Angelika Thelin
Senior LecturerMy early academic qualifications consist of a Bachelor's degree in social work from Lund University in Sweden. I also have a Master's degree in "European Social Policy Analysis" after studies at Roskilde University in Denmark and Bath University in England. I came to Linnaeus University 2006, from an employment as a policy expert on social security in the Swedish parliament. Before that, I worked as a child-welfare officer in south of Sweden and Stockholm.
Teaching
Between 2014 and 2017, I was the manager of the social work education. I give lectures in the social work education on social policy; vulnerability, living conditions and social interventions; as well as communication, leadership and management.
Research
In the end of 2013, I defended my thesis "Elderly poverty. Economic hardship in young pensioners' everyday lives". In the dissertation I qualitatively examined relative economic hardship, it's consequences in older peoples' everyday life and their ways of handling the situation.
After that I have continued with researching about vulnerability, living conditions and social interventions for older people. I have also conducted research about innovative and implementation processes and first line managment. Currently, I am working on research projects on ethical dilemmas in care management for people with dementia, financial violence against older people and the development process "Getting it right for every child! In Kronoberg".
I am part of the following research networks:
National network for social science on older peoples' living conditions
The Norma Elder Law Research Environment, Faculty of Law, Lund University
Connected children, which provides a forum at Linnaeus University for knowledge building, prevention and collaboration on issues concerning children, young people and families in vulnerable life situations.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
- Thelin, A. (2021). Care Ethics for Supported Decision-making : A Narrative Policy Analysis Regarding Social Work in Cases of Dementia and Self-neglect. Ethics and social welfare.
- Anderberg, M., Forkby, T., Thelin, A. (2020). A pendulum swing in child welfare policy : the case of implementing GIRFEC in Sweden. Nordic Social Work Research. 1-14.
- Thelin, A., van Regenmortel, S. (2019). Parcours de vie des personnes âgées à faibles revenus : Étude secondaire de données qualitatives issues d’entretiens en Suède et en Belgique. Retraite et société. 81. 65-90.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Thelin, A., Forkby, T., Anderberg, M. (2019). To get things right for children : Implementation of a public social living lab model for coordinated support for children in need. Proceedings of the OpenLivingLab Days Conference 2019 : Co-creating Innovation: Scaling-up from Local to Global. 99-112.
- Tham, M., Hyltén-Cavallius, S., Akiyama, H., Thelin, A. (2018). Evaluating Impact of Co-creation. OpenLivingLab Days (OLLD) 2018.
Report (Refereed)
- Gynnerstedt, K., Thelin, A., Melin Emilsson, U. (2017). Gammal i Småland på 2000-talet : En kunskapsöversikt av forskning kring äldres vardag. Linnaeus University, Fakulteten för samhällsvetenskap, Institutionen för socialt arbete. 42.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Thelin, A. (2011). Tredje åldern - ett mångtydigt och problematiskt begrepp. Tredje åldern : Sociala aspekter och medborgarskap. Malmö, Gleerups Utbildning AB. 33-47.
Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
- Thelin, A. (2013). Äldrefattigdom : Ekonomisk utsatthet i yngre ålderspensionärers vardag. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö/Kalmar, Linnaeus University Press. 189.
Report (Other academic)
- Myck, M., Ogg, J., Aigner-Walder, B., Kåreholt, I., Kostakis, I., et al. (2017). Economic Aspects of Old Age Exclusion : A Scoping Review. European Cooperation in Science and Technology. 37.
- Thelin, A. (2009). Den tredje åldern : - en kunskapsöversikt. Växjö, IVOSA. 64.
Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Thelin, A., Eriksson, M. (2019). Vi behöver se, veta och göra mer åt det ekonomiska våldet mot äldre personer. Ä. En tidskrift från Riksföreningen Sjuksköterskan inom Äldre- och Demensvård. 27.
- Hadziabdic, E., Thelin, A. (2011). Tankestilar om kritiskt tänkande i sjuksköterskeutbildning. Vård i Fokus. 28. 4-8.
Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Thelin, A., Wolmesjö, M. (2014). Tid att leda : En kunskapsöversikt om hur chefskap påverkar äldreomsorgens kvalitet. 21.