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When ‘friends of the court’ aren’t so friendly: The challenge of ‘bad amicus’ and the margin of appreciation 

BLOG: The margin of appreciation is vital to the European human rights system. But is it also an avenue for […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Impact of Social Inequality on Children and Families’ Interaction with Child Welfare Services in Norway 

Our “Breakfast Seminar for practitioners” (Barnevernfrokost) is a video seminar which aims to communicate important research to professionals and students […]
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Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher in PROTECT (3-Year Position)

As part of our new project, PROTECT (Protecting Child Rights and Public Safety: Premises for the Integration of a Child’s […]
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Opening the discussion about adoption from care in Finland – wrong place, right time? 

BLOG: Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Governments Programme took a much-awaited initiative to advance the role of adoption from care […]
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Does age and maltreatment matter? A survey experiment of the Nordic populations’ attitudes towards participation 

NEW ARTICLE: Postdoctoral fellow Hege Stein Helland has published a study examining Nordic populations’ attitudes toward children’s participation in child […]
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Professor Marit Skivenes Participates as Panelist at the Nordic Seminar on Child Confinement in Helsinki 

On Friday, September 13th, Dr. Marit Skivenes, director of the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) and Professor […]
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Professor Marit Skivenes to Address Legal Security for Children in Foster Care at the Annual Fosterhjemskonferansen 

On Monday, September 16th, Dr. Marit Skivenes, director of the Centre for Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) and Professor at the […]
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Breakfast-seminar: TikTok Social Workers revolutionizing child protection 

Our “Breakfast Seminar for practitioners” (Barnevernfrokost) is a video seminar which aims to communicate important research and projects to professionals […]
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Personal Identity Rights Development and Recent Adoption Cases at the European Court of Human Rights

BLOG: We may all think we know what ‘personal identity’ means, but what exactly is a human right to personal […]
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The famous Sounding Board blog discusses “our” child protection typology

The July edition of the renowned Sounding Board blog features an insightful discussion titled “Comparing Child Protection: Northern Europe vs. […]
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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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Principal Investigator

Marit Skivenes

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

E-mail:
Marit.Skivenes@uib.no