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.
