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Decisions on Adoption from Care

VIDEO: PhD Candidate Hege Helland explains how decision-makers exercise discretion in adoption cases.
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Reporting Corporal Punishment

NEW ARTICLE: Study of population attitudes towards corporal punishment in five European countries.
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Breakfast-seminar: Family Life for Children

VIDEO: Jenny Krutzinna presenting findings from research on judgements from the European Court of Human Rights.
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Blogpost: Whose Rights?

BLOG: In a situation of child protection, are the child´s rights more important than the parent´s rights?
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Breakfast-seminar: Removals of Newborn Babies

VIDEO: Ida B. Juhasz presenting findings from her research on newborn removals (in Norwegian).
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Child Protection in Norway

VIDEO: Professor Marit Skivenes discusses the Norwegian Child Protection System in an international perspective.
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The Importance of Parental Commitment

NEW ARTICLE: Decision-makers exercise of discretion in decisions on adoption from care.
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Blogpost: Protecting the Child

BLOG: How are Children’s Rights Legitimized?
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Literature update

LITERATURE OVERVIEW: See our list of recently published articles of interest.
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New researchers at the Centre

PROJECT: Elaine Sutherland, Asgeir Falch-Eriksen and Mathea Loen are taking up positions at the Centre to work on the Legitimacy […]
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About us

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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Christies gate 17

5007 Bergen

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University of Bergen

Department of Government
C/O Marit Skivenes

P.O: 7802, 5020 Bergen
Norway

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Principal Investigator

Marit Skivenes

Phone:
+47 959 24 979
+47 55 58 25 87

E-mail:
Marit.Skivenes@uib.no