Our ambition is to be frontiers in our research field. As an interdisciplinary and international research Centre, situated at the University of Bergen and funded by the ERC and NRC, we are committed to openness and transparency in research.
Transparency and access are critical for high quality in research, and we follow best practice by retaining files of supplementary material and documentation related to data collection, methodological analysis, code books, data files, and publications from the Centre.
We are prepared to share this information with other researchers when not bound by copyright restrictions, confidentiality requirements, or contractual clauses.
By adhering to transparency around research procedures and access to research data enhances the quality of research in that results can more readily be validated and verified.
- For publications: See our Publications list
- For questions: Contact research coordinator Barbara Ruiken
- The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees:
- Ethics, Data Protection and Data Access (8 countries)
- Survey Ethics 2023 (4 countries)
- General information about our proceedings for collecting population data
- 2024 41 countries – methodological report
- 2024 41countries – randomization report
- 2023 Four country survey – report randomization
- 2023 Four country survey – methodological report
- 2023 Four country survey – survey questions and operationalization
- 2023 Nordic survey – randomization report
- 2023 Nordic survey – methodological report
- 2023 Nordic survey – questions and operationalization
- 2020 Gallup 60 countries – questions and operationalization
- 2020 Gallup 60 countries – frequency and percent, participation
- 2020 Gallup 60 countries – frequency and percent, family
- 2020 Gallup 60 countries – frequency and percent, responsibility
- 2020 Gallup 60 countries – randomization report
- Pre-analysis plan for survey in 8 countries: Restriction of freedom on an individual with responsibility for a child (2019). The plan is submitted to AsPredicted and will be made available at this page later.
- Pre-analysis plan for survey in Norway and California (US): The basis for legitimate state intervention in families (2019). The plan is submitted to AsPredicted and will be made available at this page later.
Loen, M. & Skivenes, M. (2024) The value of responsibility, certainty and child rights for supporting state intervention in the family – an empirical study of populations in six European countries. Journal of European Social Policy. Open Appendix.
Helland, H. S. (2024). Does Age and Maltreatment Matter? A Survey Experiment of the Nordic Populations’ Attitudes Towards Participation. Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect. Open Appendix.
Berrick, Helland & Skivenes (2024). Public rights orientations and views on long-term care options for children in the child protection system: An analysis of representative samples of the populations of California, USA and Norway. Social Policy & Public Administration. Open Appendix.
Haarberg, F. L. (2024). What do we know about children’s representation in child protection decisions? A scoping review. Children and Youth Services Review. Open appendix
M. Skivenes , A. Falch-Eriksen, & B. Hassan (2023). Restricting Family Life. An Examination of Citizens’ Views on state interventions and Parental Freedom in Eight European Countries, European Journal of Social Work. Open appendix
J. Duerr Berrick, M. Skivenes, J.N. Roscoe (2023). Public perceptions of child protection, children’s rights, and personal values: An assessment of two states, Children and Youth Services Review. Open appendix
Helland, H. S. (2023). Reconciling Children’s Best Interest and Right to be Heard. The International Journal of Children’s Rights. Open appendix
Loen, M. & Skivenes, M. (2022). Legitimate child protection interventions and the dimension of confidence: A comparative analysis of the populous views in six countries. Journal of Social Policy. Open appendix
Løvlie, A. G. (2022). Experts and Migrants – a Survey Experiment on Public Acceptance of Violence and Child Protection Interventions. Children and Youth Services Review. Open appendix
Helland H. S., Kriz, K. & Skivenes, M. (in press). Gauging the child’s presence and voice in adoption proceedings of children from care in seven European countries: Applying a child equality perspective, in Professor Nigel Lowe QC (Hon) and Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn (eds.) Children’s Involvement in Adoption Decision-Making. Research Handbook on Adoption. An Edward Elgar Research Handbook in Family Law Series. Open appendix
Kriz, K, Krutzinna, J, Pösö, T. and Skivenes, M. (in press). The Invisible Child: A Comparative Study of Newborn Removal Judgments from a Child Equality Perspective (CEP). International Journal of Children’s Rights. Open appendix
Løvlie, A. G. (2022). Evidence in Norwegian Child Protection Interventions – Analysing Cases of Familial Violence. Child and Family Social Work. Open appendix
Skivenes, M. & Benbenisthy R. (2022). Populations’ trust in the child protection system – a cross-country comparison of nine high-income jurisdictions. Journal of European Social Policy. Open appendix
Berrick, J., Skivenes, M. & Roscoe, J. (2022). Parental freedom in the context of risk to the child: Citizens’ views of child protection and the state in the US and Norway. Journal of Social Policy: 1-22. Open appendix
Helland, H. S., Pedersen, S. H. & Skivenes, M. (2022). Comparing population view’s on state responsibility for children in vulnerable situations – the role of institutional context and socio-demographic characteristics. Journal of Public Child Welfare. AHEAD-OF-PRINT: 1-22. Open appendix
Skivenes, M. (2021). Exploring populations view on thresholds and reasons for child protection intervention – comparing England, Norway, Poland and Romania. European Journal of Social Work, AHEAD-OF-PRINT: 1-16. Open appendix
Løvlie, A. & Skivenes, M. (2021). Justifying interventions in Norwegian child protection – an analysis of cases of violence in migrant and non-migrant families. Nordic Journal on Law and Society, 4(2): 1-41. Open appendix
Luhamaa, K., McEwan-Strand, A., Ruiken, B., Skivenes, M., & Wingens, F. (2021). Services and support for mothers and newborn babies in vulnerable situations: A study of eight European jurisdictions. Children and Youth Services Review, 120 (2021) 105762: 1-10. Open appendix
Burns, K., Helland, H. S., Križ, K., Sánchez-Cabezudo, S. S., Skivenes, M., & Strömpl, J. (2021). Corporal punishment and reporting to child protection authorities: An empirical study of population attitudes in five European countries. Children and Youth Services Review, 120 (2021) 105749: 1-10. Open appendix
McEwan-Strand, A., & Skivenes, M. (2020). Children’s Capacities and Role in Matters of Great Significance for Them. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 28(3): 632-665. Open appendix
Helland, H. S., Pedersen, S. H. & Skivenes, M. (2020). Adopsjon eller offentlig omsorg? En studie av befolkningens syn på adopsjon som tiltak i barnevernet [Adoption or public care – Citizens’ views on adoption as a child protection measure]. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, 61 (2): 124–139. Open appendix
Breen, C., Krutzinna, J., Luhamaa, K., & Skivenes, M. (2020). Family Life for Children in State Care. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 28(4): 715-747. Open appendix
Berrick, J.D., Dickens, J., Pösö, T., & Skivenes, M. (2020). Are child protection workers and judges in alignment with citizens when considering interventions into a family? A cross-country study of four jurisdictions. Children and Youth Service Review, 108 (2020) 104562: 1-9. Open appendix
Burns, K., Križ, K., Krutzinna, J., Luhamaa, K., Meysen, T., Pösö, T., Segado, S., Skivenes, M. & Thoburn, J. (2019). The hidden proceedings – An analysis of accountability of child protection adoption proceedings in eight European jurisdictions. European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance. 6 (2019): 339-371. Open appendix