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PhD in Social Antropology. Professor.
Research
Medical anthropology. Female circumcision (FGC, FGM) and other genital modifications. Sexuality.
Publications
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2026 | Chapter in book
Female Genital Mutilation, Global
Sara Johnsdotter, Lotta Wendel, Birgitta Essén
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2026 | Article in journal
Special representatives for children and the child's right to be heard – Considering the ban on female genital mutilation
Lotta Wendel, Sara Johnsdotter
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2025 | Article in journal
Harms of the current global anti-FGM campaign
Fuambai Sia Nyoko Ahmadu, Dina Bader, Janice Boddy, Mamasa Camara, Natasha Carver, Rosie Duivenbode, Brian D Earp, Birgitta Essén, Ellen Gruenbaum, Saida Hodžić, Sara Johnsdotter, Saffron Karlsen, Sophia Koukoui, Cynthia Kraus, MariaCaterina La Barbera, Lori Leonard, Carlos D Londoño Sulkin, Ruth M Mestre I Mestre, Sarah O'Neill, Christina Pantazis, Maree Pardy, Juliet Rogers, Nan Seuffert, Arianne Shahvisi, Richard A Shweder, Lotta Wendel
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2025 | Article in journal
Genital examinations in cases of suspected 'female genital mutilation' in Sweden 1982–2022: lawful decisions resulting in structural injustice
Sara Johnsdotter, Lotta Wendel, Klara Grönvall, Birgitta Essén
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2025 | Report
Omskärelse av flickor/könsstympning: Kunskapskatalog för polis, åklagare, socialtjänst, vård och skola
Sara Johnsdotter, Lotta Wendel
Research Projects
Previously registered research projects can be found in the Diva database.
