The future of intercountry adoption: A paradigm shift for this century - Policy Studies Panel (original) (raw)

Abstract

Popular discourse that describes intercountry adoption (ICA) has changed little since the 1950s. Increasingly evidence is mounting that necessitates a paradigm shift in how the international community conceptualises and responds to ICA. Outmoded thinking focuses solely on individual solutions for individual children rather than approaches that address the structural issues that separate children from their families in the first instance. Currently the only overarching international framework for ICA is a legal one which is limited when applied to prevention. A socioecological perspective and lessons learned from other arenas suggests a new international vision and intersectoral collaborations are needed.

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