Intercountry adoptions in Switzerland, 1970s to 1990s

Key data

Projectlead

Prof. Dr. Nadja Ramsauer

Project team

Dr. Katja Girschik, Dr. Rahel Bühler

Project status

completed, 06/2021 - 02/2024

Institute/Centre

Institute of Childhood, Youth and Family (IKJF); Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention (IDK)

Funding partner

Bundesamt für Justiz BJ

Project budget

82'000 CHF

Publications

Unexplained origins of adopted children in Switzerland

2024 Ramsauer, Nadja; Bühler, Rahel; Girschik, Katja
Ungeklärte Herkunft

2024 Ramsauer, Nadja; Bühler, Rahel; Girschik, Katja
Hinweise auf illegale Adoptionen von Kindern aus zehn Herkunftsländern in der Schweiz, 1970er- bis 1990er-Jahre : Bestandesaufnahme zu Unterlagen im Schweizerischen Bundesarchiv

2023 Ramsauer, Nadja; Bühler, Rahel; Girschik, Katja

Portrait photo of Prof. Dr. Nadja Ramsauer

Prof. Dr. Nadja Ramsauer

School of Social Work
Pfingstweidstrasse 96
8037 Zürich

+41 (0) 58 934 89 36
nadja.ramsauer@zhaw.ch

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