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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250606T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250606T101500
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
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SUMMARY:RDV:  (Un)Constitutional Educational Indoctrination
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the centennial of Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925)\, a landmark decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a compulsory public school education law and established the rights of parents to direct their children’s education. The important question in Pierce’s wake is when compulsory education is unconstitutional state “indoctrination.” This talk asks whether\, one hundred years later\, it is possible that we still do not have an answer. Pierce drew the line at a state compelling public-school attendance. The Court granted states a license to control the subjects all students would be required to study\, for how long\, and at what level. In other words\, the Court allowed states to create and control a statewide curriculum. Only\, it prohibited states from mandating a particular form of education\, even while allowing states to regulate its content. The talk explores the extent to which it can be said that essentially every state law pertaining to the education of children is indoctrinating in some sense. \nAbout the speaker \nZalman Rothschild is Assistant Professor of Law and Horn Family Distinguished Research Scholar in Law and Religion at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Professor Rothschild holds a JD\, magna cum laude\, from Harvard Law School and a PhD in Religion from New York University. Previously\, he was a Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School\, a law clerk to Judge Jane Roth on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit\, and a litigation associate at Paul\, Weiss. During his time in practice\, Professor Rothschild was recognized by The American Lawyer in its “Litigator of the Week” profile and received the “On the Rise—Top 40 Young Lawyer” award from the American Bar Association. \nProfessor Rothschild’s research focuses on the First Amendment\, anti-discrimination law\, and law and religion. His scholarship has or will appear in Columbia Law Review\, Cornell Law Review\, and Georgetown Law Journal\, among other places\, and has been featured in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, and the New York Review of Books. His popular writing has appeared in The Atlantic\, the Los Angeles Times\, and the Washington Post. In 2023\, the Law and Religion Section of the Association of American Law Schools awarded Professor Rothschild the Harold Berman Award for Excellence in Scholarship. \nModerator: Hege Helland\, PostDoc at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism \nHow to participate: At Bergen Global\, Jekteviksbakken 31 or via the Zoom link below.  \nhttps://uib.zoom.us/j/65719972589?pwd=J2aFXjNfCaRp6a3npVInTg9jKGOfjY.1  \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the event to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-unconstitutional-educational-indoctrination/
LOCATION:Bergen Global\, Jekteviksbakken 31
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250131T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250131T140000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20250122T080640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T122312Z
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SUMMARY:RDV: Navigating Queerphobia and Anti-Gender Narratives in a Politicized World
DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE: 31 Jan\, 12 noon\n\nQueerphobia has become an issue of political contestation across the world. Transnational groups and governments\, including those in Western countries influenced by leaders like Trump\, mobilize against LGBTQ+ rights using rhetoric that claims gender non-conformity would somehow undermine the family and corrupt children. Queer identities and practices are\, therefore\, increasingly subject to (re)criminalisation and political hostility. Queer activists have to develop strategies and adapt to complex political landscapes. How do queer activists maneuver “anti-gender” narratives that seek to erase their existence\, while curtailing their socio-political participation? What strategies do queer activists and allies adopt and to what extent are they successful? \n\nAbout the speakers\n\nAyo Sogunro is a lawyer\, scholar-activist\, and writer known for his unwavering commitment to advancing LGBTIQ+ rights and democratic freedoms across Africa. He has over fifteen years of experience spanning legal practice\, academic research\, and public advocacy. He is currently a Research Scholar at Osgoode Hall Law School\, York University and additionally consults as a social entrepreneur and human rights worker. Sogunro leverages his skills as a lawyer and writer for the benefit of governmental and non-governmental organisations. He is known for his work in social advocacy and for the protection of civil rights and the rights of sexual minorities in Nigeria. Sogunro was listed as one of the “100 Most Influential Nigerians” in 2017. \n\nMatthew Gichohi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Insititute\, University of Bergen. Dr. Gichohi is a political scientist focusing on democratization and identity politics with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Gichohi’s research studies how processes of democratization are affected by social identities and the norms that surround them. For example\, his work considers how ethnic\, and gender identities are created\, practiced and reinforced to affect political participation and representation.  \n\nErwin Navarro is the Managing Director of Skeiv Verden Vest\, an organisation that supports LGBTQIA+ people with minority backgrounds. He is involved in organising Pride Week in Bergen and has good contact with the queer community at the school. He moved to Norway 13 years ago to complete his master’s degree in Tromsø on integration policy for minorities. Navarro moved to Bergen and has been working for Skeiv Verden Vest since 2021.  \n\nLiv Tønnessen is a political scientist researching gender and politics in the Middle East and Northern Africa. She has a PhD in comparative politics from the University of Bergen. Dr. Tønnessen has a track record from the Middle East and Northern Africa with long term stays in Sudan\, Lebanon and Syria. She has specialized in Sudanese politics for two decades. Dr. Tønnessen is currently co-Director of the CMI-University of Bergen Centre on Law and Social Transformation together with Siri Gloppen. \n\nHow to participate: At Jekteviksbakken 31 or via this Zoom link: https://uib.zoom.us/j/69450748377?pwd=Ya3aUdJHG2hlXaOb9frC7mM8NFoAcT.1\n\nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time.\n\nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-legal-mobilization-strategies-in-nigeria-that-be-of-use-in-other-african-contexts-ayo-sogunro/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250116T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250116T153000
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CREATED:20241219T084313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241219T084313Z
UID:10754-1737036900-1737041400@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:Health care providers as petty sovereigns? Migration control and access to welfare
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Marry-Anne Karlsen explores ambiguities in the Norwegian state’s response to irregular migration arising from the interaction and tension between welfare policy and entry control. Specifically\, she investigates the role of discretionary decision-making in (re)producing or challenging state borders in the medical encounter. The ethnographic focus brings forth the multiple and dispersed\, as well as negotiated quality\, of the border in everyday practices and situations.  \nAbout the speaker \nMarry-Anne Karlsen holds a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Bergen in 2015 and a major in human geography from the same place in 2006. Karlsen’s professional interests lie at the intersection of migration control and welfare policy\, and in her PhD thesis Precarious Inclusion. Irregular migration\, practices of care and state bordering in Norway\, Karlsen explored\, among other things\, how the health system became increasingly involved in migration control.  \nHow to participate: At Jekteviksbakken 31 or via this Zoom link: https://uib.zoom.us/j/62518326605?pwd=87X1A4nIyWvjWJvfcL2N8czF4r6GSK.1 \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \n\nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/health-care-providers-as-petty-sovereigns-migration-control-and-access-to-welfare/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241107T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241107T153000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20241015T085617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T085617Z
UID:10517-1730988900-1730993400@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:RDV: Lost in Implementation: Lawless Intimacy & Legal Inconsistencies in Malaysian Islamic Law
DESCRIPTION:In Muslim-majority Malaysia\, an extensive Islamic bureaucracy exerts significant force in determining where and with whom Muslims can be intimate\, and what constitutes “halal” (lawful) intimacy. This is achieved through Islamic criminal laws that enable state surveillance and criminalization of extra- or pre-marital sexual intimacy\, and through Islamic family laws that govern the rules of marriage.   \n In this talk\, Nurul Huda Mohd. Razif\, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bergen\, will demonstrate that state attempts to gatekeep access to “halal” intimacy may not be as airtight as it seems due to legal ambiguities and loopholes in Islamic law. To illustrate this\,  Nurul will draw on two recent debates and developments in Islamic family law: the first concerns a scandalous union between a 41-year-old polygamous man with his (third) 11-year-old wife; and the second addresses the rising incidence of eloped polygamous marriages contracted across the border in Southern Thailand. These issues\, as the author suggests\, reveal inherent inconsistencies in Islamic family law that perpetuate unregulated marital practices such as child marriage and polygamy.  \nAbout the speaker \nNurul Huda Mohd. Razif is a social anthropologist and Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen. She studied Anthropology and French at the University of Western Australia and Sciences Po Paris\, before receiving her PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge in 2018. She has held research fellowships at Harvard Law School and centers for Southeast Asian Studies in Leiden\, Paris\, and Kyoto. She works primarily on the intersection of Islam\, intimacy\, and the state in the Malay world and Muslim Southeast Asia. \nHow to participate: At Jekteviksbakken 31 or via Zoom \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \n\nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/lost-in-implementation-lawless-intimacy-legal-inconsistencies-in-malaysian-islamic-law/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241017T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241017T153000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20241004T095426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T095426Z
UID:10482-1729174500-1729179000@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:RDV: Children and Rights to Identity at the European Court of Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, Jill Marshall examines how human rights law\, particularly the European Court of Human Rights\, has developed the right to personal identity under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Building on previous work\, she focuses on the Court’s case law relating to children\, analyzing how personal identity is protected and interpreted. Marshall critiques the role of human rights law in shaping personal identities from birth and explores what the Court has achieved and could achieve in this area. \nAbout the speaker \nProfessor Jill Marshall is a Law Professor researching the role law plays in creating\, allowing\, representing and protecting certain aspects of our human identity and personal freedom. Professor Marshall developed the University of London’s Human Rights of Women and Jurisprudence courses\, has contributed to UCL’s Gender program\, and completed visiting roles at institutions in Israel\, Hong Kong\, and New York. She currently teaches International Human Rights Law\, Jurisprudence/Philosophy of Law\, and the English Legal System.    \nHow to participate: At Jekteviksbakken 31 or via Zoom link: https://uib.zoom.us/j/61268092321?pwd=ny01zolHI7NdskPRuNoYgqdf8Dfna9.1#success \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \n\nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-children-and-rights-to-identity-at-the-european-court-of-human-rights/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240926T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240926T153000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20240903T082846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T082846Z
UID:10358-1727360100-1727364600@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:RDV: Child welfare predictive risk models and legal decision making
DESCRIPTION:Child welfare agencies around the world have experimented with algorithmic predictive modeling as a method to assist in decision-making regarding foster child risk\, removal\, and placement. These models have attracted a great deal of controversy about the methods used to create them and the biases inherent in the data they have drawn from\, however\, proponents see them as a tool for improving decision-making and ultimately the safety of children at risk. Thus far\, all of the predictive models have been confined to the employees of the various child welfare agencies at the early removal stages and none have been used by attorneys in legal arguments or by judges in approving or denying removal decisions. Predictive models are regularly used in other courtroom settings and have been studied for how they affect decision-making in general. This is the first study to examine the effects of a child welfare predictive risk model on child welfare attorney and judge legal decision-making. Using vignettes based on actual disputed removal cases with the inclusion of a low\, medium\, or high child welfare predictive risk score\, attorney and judge legal decision-making can be changed by the inclusion of a predictive model risk score in ways that are important for the legal community to understand prior to the widespread use of any of these models in the courtroom.  \nAbout the speaker \nMatthew Trail\, JD worked for fifteen years as an attorney ad litem representing children in foster care\, with a focus on representing children with disabilities and mental health issues from trauma. He began his career at a legal aid office in Florida and then moved to Houston where he eventually became managing attorney for Disability Rights Texas’ foster team. In 2020\, Matthew joined the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods Behavioral Law section as a research fellow where he researches decision-making in foster care.  \nHow to participate: This will be a fully digital webinar\, so please join us on Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/64627342832?pwd=j6ilRvHfnDIHE7whkYpRxnXmM8pJxa.1 \nMeeting ID: 646 2734 2832  Password: P59BHsL2  \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-child-welfare-predictive-risk-models-and-legal-decision-making/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240829T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240829T153000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20240815T073614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T073614Z
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SUMMARY:RDV: Navigating institutional borders: young refugees’ access to post-15 education in Greece
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, Dr. Lucy Hunt addresses the social consequences of the refugee crisis in Greece\, and particularly how state responses to increased migration flows have shaped young refugees’ (aged 15–25) (re-)engagement with post-15 learning opportunities upon arrival in the country. It argues that three key ‘institutional bordering’ practices – namely\, the bordering of space (via encampment)\, time (via enforced waiting)\, and public services (via administrative barriers) – have played central roles in young refugees’ (re-)engagement with post-15 education; often causing their dreams to be diverted or downgraded. However\, with determination and the support of willing gatekeepers\, refugee youth found ways to (re)construct adapted learning trajectories despite\, and in response to\, these arrival challenges.  \nAbout the speakers \nDr. Lucy Hunt is a qualitative researcher at the University of Nottingham who holds degrees from the University of Oxford and KU Leuven. Her research specializes in the intersection of education\, migration\, and childhood/youth studies. Currently\, Dr. Hunt is developing the Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe at the University of Nottingham\, a platform aimed at fostering a network of researchers and practitioners committed to refugee education across Europe. \nHow to participate: This will be a fully digital webinar\, so please join us on Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/63708238787?pwd=oIvBh7pI23PjyhbYxi9KaJdLJ7zxdL.1 \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-navigating-institutional-borders-young-refugees-access-to-post-15-education-in-greece/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240606T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240606T153000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20240221T152001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T152001Z
UID:9543-1717683300-1717687800@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:RDV: Regulating Judges in a Modern Democracy: Insights from Canada
DESCRIPTION:In this RDV-seminar\, professor Richard Devlin and professor Sheila Wildeman\, both from the Schulich School of Law from the Dalhousie University\, Canada\, will present their co-authored paper that outlines eight general principles for democratically defensible complaints and discipline for judges. The paper also provides a critical analysis of the new 2023 legislative reforms to the judicial discipline process in Canada\, using the theoretical framework established in the books “Regulating Judges” and “Disciplining Judges”. The arguments in these books are relevant to any democratic society\, while the case study in the co-authored paper applies the theory to a particular jurisdiction. The seminar will be of interest to anyone interested in the intersection of law\, democracy\, and judicial accountability. \nAbout the speakers \nRichard Devlin is a renowned Canadian law professor at Dalhousie University. An esteemed figure in the fields of legal theory\, equality\, legal ethics\, and the regulation of the legal profession\, Devlin became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2015. His scholarly pursuits include critiquing legal structures that impact equality\, particularly regarding access to justice\, economic factors affecting legal service delivery\, and various forms of legal inequality related to race\, gender\, and disability. Devlin has taught law for nearly three decades and served as the Acting Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University during 2020. \nSheila Wildeman is a Canadian legal scholar and professor at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Victoria\, a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie University\, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia. Wildeman’s research focuses on issues related to health law\, disability rights\, and social justice. She has published extensively on topics such as the legal regulation of assisted reproduction\, the rights of persons with disabilities\, and the intersection of law and health policy. In addition to her academic work\, Wildeman has also served as a consultant to various government agencies and non-profit organizations on issues related to health law and policy. She is a highly respected scholar in her field and has received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to legal scholarship. \nHow to participate: This will be a fully digital webinar\, so please join us on Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/63498010003?pwd=L3ptdXkwYWgyMU5hclRTRVRLV2VUUT09 \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-regulating-judges-in-a-modern-democracy-insights-from-canada/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240516T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240516T153000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20240510T082944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T082944Z
UID:9912-1715868900-1715873400@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:RDV: The role of perceptions and attitudes of public officials
DESCRIPTION:In this digital RDV seminar\, research professor Steven Van de Walle will share from his innovative research on the attitudes and perceptions of policymakers and public managers. His research uses methodologies such as eye-tracking and vignette experiments to establish what influences public managers’ attitudes towards citizen’s participation\, and how policymakers use uncertain information.   \nAbout the Speaker  \nSteven Van de Walle is research professor (public management) at the Public Governance Institute KU Leuven\, Belgium. Prior to joining KU Leuven\, he held the Chair of Public Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Between 2006 and 2008 he was a lecturer at the University of Birmingham. His current research and teaching covers public sector reform\, the organisation of public services\, public sector failure\, citizens’ perceptions of the public sector\, government-citizen relations\, and public sector performance. Steven’s work has been published in all leading journals in the discipline and has received multiple awards. \nHow to participate: This will be a fully digital webinar\, so please join us via this Zoom link.  \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time.  \nThe RDV series is a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB). 
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-the-role-of-perceptions-and-attitudes-of-public-officials/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240415T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240415T153000
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20240403T085707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T085707Z
UID:9775-1713190500-1713195000@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:RDV: Traveling across disciplinary boundaries:  A journey into applying literary criticism to public-facing texts by street-level bureaucrats
DESCRIPTION:Researchers in the social sciences\, including legal studies\, political science\, social work\, and sociology\, utilize specific\, discipline-based approaches to analyzing written texts\, including frequency counts of words and text segments and determining thematic patterns emerging from the data. This seminar\, with speakers Katrin Križ and Daniela Reimer and discussant Tarja Pösö\, aims to walk participants beyond the boundaries of these social science approaches by introducing the methods of literary criticism and reflecting on their methodological potential. What can social scientists learn from literary criticism methods for analyzing public-facing texts by street-level bureaucrats? “Public-facing texts” are documents by street-level bureaucrats like child protection caseworkers\, judges\, teachers\, and police officers written for members of the public as part of public policy implementation. Examples of these texts in child protection are court judgments or university course curricula for future child protection caseworkers. This seminar explores how literary criticism methods could be valuable for systematically examining and interpreting these texts.  \nFirst\, Križ and Reimer will discuss literary criticism methods before reflecting on how social scientists could apply them. Second\, they will use their research about child protection-related court judgments by the European Court of Human Rights as an example. Lastly\, Križ and Reimer invite seminar participants to reflect on how these methods might be useful in their own research when studying public-facing texts by street-level bureaucrats. You are invited to read this information about literary criticism if you want to learn more about it before the seminar (total reading time: 10 minutes):  \n\nLumen Learning. An introduction to literary criticism \nLumen Learning: Approaches to literary criticism \n\nAbout the Speakers  \nKatrin Križ is a Professor of Sociology at Emmanuel College (USA) and a research associate at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA).  \nKriž has extensive competence in Social Policy\, Qualitative Social Research\, Sociological Theory\, Public Policy\, Family Studies and Child Welfare. Her research is focused on the role of professional discretion in decisions related to a child’s best interests and child welfare systems in an international context.  \nTogether with colleagues Frøydis Lønborg Haarberg\, Audun Gabriel Løvlie\, and Marit Skivenes at the University of Bergen\, Križ is working on the research project “Children’s Right to Participation”.  \nDaniela Reimer is a Professor at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences\, School of Social Work\, specializing in child and youth services\, family dynamics\, and foster care. Her research focuses on understanding the experiences of children in care\, particularly in transitions and identity formation.  \nReimer has conducted extensive studies on (foster) family cultures\, the interplay of normality and identity among young people in foster care\, and breakdowns within foster care systems. Currently\, she leads a qualitative longitudinal study exploring the experiences of young adults who have transitioned from foster care.  \nTarja Pösö is a Professor Emerita at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tampere University (Finland) and Professor II at the Department of Government (University of Bergen).  \nPösö has extensive experience in the studies of child protection\, social work\, and institutional practices\, with a keen interest in cross-cultural perspectives and developing methods and ethics for child protection studies.  \nHer particular research interests are how social workers navigate among different sources of information and interest when making decisions and assessing the outcome of their decisions in child protection\,  the child welfare systems perceive and act with migrant children\, the principle of ‘the child’s best interest’ is included in the decision-making process.  \nHow to participate: At Jekteviksbakken 31 or via this Zoom link.  \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time.  \nThe RDV series is a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB). 
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-traveling-across-disciplinary-boundaries-a-journey-into-applying-literary-criticism-to-public-facing-texts-by-street-level-bureaucrats/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Public event,Seminar,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240304T153000
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UID:9412-1709561700-1709566200@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:RDV: Child Protection Case Law from Constitutional Courts: A Comparative Survey
DESCRIPTION:The right to protection from violence and exploitation is one of the most commonly-protected constitutional rights of children\, being second only to the right to education in the frequency with which it features in national constitutions. For the most part\, the legal framework for vindicating this right is set out at the level of ordinary legislation rather than in constitutional law; but some child protection cases find their way to constitutional courts. These include cases taken by national authorities against parents who are exercising parental rights in a manner detrimental to children; cases taken against national authorities for failing to adequately protect children from violence\, or to protect the rights of child victims in the justice system; and cases where the constitutionality of child protection laws (eg on corporal punishment) is challenged. This presentation will survey a selection of cases from around the world\, seeking to identify common themes and explore the added value of children’s constitutional rights in the arena of child protection. \nAbout the speaker \nConnor O’Mahony is a Professor at the University College Cork (Ireland). He is also the Director of the Child Law Clinic at the university\, through which he works to support litigation concerning children and to advocate for law reform in the area of child law. Professor O’Mahony’s research interests lie broadly in the areas of constitutional law and child law\, with a particular focus on family and children’s rights. From 2019 to 2022\, he served as Special Rapporteur on Child Protection to the Government of Ireland\, a role which included annually reporting on significant child protection developments. \nHow to participate:  At Jekteviksbakken 31 or via Zoom. \nIf the Zoom application is new to you\, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. \nThe webinar is part of the RDV-webinar series – a collaboration between DIPA (UiB) and LawTransform (UiB).
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/rdv-on-childrens-rights-in-constitutions/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20200131T111500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20200131T120000
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UID:5395-1580469300-1580472000@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:Barnevern og barns rettigheter i en turbulent tid
DESCRIPTION:Norge blir ofte sett på som et barnesentrert samfunn hvor barns rettigheter står høyt på agendaen\, og er rangert høyt på globale oversikter over barnevelferd og oppvekstsvilkår. Samtidig ser vi blir det norske barnevernssystemet blir utsatt for sterk kritikk fra flere hold – både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Hvordan beskyttes rettighetene til barn og unge i Norge i dag? Og hva sier forskningen om hvordan det norske barnevernet fungerer sammenlignet med andre land?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForeleser:\n\nProfessor Marit Skivenes\, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/barnevern-og-barns-rettigheter-i-en-turbulent-tid/
LOCATION:Jusbygget\, Auditorium 1 (Magnus Lagabøtes Plass 1)
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20191003T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20191003T154500
DTSTAMP:20260614T234533
CREATED:20190826T094238Z
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SUMMARY:Guest lecture: Paternalism\, Coercive Care and the Very Poor
DESCRIPTION:Paternalism\, Coercive Care and the Very Poor\nDr. Cristian Pérez Muñoz is Associate Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.  His teaching and research interests include normative political theory\, public policy and applied ethics. He has published on subjects as the ethical aspects of redistributive programs\, income distribution proposals\, the production and provision of essential services\, street-level charity programs and welfare policies. \n\nThis event is part of the “RDV seminar series” – a collaboration between the Research Group Law\, Democracy and Welfare at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences\, Center for Research on Discretion and Paternalism at the Department of Administration and Organizational Science at the University of Bergen and the Center for Law and Social Transformation (Lawtransform) at the University of Bergen.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/guest-lecture-paternalism-coercive-care-and-the-very-poor/
LOCATION:DIPA-room (17.112)\, Christies gate 17\, University of Bergen\, Christies gate 17\, Bergen\, Bergen\, 5007\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20190912T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20190912T154500
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CREATED:20190729T112521Z
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SUMMARY:Guest lecture: Child Welfare Judgments
DESCRIPTION:Child Welfare Judgments and Decision Processes in Context\nGuest lecture by prof. Rami Benbenishty (Social Work / Social Welfare)\, University of Jerusalem / Bar Ilan University. The lecture is open for everyone interested. \nTopic: This presentation will focus on the Judgments and Decision Processes in Context (JUDPiC) model\, as it applies to judgments and decisions in cases of alleged child maltreatment. This model presents how case characteristics are processed by professionals embedded in social agencies who are influenced by their personal characteristics\, their agency features\, and the wider local and national context of the child welfare system. The implications for understanding and improving decisions are discussed. \nRami Benbenishty is Professor at the University of Jerusalem / Bar Ilan University.  His research mainly focus on disadvantaged children and youth at risk\, and on methods for promoting their welfare and safety in the community\, in school\, and in foster care and boarding school frameworks. His research also deals with improving decision-making methods used by professionals and policy makers in matters concerning children who are victims of abuse in the family or community. Over the years he has published over 200 articles\, chapters and complete books\, as well as in-depth and comprehensive research reports \n\nThis event is part of the “RDV seminar series” – a collaboration between the Research Group Law\, Democracy and Welfare at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences\, Center for Research on Discretion and Paternalism at the Department of Administration and Organizational Science at the University of Bergen and the Center for Law and Social Transformation (Lawtransform) at the University of Bergen.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/guest-lecture-child-welfare-judgments-and-decision-processes-in-context/
LOCATION:DIPA-room (17.112)\, Christies gate 17\, University of Bergen\, Christies gate 17\, Bergen\, Bergen\, 5007\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20190813T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20190813T154500
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CREATED:20190806T073225Z
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UID:4881-1565705700-1565711100@discretion.w.uib.no
SUMMARY:Guest lecture: Protecting unaccompanied migrant children in Europe
DESCRIPTION:Guest lecture by Dr Ingi Iusmen\, University of Southampton. The lecture is open for everyone interested. \nWhose Children? Protecting unaccompanied migrant children in Europe: a case of diffused responsibility? \nThe years 2015-2016 saw an unprecedented number of refugees arriving in the European Union. In 2016 nearly every one in four asylum applicants in the EU was a child. Despite this influx of child refugees\, the efficiency and adequacy of European and national responses to address the situation of this vulnerable group has been limited and questionable.  This presentation sets out to investigate the factors and reasons explaining the failure of EU and national policy interventions to protect unaccompanied migrant children (UAMs) during the recent refugee crisis.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/guest-lecture-protecting-unaccompanied-migrant-children-in-europe/
LOCATION:Meeting room\, Dept. of Comparative Politics\, UiB\, Christies gate 15\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180608T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180608T140000
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SUMMARY:Guest lecture: Michael Lipsky (Bergen)
DESCRIPTION:Reflections on Street Level Bureaucracy\n \nLINK TO RECORDING: https://youtu.be/plVzG0UQ8L0 \nMichael Lipsky is well known in the field of public administration for his classic book about street-level bureaucracy (1980). Here\, he claim that state employees (such as police\, social workers and legal-aid lawyers) should be seen as part of the policy-making community and as exercisers of political power\, as they wield their considerable discretion in the day-to-day implementation of public programs. \nLipsky argues that these relatively low-level public service employees labor under huge caseloads\, ambiguous agency goals\, and inadequate resources. When combined with substantial discretionary authority and the requirement to interpret policy on a case-by-case basis\, the difference between government policy in theory and policy in practice can be substantial and troubling. \n\nRead more: Street-Level Bureaucracy\n\nIn this lecture\, Lipsky will draw on ideas and concerns he has with the way the field of  public administration is developing\, and share some of his newer thoughts and reflections on dimensions of street level bureaucracy. \nMichael Lipsky is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos\, and a former professor of political science at MIT. \nThe lecture is open to the public. For questions about the event\, contact daniel.nygard@uib.no.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/guest-lecture-michael-lipsky/
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180518T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180518T133000
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SUMMARY:Estonian Experience of Implementation of the ECHR
DESCRIPTION:Katre Luhamaa will make a presentation in the conference “The European Court of Human Rights in East-West Relations: Norms\, Values and Legal Politics” organised in Moscow 18-19 May 2018. Dr Luhamaa will analyse the impact of the ECHR and the practice of the ECtHR to the Estonian legal system and the national court practice. The conference is organised by the University of Tartu and the Moscow Higher School of Economics.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/estonian-experience-of-implementation-of-the-echr/
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180504T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180504T110000
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SUMMARY:Foredrag: Adopsjon til barnets beste (NO)
DESCRIPTION:Professor Marit Skivenes holder fredag 4. mai foredrag under et barnevernskurs i Terminus Hall\, Bergen.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/foredrag-adopsjon-til-barnets-beste/
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180503T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180503T120000
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SUMMARY:Foredrag: Tid for barneperspektiver! (NO)
DESCRIPTION:Professor Marit Skivenes skal holde foredrag på samling for barnevernledere i Rogaland. Samlingen holdes 3.- 4. mai 2018 på Sola Strand Hotel. \nForedraget har tittelen “Tid for barneperspektiver!” og går 3. mai fra 10.00 – 12.00. \n 
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/foredrag-tid-for-barneperspektiver-no/
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180202T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20180202T110000
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CREATED:20180131T101239Z
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SUMMARY:Foredrag: Et barnevern i krise?
DESCRIPTION:Researcher Hege Beate Stein Helland will hold a lecture on the topic of The Norwegian child welfare service at Faglig-Pedagogisk dag.  \nThe lecture will be held in Norwegian. The event is open for everyone. \nEt barnevern i krise? Om skjønn\, legitimitet og beslutninger i barnevernet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDet har stormet rundt norsk barnevern den siste tiden\, og barnevernets beslutninger har tidvis vært under massiv kritikk fra flere hold. Men hvorfor er det slik? Noen mener dette kan forklares ved at den sterke vektleggingen av barns rettigheter i Norge utfordrer kulturer og praksiser i mange samfunn. Andre mener barnevernet ikke har forståelse for andre kulturer og at inngrepene de gjør krenker retten til privatliv og familieliv. \nHege Beate Stein Helland er forsker ved forskningsprosjektet Adopsjon som barnevernstiltak og er tilknyttet Institutt for administrasjon og organisasjonsvitenskap og Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism som ledes av professor Marit Skivenes.  \nVed Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism forskes det på noen av de mest grunnleggende temaene i samfunnsvitenskapen\, der en studerer statens bruk av makt mot sine borgere\, og begrunnelsene til statlige inngrep i folks liv.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForedraget starter kl. 10:15.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/lecture-problems-in-the-child-welfare-service/
LOCATION:SV-bygget\, Lite aud.
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20171110T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20171110T120000
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SUMMARY:Presentation by Marit Skivenes at the "Child Welfare 2017" Conference
DESCRIPTION:On November 10th\, principal investigator and director Marit Skivenes\, will give the presentation “Adoption as a child welfare measure – a research project assigned from The Norwegian Directorate for Children\, Youth and Family Affairs” at the Conference “Child Welfare 2017” hosted by The county social welfare board of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane.
URL:https://discretion.w.uib.no/event/presentation/
LOCATION:Fylkesnemnda i Hordaland og Sogn og Fjordane\, Zander Kaaes gate 6\, Bergen\, 5015\, Norway
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