Assessment Tools im Kinderschutz

Assessment tools are intended to ensure quality in child protection—but what impact do they actually have? Nils Maximilian Rademacher demonstrates that they are more than just neutral tools. In a theoretical analysis that combines actor-network theory with political-economic perspectives, he develops a multifaceted concept: tools determine quality simultaneously at the epistemological, practice-guiding, and political-economic levels. In this way, quality in child protection can be understood as a political issue—as a challenge to existing structures. A nuanced analytical framework for professionals, students, and faculty in social work. The book addresses the topics of child protection, digitalisation, and quality in social work.