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Legal Opportunity Structure and Legal Battles Over Sex Education and LGBTQ Students in Brazil and Colombia 

NEW ARTICLE:  Ana Côrtes, a researcher at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA), and Juliana Jaramillo, from […]
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Two new chapters in the Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research – Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact

NEW CHAPTERS: Professors Marit Skivenes, Jill Duerr Berrick, Neil Gilbert, Tarja Pösö, and June Thoburn have authored two chapters in […]
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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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Public Rights Orientations and Views on Long-Term Care Options for Children in the Child Protection System

NEW ARTICLE: Professors Marit Skivenes, Jill D. Berrick, and Postdoctoral Fellow Hege Stein Helland have published a new article titled […]
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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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Performance and Trust in Child Protection Systems: A Comparative Analysis of England and Norway

NEW ARTICLE: Bilal Hassan (Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen) published a new article on […]
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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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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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Understanding Children’s Role in Child Protection: What Research Reveals 

Have you ever wondered how children can have a say in big decisions that affect their life? How are kids’ […]
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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

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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