Popular science contributions

Media articles, interviews and commentaries

• Erfaren forsker skal lede ny barnevernsutredning
  Interview with Marit Skivenes. Published in Kommunal Rapport 30.03.2021.

Blog posts

• Omsorgsovertakelser etter familievold: Hvorfor benekter foreldre vold mot barn?
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 01.10.2021
• Denial and blame – a result of shame?
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at discretion.uib.no 29.09.2021
• Hvordan kan barnevernsystemet bli bedre for foreldrene?
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 06.09.2021
• How can the child protection system be more helpful to parents?
  Commantary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Discretion.uib.no 30.08.2021
• An attempt to take child protection to a new level in Scotland
  Commentary by Elaine Sutherland. Published at Lawtransform 24.08.2021
• We need to know
  Commentary by Jenny Krutzinna. Published at Lawtransform 21.06.2021
• Vi bør gjøre mer for sårbare familier
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 06.05.2021.
• Anger and Anxiety About Child Protection
  Commentary by Tarja Pösö. Published at Lawtransform 19.02.2021.
• What can child welfare research teach us about saving democracy?
  Commentary by Katrin Kriz. Published at Lawtransform 03.02.2021.
• Det bør gå en alarm i barnevernet
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 02.02.2021.

Video

• Adopsjon som barneverntiltak
  Video presentation by Hege Stein Helland.
• Støtte til mødre og nyfødte i sårbare situasjoner
  Video presentation by Barbara Ruiken

Media articles, interviews and commentaries

• Jenten kom inn i familien som baby. Etter flere år fikk fosterforeldrene adoptere henne.
  Article in Bergens Tidende, with interview of Øyvind Tefre. Published 23.11.2020.

• Barnevernet ber sjeldnere om å ta over omsorgen for barn med tvang.
  Article in Bergens Tidende, with interview of Marit Skivenes. Published 16.10.2020.

• Ny forskning: Avslører nye lovbrudd
  Interview in Dagbladet with Marit Skivenes. Published 15.09.2020.
• Advarer mot inspirasjon fra Norge
  Article in Dagen, with interview of Marit Skivenes, Published 23.05.2020.
• Progress towards child-centrism at the ECtHR?
  Commentary by Katre Luhamaa & Jenny Krutzinna in Strasbourg Observer. Published 06.03.2020
• Barnevernet i Bergen får krass kritikk i granskingsrapport
  Article in Bergens Tidende. Published 06.03.2020
• Professor sammenliker norsk barnevern med andre land: – Det norske systemet er godt
  Interview at Forskning.no. Published 05.03.2019

Blog posts

• Er barnets rettigheter viktigere enn foreldrenes rettigheter?
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 26.11.2020
  

• Protecting the Child
  Commentary by Asgeir Falch-Eriksen. Published at Lawtransform 05.11.2020

• The Ultimate Denial of Children’s Rights
  Commentary by Jill D. Berrick. Published at Lawtransform 12.10.2020

• Hvorfor deltar ikke barn i barnevernssaker?
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 10.09.2020

• Hvordan vurderer man framtidig foreldreskap?
  Commentary by Ida B. Juhasz. Published at Forskning.no 26.06.2020
• Har befolkningen tillit til barnevernet?
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 08.04.2020
• Ta barns rettigheter på alvor
  Commentary by Marit Skivenes. Published at Forskning.no 06.03.2020

Video

• Child protection in Norway – an international perspective
  Video presentation by Marit Skivenes.
• Er det norske barnevernet i krise?
  Video presentation by Marit Skivenes.
• Decisions on Adoption from Care
  Video presentation by Hege Stein Helland.
• Omsorgsovertakelser av nyfødte.
  Video presentation by Ida B. Juhasz.
• Family Life for Children
  Video presentation by Jenny Krutzinna.
  

Media articles, interviews and commentaries

• Professor: – Norsk barnevern er i front med barns rettigheter. Det kan virke som om vi har fått svi for det.
  Interview in Aftenposten / Bergens Tidende. Published 25.11.2019
• Child protection and child-centrism – the Grand Chamber case of Strand Lobben and others v. Norway 2019.
  Commentary article in Strasbourg Observers. Published 11.10.2019.
• De har vært fosterforeldrene til Nora (7) siden hun var ett år. Deres største ønske er å få adoptere henne. Men retten sier nei.
  Feature article in Aftenposten. Published 18.05.2019.
• Barns rett til familieliv.
  Commentary article in Dagbladet. Published 23.02.2019.
• Adopsjon gir bedre levekår.
  Interview / news article at Forskning.no. Published 09.02.2019.
• Too few Norwegian children under protection adopted by foster parents: report.
  Quotation / news article in Xinhua News. Published 06.02.2019.
• Rundt 50 barn i året adopteres av fosterforeldre. Det er altfor få, ifølge ny rapport.
  Interview / news article in Aftenposten. Published 05.02.2019.

Video

• Adopsjon som barnevernstiltak: Presentasjon av funn fra forskningsprosjekt.
  Presentation at seminar organized by The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs. 05.02.2019.

Other

• Adopsjon som barnevernstiltak. Sammendrag av rapport.
  2-page summary of the report from the Adoption project.
• Consultation response on new child protection legislation in Norway
  Letter to the Norwegian Ministry of Children and Families.

Media articles, interviews and commentaries

• Norwegian mother wins asylum in Poland.
  Interview / news article in The Times. Published 18.12.2018.
• Her er boka som skal forandre barnevernet.
  Interview / news article in FriFagbevegelse. Published 01.10.2018.
• Hvem har mest innflytelse – Solberg eller Nav-konsulenten? 
  Commentary in Bergens Tidende. Published 05.06.2018.
• ‘A Child-Centred Court of Human Rights? Strand Lobben v. Norway (30. Nov. 2017)’.
  Commentary in Strasbourg Observers. Published 03.01.2018.

Video

• Seminar om norsk barnevern sett med internasjonale øyne.
  Presentation at seminar, Norwegian Ministry of Children and Equality. Recorded  22.10.2018.
• Child’s best interest principle.
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 24.08.2018.
• The European Court of Human Rights and Child Rights. 
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 24.08.2018.
• International Rights and cultural practices? 
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 24.08.2018.
• The critique of Child Protection and Children’s Rights. 
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 24.08.2018.
• Children’s Right to child-friendly Justice.
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 23.08.2018.
• Changing the system from within: Influencing front-level practice and politicians’ mindset. 
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 23.08.2018.
• Child Rights – Making professional decisions and judgments. 
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 23.08.2018.
• Children’s right to health: Childhood obesity.
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 23.08.2018.
• Children on the run. 
  Lecture/debate session at Bergen Exchanges 2018. Recorded 23.08.2018.

Media articles, interviews and commentaries

• Hatet mot barnevernet.
  Interview / feature article in Bergens Tidende. Published  03.06 2017.
• Spent på utfall i barnevernssaker.
  Interview / news article in Dagen. Published 14.05.2017.
• Forsker på omsorgsovertakelser.
  Interview in Fontene. 15.02.2017.

Video

• PechaKucha: – Googler man barnevernet, får man opp «stopp barnevernet»
  Popular science lecture, Aftenposten. Published 25.01.2017.

Media articles, interviews and commentaries

• Rettigheter som utfordrer.
  Commentary in Bergens Tidende. Published 01.12.2016.
• Fikk 18 millioner i stipend.
  Interview in Bergens Tidende. Published 15.12.2016.
• I Tsjekkia og Romania har norske barnevernssaker utløst voldsomme reaksjoner på politisk toppnivå.
  Interview / feature article in Dagbladet. Published 11.10.2016.
• Ny forskning om fosterhjemsplassering: – Barna blir ikke hørt.
  Interview / news article at NRK. Published 15.01.2016.