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Determining the best interests of the individual child

NEW ARTICLE: Senior Researcher Jenny Krutzinna (UiB) proposes a new child-centric approach for determining the best interests of the child […]
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Comparing states: When should parental freedoms be restricted?

NEW ARTICLE: Examining public attitudes towards parental freedoms in cases of risk to the child, Professor Jill D. Berrick (UC […]
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Blogpost: Children drop off the radar in adoption from care judgments

BLOG: A study of seven European jurisdictions shows that overall, the child is not visible in the court’s justifications. Is […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Children’s views on contact sessions in the child protection services

VIDEO: Forandringsfabrikken (The Change Factory) presents findings from a report on contact between children and parents in child protection services, […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Child protection services – Reflections on reunification

VIDEO: Kjersti Sandanger gives a presentation about the Child Protection Services’ own reflections on reunification. Kjersti Sandanger is a leader […]
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Breakfast-seminar: From the child’s best interests to reunification as the overarching goal of child welfare measures after care orders

VIDEO: Christian Børge Sørensen gives a presentation about changes in Norwegian child protection practice after Norway’s conviction in 14 child […]
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Blogpost: Those that challenge state authority

BLOG: Those that challenge state authority – The critics of the welfare state and the child protection system are diverse with […]
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How do citizens balance children’s rights against parents’ rights?

NEW ARTICLE: Professor Marit Skivenes and colleagues at UC Berkeley, USA, compare citizens’ rights orientations in context of child protection […]
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Blogpost: How to secure children´s rights in child protection proceedings

BLOG: Is there a solution to secure equal justice for children in child protection? Yes, we can look to the […]
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Views on thresholds and reasons for child protection intervention

NEW ARTICLE: In this article,[1] Professor Marit Skivenes explores cross-country variation of population views on the thresholds of child protection […]
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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

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+47 959 24 979
+47 55 58 25 87

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Marit.Skivenes@uib.no