arbete. Sociala Nätet: Nyheter, debatt och kunskap i socialt arbete,

Jönsson, J. H. (2011). Socialt arbete och den globala utvecklingsagendan. Sociala Nätet: Nyheter, debatt och kunskap om socialt arbete,

Jönsson, J. H. (2011). Om gränser, gränslösa ambitioner och socialt arbete. Sociala Nätet: Nyheter, debatt och kunskap om socialt arbete,

Jönsson, J. H. (2011). Dagbok och självreflektion i det sociala arbetets forskning. Sociala Nätet: Nyheter, debatt och kunskap i socialt arbete,

Jönsson, J. H. (2010). Beyond empowerment: Changing local communities. International Social Work, vol. 53: 3, pp. 393-406.

Jönsson, J. H. (2010). Det handlar om rättigheter - inte välgörenhet. Östersundsposten,

Chapters in books

Jönsson, J. H. (2012). Writing against Postcolonial Imaginations: The White Race for a Weakening Patriarchy. In Emergent Writing Methodologies in Feminist Studies. Routledge (Routledge advances in feminist studies and intersectionality). pp. 113-129.

Jönsson, J. H. (2012). A hatalomhoz juttatáson túl – a helyi közösségek megváltoztatása (Beyond Empowerment: Changing local communities), (Republished). In Együttmüködés és felelösségvállalás tanulása a szociális és közösségi munkában (Inter-professional Cooperation in Social Work). Győr : Széchenyi Istvan University. pp. 11-25.

Conference papers

Flem, A. L. , Jönsson, J. H. & Strauss,, H. I. (2015). Global Awareness and international Dimensions in Social Work Education: Examples from three Scandinavian Schools of Social Work. .

Jönsson, J. H. (2014). Globalisation, Community Development and Empowerment. .

Jönsson, J. H. (2013). Local Reactions to Global Problems: Undocumented Immigrants and Social Work. .

Jönsson, J. H. (2012). The nationalised social work and globalized social problems: The Swedish dilemma. .

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Jönsson, J. H. (2014). Localised Globalities and Social Work : Contemporary Challenges. Dis. (Comprehensive summary) Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, 2014 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 177)

Reports

Jönsson, J. H. (2011). Development and empowerment through the Crèche and the role of female sex workers : Field practice in India. Östersund : Mid Sweden University (Pedagogiska meddelanden / Mittuniversitetet. Institutionen för socialt arbete. 6/2011)