{"id":12315,"date":"2026-03-17T09:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/budrich.de\/en\/?p=12315"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:03:19","slug":"interview-blumenthal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/budrich.de\/en\/news\/interview-blumenthal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSince diverse forms of violence are a social problem in residential care, it surprises me, that there is not more push for change within the system.\u201d\u2013 Interview with Sara Blumenthal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What role does shame play in everyday life in residential care? Based on ethnographic research in Austrian youth care institutions, the publication \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.budrich.de\/en\/product-2\/dynamics-of-shame-in-residential-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dynamics of Shame in Residential Care. An Ethnography of Child and Youth Services and Disability Services<\/a>\u201d uncovers how shame emerges in responses to violence. We have conducted an interview with Sara Blumenthal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Dear Sara Blumenthal, what is your book \u201cDynamics of Shame in Residential Care. An Ethnography of Child and Youth Services and Disability Services\u201d about?<\/h3>\n<p>The book gives insight into interactions in residential care \u2013 readers can learn about working and living in residential care facilities in Austria and also read an interpretation of the interactions with references to affects in general and shame in particular.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The book was first published in German. What prompted you to have it published in English as well?<\/h3>\n<p>I hope to contribute to the international debate on residential care with this book. Some challenges for residential care as a system are similar across the globe and therefore, I hope that an international readership can benefit from this book.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Which findings of your study were particularly striking? Did something surprise you?<\/h3>\n<p>Sanctioning practices like food deprivation or confinement to one\u2019s room are still being used. Especially institutions for children and young people with disabilities have to be developed in this regard. Since diverse forms of violence are a social problem in residential care, it surprises me, that there is not more push for change within the system of social services, aiming at preventing children and young people to enter residential care in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Which questions emerged following your research? Are you building on any of these aspects in your current research?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, it is interesting to look at social innovations and policy changes, such as obligatory structured approaches to violence protection, within the field of child and youth services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Who would you recommend this publication to?<\/h3>\n<p>Care Workers, students and researchers within Social Work, Educational Science, Psychology and Sociology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Sara Blumenthal<\/h4>\n<p>Since 03.2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Science (IfEB), Research Unit for Social Pedagogy and Inclusion, University of Klagenfurt<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><br \/>\n12.2023 Authorized by the University of Klagenfurt to lecture in educational science [Habilitation]<br \/>\n06.2013 Doctoral degree via the Graduate School at the Cluster of Excellence on Languages of Emotion, Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Germany<br \/>\n01.2009 Completed Diplom program in educational science at Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Buy \u201cDynamics of Shame in Residential Care\u201d or download as open access<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.budrich.de\/en\/product-2\/dynamics-of-shame-in-residential-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12320 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/budrich.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9783847431947_web.png\" alt=\". An Ethnography of Child and Youth Services and Disability Services\" width=\"150\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.budrich.de\/en\/product-2\/dynamics-of-shame-in-residential-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dynamics of Shame in Residential Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An Ethnography of Child and Youth Services and Disability Services<\/p>\n<p><em>by Sara Blumenthal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interested in more interviews? Have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/budrich.de\/en\/news\/\">our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What role does shame play in everyday life in residential care? Based on ethnographic research in Austrian youth care institutions, the publication \u201cDynamics of Shame in Residential Care. 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