Reforming Child Welfare in the Post-Soviet Space : Institutional Change in Russia (Paperback)

Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction: Russian Child Welfare Reform and Institutional ChangeMeri Kulmala, Maija Jappinen, Anna Tarasenko and Anna Pivovarova Part 2: Changing Numbers, Shifting Discourses 2. Statistics on the Deinstitutionalization of Child Welfare in RussiaSvetlana Biryukova and Alla Makarentseva　 3. The ‘Last-minute Children’: Where did they come from, where will they go? Media Portrayals of Children Deprived of Parental Care 2006-2018Elena Yarskaya-Smirnova and Olga Kosova and Rostislav Kononenko Part 3: Transforming Institutions　 4. The Ideal (Re)organization of Care: Child Welfare Reform as a Battlefield over Resources and RecognitionMeri Kulmala, Larisa Shpakovskaya and Zhanna Chernova　 5. Institutional Variety rather than the End of Residential Care: Regional Responses to Deinstitutionalisation Reform in RussiaAnna Tarasenko　 6. ‘One has to Stop Chasing Numbers!’ The Unintended Consequences of Russian Child Welfare ReformMaija Jappinen and Meri Kulmala　 Part 4: Foster And Birth Families Under Institutional Change　 7. ‘Making’ a Family: The Motives and Practices of Foster ParentingZhanna Chernova and Larisa Shpakovskaya　 8. No Longer Parents or Parents in Need of Support? Views of Child Welfare Experts on Birth ParentsMaija Jappinen　 Part 5: Children In Care: Social Adaptation And Aftercare　　 9. The Successful Transition to Foster Care: The Child's Perspective Larisa Shpakovskaya and Zhanna Chernova 10. Young Adults Leaving Care: Agency and Educational Choice　Meri Kulmala, Zhanna Chernova and Anna Fomina　 Part 6: Conclusions 11. In Conclusion: The Fragmented Implementation of the New Child Welfare PolicyMeriKulmala, Maija Jappinen, Anna Tarasenko and Anna Pivovarova