ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS & BLOGS

Children, Families, and Child Welfare

Helland H. S., Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (Forthcoming). Gauging the child’s presence and voice in adoption proceedings of children from care in seven European countries: Applying a Child Equality Perspective. In N. Lowe QC (Hon) & C. Fenton-Glynn (Eds.), Research handbook on adoption. An Edward Elgar Research Handbook in Family Law Series.

Jensen Petersen, F., Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2022). Mapping and e valuating organizational guidelines: Report 1 for the PARTICIPATION project. Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, University of Bergen, Norway.

Križ, K., Krutzinna, J., Skivenes, M. & Pösö, T. (2022). The invisible child: A comparative study of newborn removal judgments from a Child Equality Perspective (CEP). The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 30(3), 644-674.

Križ, K., Krutzinna, J. & Pantuček-Eisenbacher, P. (Forthcoming). Child protection in Austria. In J. D. Berrick, N. Gilbert, & M. Skivenes (Eds.) International handbook of child protection systems. Oxford University Press.

Burns, K., Helland, H., Križ, K., Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, S., Strömpl, J., & Skivenes, M. (2021). Corporal punishment and reporting to child protection authorities: An empirical study of population attitudes in five European countries. Children & Youth Services Review, 120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105749

Križ, K. (2021). Saving democracy. What can child welfare research teach us about saving democracy? Blog post, available at https://discretion.uib.no/saving-democracy/

Krutzinna, J. & Križ, K. (2021). Child protection adoptions in Austria. In T. Pösö, J. Thoburn, & M. Skivenes (Eds.), Adoption from care. International perspectives on children’s rights, family preservation and state intervention (pp. 87-102). Policy Press.

Burns, K., Križ, K., Krutzinna, J., Luhamaa, K., Meysen, T., Pösö, T., Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, S., Skivenes, M., & Thoburn, J. (2019). The hidden proceedings – An analysis of accountability of child protection adoption proceedings in eight European jurisdictions. European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 6, 339-371. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134514-00604002

Helland, H., Križ, K., Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, S. & Skivenes, M. (2018). Are there population biases against migrant children? An experimental analysis of attitudes towards corporal punishment in Austria, Norway, and Spain. Children & Youth Services Review, 85, 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.12.012

Križ, K., Free, J., & Kuehl, G. (2017). How children are removed from home in the United States. In K. Burns, T. Pösö, & M. Skivenes (Eds.), Child welfare removals by the state: A cross-country analysis of decision-making systems. Oxford University Press. DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190459567.003.0009

Križ, K., & Pösö, T. (2017). A call for global child protection thinking and acting. IAYFJM (International Association for Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates) Chronicle 1, 19-24. http://www.aimjf.org/en/chronicle/?year-2017

Križ, K., & Roundtree-Swain, D. (2017). “We are merchandise on a conveyer belt:” How young adults in the public child protection system perceive their participation in decisions about their care. Children & Youth Services Review, 78, 32-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.05.001

Križ, K. & Skivenes, M. (2017). Child welfare workers’ perceptions of children’s participation: A comparative study of England, Norway, and the United States (California). Child & Family Social Work, 22(S2), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12224

Earner, I., & Križ, K. (2015). The United States: Child protection in the context of competing policy mandates. In R. Barn, K. Križ, K., T. Pösö, & M. Skivenes (Eds.). Child welfare systems and migrant children (pp. 157-179). Oxford University Press.

Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T., & Skivenes, M. (2015). Introduction. R. Barn, K. Križ, K., T. Pösö, & M. Skivenes (Eds.). Child welfare systems and migrant children (pp. 1-16). Oxford University Press.

Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T., & Skivenes, M. (2015). Concluding remarks. R. Barn, K. Križ, K., T. Pösö, & M. Skivenes (Eds.). Child welfare systems and migrant children (pp. 263-280). Oxford University Press.

Križ, K. & Skivenes, M. (2015). Challenges for marginalized minority parents in different welfare systems: Child protection workers’ perspectives. International Social Work, 58(1), 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872812456052

Slayter, E., & Križ, K. (2015). “A lot of my families are scared and won’t reach out:” Fear factors and their effects on child protection practice with undocumented immigrant families. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 9(3), 299-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2015.1044765

Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2014). Street-level policy aims of child welfare workers in England, Norway, and the United States: An exploratory study. Children & Youth Services Review, 40, 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.02.014

Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2013). Systemic differences in views on risk: A comparative case vignette study of risk assessment in England, Norway, and the United States (California). Children & Youth Services Review, 34(1), 1862-1870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.09.001

Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2012). Child-centric or family focused? A study of child welfare workers’ perceptions of ethnic minority children in England and Norway. Child & Family Social Work, 17(4), 448-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00802.x

Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2012). How child welfare workers view their work with undocumented immigrant families: An explorative study of challenges and coping strategies. Children & Youth Services Review, 34(4), 790-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.004

Križ, K., Slayter, S., Iannicelli, A. & Lourie, J. (2012). Fear management: How child protection workers engage with non-citizen immigrant families. Children & Youth Services Review, 34(1), 316-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.001

Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2011). How child welfare workers view their work with racial and ethnic minority families: The United States in contrast to England and Norway. Children & Youth Services Review, 33, 1866-1874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.05.005

Križ, K. & Manandhar, U. (2011). Tug of war: The gender dynamics of parenting in a bi/transnational Family, in M. Friedman & S. Schultermandl. Growing up transnational: Identity and kinship in a global era (pp. 222-232). Toronto University Press.

Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2010). “Knowing our society” and “fighting against prejudices:” How child welfare workers in Norway and England perceive the challenges of minority parents. British Journal of Social Work, 40(8), 2634-2651. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq026

Križ, K., & Skivenes, M. (2010). “We have very different positions on some issues:” How child welfare workers in Norway and England bridge cultural differences when communicating with ethnic minority families. European Journal of Social Work, 13(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691450903135626

Križ, K., & Skivenes M. (2010). Lost in translation: How child welfare workers in Norway and England experience language difficulties when working with minority ethnic families. British Journal of Social Work, 40(5), 1353-1367. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcp036

Križ, K. (2010). Review of Creating an opportunity society. Journal of Children and Poverty, 16 (2), 161-162.

Križ, K. (2005). How grandmothers become “second moms”: Family policies and grandmothering in Britain, Germany, and Sweden. Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, 7, 49-62.

Inequalities in Education

Free, J., & Križ, K. (2022). The not-so-hidden curriculum: How a public school system in the United States minoritizes migrant students. Excellence and Equity in Education. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10665684.2022.2047409

Free, J. & Križ, K. (2016). “They know there is hope:” How migrant educators support migrant students and their families in navigating the public school system. Children & Youth Services Review, 69, 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.08.003

Free, J., Križ, K., & Konecnik, J. (2014). Harvesting hardships: Educators’ views on the challenges of migrant students and their consequences on education. Children & Youth Services Review, 47(3), 187-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.08.013

Migrant Children and Families

The Earned Income Tax Credit

Sykes, J., Križ, K., Edin, K, & Halpern-Meekin, S. (2015). Dignity and dreams: What the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) means to low-income families. American Sociological Review, 80(2), 243-267. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0003122414551552

Bueker, C. & Križ, K. (2014). Domestic public policy and transnational ties: Immigrants’ transnational allocations of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Journal of International Migration and Integration, 15, 695-714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-013-0289-1

Mendenhall, R., Edin, K., Crowley, S., Sykes, J., Tach, L., Križ, K. & Kling, J. (2012). The role of Earned Income Tax Credit in the budgets of low-income families. Social Service Review, 86(3), 367-400. https://doi.org/10.1086/667972

Križ, K. (2011). Why sociologists should study the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). A blog post for This week in Sociology: Connecting your classroom to the world, edited by C. Dolgon.

Mendenhall, R., Edin, K., Crowley, S., Sykes, J., Tach, L., Križ, K., & Kling, J. (2010). The role of Earned Income Tax Credit in the budgets of low-income families. The Working Paper Series of the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan.