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RDV-seminar: Navigating institutional borders: young refugees’ access to post-15 education in Greece 

Video: In this seminar titled Navigating Institutional Borders: Young Refugees’ Access to Post-15 Education in Greece, Dr. Lucy Hunt addressed […]
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Personal Identity Rights Development and Recent Adoption Cases at the European Court of Human Rights

BLOG: We may all think we know what ‘personal identity’ means, but what exactly is a human right to personal […]
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New Blog Post on Child Protection Systems: Comparing Northern Europe and the U.S. 

The July edition of the renowned Sounding Board blog features an insightful discussion titled “Comparing Child Protection: Northern Europe vs. […]
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How Different Countries Protect Children: A Study on What People Think about Child Protection Systems 

Have you ever wondered how different countries’ governments take care of children and support families, and how do people in […]
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Performance and Trust in Child Protection Systems: A Comparative Analysis of England and Norway

NEW ARTICLE: Bilal Hassan (Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen) published a new article on […]
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Protecting Kids: What people in eight countries think about parental freedoms

What happens when the state has to step in, and help kids whose parents are struggling? What do people think […]
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Join Us: Professors Jill D. Berrick and Marit Skivenes at the Inequality Talks 

We are excited to announce that our professors, Marit Skivenes, Director of Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) […]
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The Social Media, Online and Digital Abuse and Harassment of Social Workers, Probation Officers and Social Work Students in Ireland: A National Survey 

NEW ARTICLE: Researchers Kenneth Burns, Olwen Halvey, Fiachra Ó Súilleabháin, Elaine O’Callaghan, and Gabriel Coelho from the University College Cork, […]
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A Tale of Two Cases: Understanding Child Welfare Decisions 

Sometimes child protection services make very different decisions on protecting children, even in seemingly similar situations. But why does this […]
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Understanding Children’s Role in Child Protection: What Research Reveals 

Have you ever wondered how children can have a say in big decisions that affect their life? How are kids’ […]
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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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5007 Bergen

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University of Bergen

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P.O: 7802, 5020 Bergen
Norway

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Marit Skivenes

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

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Marit.Skivenes@uib.no