Misguided Saviors: An Analysis of International Adoption Issues and Necessary Considerations for Prospective Adoptive Parents

I worked in an adoption agency the summer of 2012 and have been very interested in the subject for a while. I decided to

combine this with my interest in international relations by analyzing how adoption takes place on a global scale. My sociology

background from studying at Colorado College also made me interested in the interactions between vulnerable less developed

countries and wealthy western countries when sending children abroad for adoption. Children’s rights is something that I feel strongly

about and this report has allowed me to research a children’s rights issue in depth, while taking advantage of Geneva’s international

location.