Professor

Milfrid Tonheim

Department of Welfare and Participation
Milfrid Tonheim
Tel: +47 55 58 59 44
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Bergen
KRONSTAD2, M4-41
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Field of work

I have an M.Phil. degree in Administration and Organisation Theory and a Dr. philos from Department of Health Promotion and Development at the University of Bergen (UiB). My doctoral degree was a study of the social reintegration of former girl soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, entitled A troublesome transition: Social reintegration of girl soldiers returning ‘home’.

I have previous experience as a researcher at NORCE Research Samfunn (2017-2019), at UiB (2015-2017) and at Centre for Intercultural Communication (2008-2014). 

My research has to a large extent focues on children and youth who are or have been exposed to war, violence, abuse and neglect. I am the project manager of Home and (dis)continuity: Foster care for children with migrant backgrounds (HoMi)', which is funded by the Norwegian Research Council from 2020-2024. I'm also involved in 'Relational wellbeing in the lives of refugee young people in Finland, Norway and the UK (Drawing together)', a research project led by Prof. Ravi Kohli at the University of Bedfordshire and funded by NordForsk.  

 

To learn more about my ongoing projects: 

HoMi: https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=2473988 

Drawing together: https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=2136209 

Courses taught
  • Social work
  • Child welfare
Research areas
  • Child welfare
  • Child soldiers
  • Social reintegration
  • Refugees and relational wellbeing
  • Foster care
  • Children and migration
  • Decision making
Research groups

Publications

  • Narratives of Symbolic Objects: Exploring Relational Wellbeing of Young Refugees Living in Scotland, Finland, and Norway

    Katisi, Masego, Tonheim, Milfrid, McGregor, Sharon A., Mubeen, Fath E (2024)
    Social Sciences 2024 Volum 13 ;(1)

  • (Re)constructing home in foster care for children with migrant backgrounds: from decision-making to lived experiences

    Fylkesnes, Marte Knag, Tonheim, Milfrid, Höjer, Ingrid (2023)

  • (Re)constructing home in foster care: The significance of religion when matching children with migrant background and foster carers- Child welfare workers’ perspectives

    Herrero-Arias, Raquel, Tonheim, Milfrid (2023)

  • (Re)constructing home in foster care: Matching children with migrant background and foster carers​. Reflections from child welfare workers in Norway and Sweden​

    Hultman, Elin, Tonheim, Milfrid, Roslund, Linnea (2023)

  • (Re)constructing home - Children’s experiences of contact with their family of origin.

    Ljones, Eirinn Hesvik, Fylkesnes, Marte Knag, Tonheim, Milfrid (2023)

  • Foreløpige funn - HoMi-prosjektet

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Fylkesnes, Marte Knag (2023)

  • Re)constructing home in foster care: Child welfare workers’ reflections on how to support belonging and identity formation of children in transcultural foster care in Norway

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Spjeldnæs, Ingrid Onarheim, Herrero-Arias, Raquel (2023)

  • Forsker på livskvalitet hos fosterbarn: – Barna skal slippe å tape

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Ørbeck Sire, Jonas (2023)
    Psykologisk.no 2023

  • The significance of religion in foster care matching with children with migrant background

    Herrero-Arias, Raquel, Tonheim, Milfrid (2022)

  • Continuity for children in foster care: A policy analysis

    (2022)

  • De andres barn

    (2022)
    Dagbladet 2022

  • Hjem og (dis)kontinuitet. Fosterhjem for barn med migrasjonsbakgrunn (HoMi)

    (2022)

  • Home and (dis)continuity: Foster care for children with migrant backgrounds (The HoMi project)

    (2022)

  • Kontinuitet for barn i fosterhjem - hva sier policydokumentene?

    (2022)

  • «Redde for å miste, redde for å kreve, redde for å være vanskelige»: Relasjonen mellom barneverntjenesten og slektsfosterhjem

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Iversen, Anette Christine, Grønn-Jensen, Laila (2021)
    Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern 2021 Volum 98 ;(1)s. 20-39

  • Hjelp til å avdekke vold og overgrep mot barn og unge – en evaluering av konsultasjonsteam

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Danielsen, Hilde, Jakobsen, Reidar (2019)

  • “We felt completely left to ourselves.” Foster parents' views on placement disruption.

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Iversen, Anette Christine (2019)
    Child & Family Social Work 2019 Volum 24 ;(1)s. 90-97

  • Improving decision-making in care order proceedings: A multijurisdictional study of court decision-makers' viewpoints

    Skivenes, Marit, Tonheim, Milfrid (2018)
    Child & Family Social Work 2018

  • The role and function of spokesperson in care order proceedings: A cross-country study in Finland and Norway

    Enroos, Rosi, Helland, Hege Beate Stein, Pösö, Tarja, Skivenes, Marit, Tonheim, Milfrid (2017)
    Children and Youth Services Review 2017 Volum 74 ;s. 8-16

  • A troublesome transition: Social reintegration of girl soldiers returning ‘home’

    (2017)

  • Repair, stigmatisation or tolerance? Former girl soldiers' experience of their 'homecoming'

    (2017)
    Conflict, Security and Development 2017 Volum 17 ;(5)s. 429-449

  • Deliberative decision-making on the Norwegian County Social Welfare Board The experiences of expert and lay members

    Skivenes, Marit, Tonheim, Milfrid (2016)
    Journal of Public Child Welfare 2016 Volum 11 ;(1)s. 108-132

  • Improving the care order decision-making processes: viewpoints of child welfare workers in four countries

    Skivenes, Marit, Tonheim, Milfrid (2016)
    Human service organizations, management, leadership & governance 2016 Volum 40 ;(2)s. 107-117

  • Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Asylum-seeking Children Affected by War and Armed Conflict

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Derluyn, Ilse, Rosnes, Ellen Vea, Zito, Dima, Rota, Marina, Heum, Audhild Steinnes (2015)
    Misjonshøgskolens forlag. Isbn: 978-82-7721-128-2

  • Genuine social inclusion or superficial co-existence? Former girl soldiers in eastern Congo returning home

    (2014)
    International Journal of Human Rights 2014 Volum 18 ;(6)s. 634-645

  • Reintegrering av tidligere barnesoldater: Fra teori til praksis

    (2014)
    Internasjonal Politikk 2014 Volum 72 ;(4)s. 524-536

  • Des conflits armés permanents et des conditions socioéconomiques difficiles : un contexte défavorable à la réintégration

    Muta, Guillaume Kamulete, Tonheim, Milfrid, Aleance, Kaji Severin (2013)
    L'Harmattan. Isbn: 978-2-343-00524-9. s. 59-78

  • La réintégration des enfants-soldats : assurer la sécurité ou proteger l`enfant?

    (2013)
    L'Harmattan. Isbn: 978-2-343-00524-9. s. 215-240

  • L`utilisation de focus groups dans la recherche sur les filles ex-soldats : difficultés et avantages

    (2013)
    L'Harmattan. Isbn: 978-2-343-00524-9. s. 33-57

  • "Qui va me consoler?": la stigmatisation des filles ex-soldats dans l`est du Congo

    (2013)
    L'Harmattan. Isbn: 978-2-343-00524-9. s. 141-177

  • Filles ex-soldats du Congo: la route cahoteuse de la réintégration

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Odden, Gunhild (2013)
    L'Harmattan. Isbn: 978-2-343-00524-9

  • Le phénomène des enfants ex-soldats

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Odden, Gunhild (2013)
    L'Harmattan. Isbn: 978-2-343-00524-9. s. 17-31

  • "Who will comfort me?" : stigmatization of girls formerly associated with armed forces and groups in eastern Congo

    (2012)
    International Journal of Human Rights 2012 Volum 16 ;(2)s. 278-297

  • Barnesoldatenes stemme

    Tonheim, Milfrid, Nord, Bjørn Asle (2012)

  • De holder pusten og ber til Gud

    (2011)
    Bergens Tidende 2011s. 26-26

  • Where Are the Research Gaps? Reviewing Literature on Former Girl Soldiers’ Reintegration in the African Context

    (2010)

  • The HIV/AIDS Controversy in South Africa: A study of the Parliament Deliberation of HIV/AIDS and Antiretroviral Medication

    (2003)
    Universitetet i Bergen. Isbn: