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We are pleased to announce that the book “Adoption from Care: International Perspectives on Children’s Rights, Family Preservation and State […]
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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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NEW ARTICLE:  Ana Côrtes, a researcher at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA), and Juliana Jaramillo, from […]
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Our “Breakfast Seminar for practitioners” (Barnevernfrokost) is a video seminar which aims to communicate important research to professionals and students […]
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Video: In this seminar titled Lost in Implementation: Lawless Intimacy & Legal Inconsistencies in Malaysian Islamic Law, Dr. Nurul Huda […]
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On Thursday, October 24th, 2024, Professor Marit Skivenes, Director of the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA), was a part of the seminar titled “Children’s Right to Be Heard in Decisions at the Societal Level” (Barns rett til å bli hørt i beslutninger på samfunnsnivå) in Oslo, Norway. The seminar was organised by the NGO Change Factory (Forandringsfabrikken), a key advocate for the rights of children and young people in Norway. The event gathered researchers, youth, and policymakers to discuss the importance of ensuring that children’s voices are actively considered in decision-making processes at both the national and local levels. The discussions emphasized the pivotal role children play in shaping societal outcomes, highlighting their right to influence decisions that impact their lives.
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On Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, Dr. Marit Skivenes, Director of the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) and […]
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NEW CHAPTERS: Professors Marit Skivenes, Jill Duerr Berrick, Neil Gilbert, Tarja Pösö, and June Thoburn have authored two chapters in […]
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Video: In this seminar titled Children and Rights to Identity at the European Court of Human Rights, Dr. Jill Marshall […]
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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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