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Liesanth Yde Nirmalarajan is a researcher in social work, focusing on how frontline workers and families in vulnerable positions experience encounters with various types of digital technologies. Since 2016, he has been exploring how service users experience involvement in the digital practices and involvement in social work research processes.
Currently, Liesanth is conducting research at the intersection of social work and digitization. The study investigates how both service users and frontline workers experience the conditions for involvement in a multiple case study involving technologies such as 1) self-service solutions, 2) professional IT systems, and 3) algorithmic decision support. The latter case is studied in a collaborative research project in partnership with the Trygfonden Children's Research Center and VIA University College, with financial support from Trygfonden. The project is co-led by Professor Michael Rosholm, Associate Professor Line Berg, and Senior Researcher Anne Marie Villumsen.
Drawing on interdisciplinary and practice-oriented approaches, Liesanth explores social work, where decisions are affected by digital technologies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Adjunkt, VIA University College
2018 → …
Keywords
- Communication and Informatics
- Politics and Administration
- Education
- Sociology and Social Conditions
- Law
- Discourse and Society
- Management and Organization
- Public administration and organisation
- Welfare State
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Involvering af familier i udsatte positioner med digitale teknologier
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (PI) & Meier, N. (Supervisor)
01/03/2022 → 31/12/2025
Project: PhD Project
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Inddragelse af socialt udsatte familier i den digitale forvaltning
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (PI) & Høybye-Mortensen, M. (Project Participant)
01/03/2022 → 31/05/2025
Project: Research
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Underretninger i fokus
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (CoI), Berg, L. (PI), Rossholm, M. (CoI), Bodilsen, S. (CoI), Dalgaard Toft, S. (CoI) & Villumsen, A. M. (CoI)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
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Beslutningstøtte ved underretninger
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (Project Participant)
01/08/2018 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research
Research output
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Deliberating decision-making: The role of digital technologies in current and future practices in child and family welfare services
Nirmalarajan, L. Y., 14 Mar 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Developing Predictive Risk Models: Lessons from a Sandbox Experiment in Child Welfare Services
Nirmalarajan, L. Y., 29 Jul 2025, In: Academy of Management Proceedings.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article in Journal › Research › peer-review
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Invisible Barriers and Enablers in the Digital Welfare State: A study of Marginalized Families' Struggles
Nirmalarajan, L. Y., 12 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Playing it safe? Using sandbox experiments to explore predictive risk modelling
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. & Berg, L., 5 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Social Work Research. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Predictive risk modelling in child and family welfare: reflections on a Danish case
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. & Berg, L., Feb 2025, In: European Social Work Research. 3, 1, p. 104-109 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Invisible Intersecting Barriers in the Digital Welfare State
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (Lecturer)
22 May 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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FORSA Konference 2025
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (Participant)
8 May 2025Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Usynlige barrierer for mænds familieliv under ophold på krisecentre
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (Lecturer)
23 Apr 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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14th European conference for social work research
Nirmalarajan, L. (Participant)
12 Apr 2025Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Field Methods (Journal)
Nirmalarajan, L. Y. (Peer reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
Press/Media
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Forskere: Algoritmer risikerer at skabe diskriminerende og ulige sagsbehandling i kommunerne
Villumsen, A. M., Rosholm, M., Bodilsen, S., Dalgaard Toft, S., Berg, L. & Nirmalarajan, L.
27/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Debat: Børnenes statsminister er kommet i mindretal på børneområdet – og det er godt
04/12/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Debat: Ny børnelov skal omfavne forældres ret til samvær og familieliv
03/12/2020 → 04/12/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forskere til Astrid Krag: Tænk familien bredere end mor og far
26/11/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media