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NOU-seminar at Bergen Global

Public seminar on the NOU-report about rule of law in the Norwegian child protection systemFriday 14th of April, at 2pm, […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Reunification after ECHR judgments

VIDEO: Professor Kirsten Sandberg gave a lecture on reunification after ECtHR judgments. In several articles, Professor Sandberg analyzed the legal […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Legal Safeguards for Children in Child Protection Systems

VIDEO: The government has set up the Public Expert Committee, which will assess measures to strengthen legal safeguards in all […]
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Blogpost: Reunification philosophy, practice and research: We can do better for families

BLOG: How can we help parents and children to reunify after a child protection removal of a child? Sadly, very […]
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Extensive cross-country study of people’s trust in child protection systems 

NEW ARTICLE: Professor Marit Skivenes (UiB) and Professor Emeritus Rami Benbenishty (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar Ilan University) finds […]
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Blogpost: Family connections for children in long-term care, guardianship or open adoption

BLOG: In Australia there is developed a comprehensive set of tools to facilitate and ensure positive, safe and child-centred relationships […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Consensual services in child welfare

VIDEO: Voluntary services based on consent given by parents and children (and/or other relevant parties) make the core of child […]
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Comparing states: When should parental freedoms be restricted?

NEW ARTICLE: Examining public attitudes towards parental freedoms in cases of risk to the child, Professor Jill D. Berrick (UC […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Children’s views on contact sessions in the child protection services

VIDEO: Forandringsfabrikken (The Change Factory) presents findings from a report on contact between children and parents in child protection services, […]
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Breakfast-seminar: Child protection services – Reflections on reunification

VIDEO: Kjersti Sandanger gives a presentation about the Child Protection Services’ own reflections on reunification. Kjersti Sandanger is a leader […]
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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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University of Bergen

Department of Government
C/O Marit Skivenes

P.O: 7802, 5020 Bergen
Norway

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Marit Skivenes

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+47 959 24 979
+47 55 58 25 87

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Marit.Skivenes@uib.no