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Blogpost: The child’s right to decide who is ‘family’

BLOG: When asked by researchers, most children in long-term foster care or adoptive families want more rather than less contact […]
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Breakfast-seminar: How do Children and Parents Experience Child Protection Proceedings?

VIDEO: Stefan Schnurr gives a presentation about an interim report and ongoing research on childrens’ and parents’ experiences.
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Blogpost: Denial and blame – a result of shame?

BLOG: Parents often deny that their children are subject to physical and psychological violence – even when confronted with facts […]
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Blogpost: Social Media Abuse and Online Harassment of Child Protection Workers

BLOG: What are the implications of social media abuse and harassment for child protection workers?
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Sharing New Research from the Centre at EuSARF 2021 Conference

The European Scientific Association on Residential and Family Care for Children and Adolescents (EuSARF) organized its 16th Conference on September […]
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Blogpost: How can the child protection system be more helpful to parents?

BLOG: Research suggests that respect and care from social workers and professionals is crucial for positive experiences with the child […]
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Blogpost: An attempt to take child protection to a new level in Scotland

BLOG: When the Scottish Government attempted to take proactive child protection to a new level, it faced considerable – and, […]
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Child Rights in Focus

As co-hosts for the Bergen Exchanges 2021, DIPA organized a series of events on the rights of children and child […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Music Therapy in Child Welfare Services

VIDEO: Viggo Krüger gives a presentation about how music can help children who experience a challenging childhood (in Norwegian).
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Blogpost: We need to know

BLOG: Lack of data on children is an issue of major concern and weakens the protection of children’s rights worldwide.
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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

E-mail:
Marit.Skivenes@uib.no