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This postgraduate thesis provides an overview of research in the field of adoption policies. The history of child adoption laws and practices in Europe is defined and the issues of domestic and international adoption are addressed in the light of social policy and the welfare state. Also, the study focuses on adoption in Greece and mentions the procedures required for its settlement in Greece. In conclusion, the current data on adoption - adoption in the context of social policy and social welfare in the social services of Greece were clarified.