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child rights

The July edition of the renowned Sounding Board blog features an insightful discussion titled “Comparing Child Protection: Northern Europe vs. […]
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Have you ever wondered how different countries’ governments take care of children and support families, and how do people in […]
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NEW ARTICLE: Bilal Hassan (Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen) published a new article on […]
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What happens when the state has to step in, and help kids whose parents are struggling? What do people think […]
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We are excited to announce that our professors, Marit Skivenes, Director of Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) […]
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Sometimes child protection services make very different decisions on protecting children, even in seemingly similar situations. But why does this […]
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Have you ever wondered how children can have a say in big decisions that affect their life? How are kids’ […]
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In a recent study called “Reconciling Children’s Best Interests and Right to be Heard”, DIPA’s researcher Hege Beate Stein Helland […]
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BLOG: Reflexivity is key throughout the research process. Here are some questions to get started.  Blogpost by: Dr. Francesca Vaghi, […]
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Our “Breakfast Seminar for practitioners” (Barnevernfrokost) is a video seminar which aims to communicate important research to professionals and students […]
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