Genesis and impact of psychiatric expertises on child placement, 1921–1974

01.07.2018 – 31.10.2022

XX ProjectSummary

XX ScientificAbstract

The analysis will focus on the genesis and impact of psychiatric expertise. On the one hand we aim at investigating the development of a child psychiatric thought style that connects social origin with genetic theory and disciplining ideas, resulting in the practice of coercive removal of children from their families. On the other hand, we ask for the power of psychiatric expertise on the biographies of children and adolesc...

XX PeopleInvolved

XX ResponsibleApplicantAndCoApplicants

XX Employees

  • Sara Galle, Institut Integration und Partizipation Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland
  • Lena Künzle, Institut für Biomedizinische Ethik und Medizingeschichte Universität Zürich, Switzerland
  • Daniel Martin Lis, Verein Esswaldland, Switzerland
  • Emmanuel Neuhaus, Departement Geschichte Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät Universität Basel, Switzerland

XX DisciplinesAndKeywords

XX DisciplinesByResearchers: General history (without pre-and early history), Paediatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry, Group Medicine, Social Paediatrics, Medico-Social Problems of Youth
XX FieldsOfResearchMappedFromDisciplines: Historical studies, Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Paediatrics, Paediatrics, Paediatrics
XX Keywords: scientific discourse, Oral History, psychiatric institution for children & adolescents, history of medicine, 20th century, canton Zurich, psychiatric expertise, children placement in care

XX GeneralInformation

XX ProjectID
177420
XX FundingInstrument
NRP 76 Welfare and coercion
XX Call
NRP 76: Full Proposal 2018
XX ApprovedAmount
661,308 CHF
XX State
Completed
XX ResearchInstitution
University of Zurich – ZH
XX Institution
Universität Zürich