This book provides an understanding of how systems of child protection evolve in disparate cultural, social and economic contexts. Using the former Soviet Union as a starting point, it examines how 13 countries have developed, defined and evolved their system of protecting children and providing services to families over the last 25 years since independence. The book runs an uniform approach in each country and then traces the development of unique systems, contributing to the international understanding of child protection and welfare. This book is a fascinating study for social scientists, social workers, policy makers with particular interest to those focusing on children, youth, and family issues alike as each chapter offers a clear and compelling view of the central changes, competing claims and guiding assumptions that have formed each countries individual approach to child protection and family services.

Autorentext

Ilze Earner, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the Hunter College, Silberman School of Social Work at the City University of New York.

Alexandra Telitsyna is Associate Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Candidate of Biological Sciences; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector at National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. Armenia (Lilit Asoyan).- Chapter 2. Azerbaijan (Rashad Huseynov and Farida Abbasova).- Chapter 3. Estonia (Inna Klaos).- Chapter 4. Georgia (Nino Chikhladze, Nata Kazakhashvili, Nino Chkhaberidze and Nato Pitskhelauri).- Chapter 5. Kazakhkstan (Aigerim Musabalieva).- Chapter 6. Krygyzstan (Ashimova Chinara).- Chapter 7. Latvia (Ilona Kronberga and Arta Jalili Idrissi).- Chapter 8. Moldova (Domnika Gynu).- Chapter 9. Russia (Galina Semya).- Chapter 10. Tajikistan (Mikhail Petrushkov).- Chapter 11. Turkmenistan (Shohrat Orazov).- Chapter 12. Ukraine (Galina Bevz, Tatyana Melnychuk, Yulia Melnychuk, Nadezhda Kondratyuk and Yulia Udovenko).- Chapter 13. Uzbekistan (Victoria Alekseeva and Ganieva Marifat).- Index.