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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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How Different Countries Protect Children: A Study on What People Think about Child Protection Systems 

Have you ever wondered how different countries’ governments take care of children and support families, and how do people in […]
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Protecting Kids: What people in eight countries think about parental freedoms

What happens when the state has to step in, and help kids whose parents are struggling? What do people think […]
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Join Us: Professors Jill D. Berrick and Marit Skivenes at the Inequality Talks 

We are excited to announce that our professors, Marit Skivenes, Director of Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) […]
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A Tale of Two Cases: Understanding Child Welfare Decisions 

Sometimes child protection services make very different decisions on protecting children, even in seemingly similar situations. But why does this […]
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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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Marit Skivenes

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+47 959 24 979
+47 55 58 25 87

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Marit.Skivenes@uib.no