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Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism Bergen

Yearly Archives: 2019

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Legitimacy Challenges

NEW PROJECTS: The Centre has received funding to conduct a groundbreaking study of legitimacy challenges for democratic governments and the […]
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Unique in a World Context

NEW PUBLICATION: Changes in the Norwegian Child Welfare Act formalize children’s right to “love”.
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Blogpost: Contact in Child Protection Care Orders

BLOG: Mind the gap!
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The Hidden Proceedings

NEW ARTICLE: Decisions about terminating parental rights to ensure an adoption from care are not accountable, finds new analysis.
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Literature update #4 (2019)

LITERATURE OVERVIEW: See our list of recently published articles of interest.
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Are Decision-makers in Alignment with the Citizens?

NEW ARTICLE: Interesting differences between the professionals that make decisions about children and families and the population.
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Child Welfare in a Digital World

GUEST RESEARCHER: Matthias Braun is scrutinizing how digital technologies shape and challenge the processes of child welfare.
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Norwegian Child Protection in the Court of Human Rights

GALLERY: Photos from the public event at Litteraturhuset i Bergen.
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Blogpost: What to learn from Strasburg?

BLOG: The European Court of Human Rights has set the Norwegian child protection system under pressure.
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Literature update #3 (2019)

LITERATURE OVERVIEW: See our list of recently published articles of interest.
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Research Centre at the University of Bergen. We study government’s use of power towards its citizens, and justifications thereof. Focus on children's rights and child protection.

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University of Bergen

Department of Government
C/O Marit Skivenes

P.O: 7802, 5020 Bergen
Norway

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Marit Skivenes

Phone:
+47 959 24 979
+47 55 58 25 87

E-mail:
Marit.Skivenes@uib.no