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3. March 2023News, Publications Child protection, children's rights, welfare state by DIPA Centre

The Oxford Handbook of Child Protection Systems

NEW BOOK: This handbook, edited by Jill Duerr Berrick, Neil Gilbert and Marit Skivenes, is the largest to date overview […]

19. December 2022News Child protection, children's rights, welfare state by DIPA Centre

Forandringsfabrikken: “Må hjelpe for oss”

REPORT: “Må hjelpe for oss” (Must help us) Anika Kurshed, together with two child protection professionals, presented main findings from […]

30. September 2022News, Videos Child protection, child rights, children's rights, family, voluntary, welfare state by DIPA Centre

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 […]

2. September 2022News, Publications Child protection, child rights, Discretion, welfare state by DIPA Centre

Decision-makers draw unevenly on expert evidence

NEW ARTICLE:Researcher Audun Løvlie (UiB) evaluates how decision-makers in the Norwegian County Social Welfare Board consider disciplinary evidence in child […]

20. June 2022News, Publications Child protection, child rights, family, legitimacy, trust, welfare state by DIPA Centre

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 […]

10. May 2022News, Videos Child protection, child rights, children's rights, family, voluntary, welfare state by DIPA Centre

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 […]

31. March 2022News, Publications Child protection, child rights, welfare state by DIPA Centre

Child protection system matters for public opinion on state interventions

NEW ARTICLE: Dr. Hege Stein Helland (UiB), PhD-candidate Siri Hansen Pedersen (UiB) and Professor Marit Skivenes (UiB) examine people’s perspectives […]

31. March 2022News, Publications Child protection, child rights, welfare state by DIPA Centre

Determining the best interests of the individual child

NEW ARTICLE: Senior Researcher Jenny Krutzinna (UiB) proposes a new child-centric approach for determining the best interests of the child […]

14. February 2022Blogposts, News Child protection, legitimacy, welfare state by DIPA Centre

Those that challenge state authority

BLOG: Those that challenge state authority – The critics of the welfare state and the child protection system are diverse with […]

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The Oxford Handbook of Child Protection Systems

Forandringsfabrikken: “Må hjelpe for oss”

Legal Safeguards for Children in Child Protection Systems

Decision-makers draw unevenly on expert evidence

Extensive cross-country study of people’s trust in child protection systems

Consensual services in child welfare

Child protection system matters for public opinion on state interventions

Determining the best interests of the individual child

Those that challenge state authority

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