Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA)

Research seminar: Child Removals
2019-02-28 14:15 - 15:45 (Europe/Oslo) | DIPA-room (17.112), Christies gate 17, University of Bergen, Christies gate 17, Bergen, Bergen, 5007, Norway
Program:

Katre Luhamaa: Child removal as a last resort – comparing the state’s support to families at risk in Europe’
Jenny Krutzinna: Breaking the cycle: Towards solidarity with future mothers in care’ which focus on the solidarity aspect of the removal of newborn babies in eight European countries

Katre Luhamaa is researcher at the Center for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, and holds a Ph.D. in Law. Her field of expertise include Law and Legal Studies, Human Rights and Democracy, EU and European Studies, and Legal Theory. Her research focuses on international law, EU law and human rights, and in particular children’s rights.
Jenny Krutzinna is a researcher at the Center for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, and holds a Ph.D. in Bioethics and Biomedical Jurisprudence. Her main research interest is the role of well-being as justification in ethical and legal argumentation processes, especially in the context of raising and educating children.
The seminar is 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 Organization Theory at the University of Bergen, and the Center for Law and Social Transformation at the University of Bergen / CMI.
Contact: hege.helland@uib.no

Adopsjon som barnevernstiltak - lansering av forskningsrapport
2019-02-06 08:30 - 11:00 | Stratos, Youngstorget 2b, 0181 Oslo, Norway
Forskning tyder på at det går bedre med barn som blir adoptert enn de som forblir i fosterhjem. Til tross for det, er det få saker med adopsjon som barnevernstiltak i Norge.
Forskningsprosjektet «Adopsjon som barnevernstiltak» har på oppdrag fra Bufdir sett nærmere på:

Hva kjennetegner adopsjonssakene i barnevernet, inkludert sakene som er gått til Høyesterett og Den europeiske menneskerettsdomstolen?
Hva er utfordringene for økt bruk av adopsjon som barneverntiltak?
Hva kan bidra til at barnevernet vurderer adopsjon som barnevernstiltak på et tidligere tidspunkt?

Bufdir inviterer til lanseringen av forskningsprosjektet, der UiB skal presentere sentrale funn. I tillegg til at organisasjoner på feltet skal presentere sine innspill knyttet økt bruk av adopsjon som barnevernstiltak.
Foreløpig program:
08:30 – 09:00: Dørene åpnes – servering av rundstykker, kaffe og te
09:00 – 09:15: Innledning ved Mari Trommald, direktør i Bufdir
09:15 – 10:15: Presentasjon av funn ved UiB – Marit Skivenes og Hege Stein Helland
10:15 – 10:30: Pause
10:30 – 11:00: Innlegg fra:
– Landsforeningen for barnevernsbarn ved leder Vilde Adolfsen
– Norsk fosterhjemsforening ved styreleder Lene P. Våmartveit
– Organisasjon for barnevernsforeldre ved leder Merethe Løland
– FO ved Christian Wiik Kynsveen, Medlem av arbeidsutvalget og leder for profesjonsrådet for barnevernspedagoger
Endelig program sendes ut i forkant til de påmeldte deltakerne.
Les mer om prosjektet her:
https://www.uib.no/admorg/102265/adopsjon-som-barneverntiltak
Meld deg på seminar om ny rapport her:
https://egencia.qondor.com/Frokost6feb
Deltakelse på seminaret er gratis.
Dato: Onsdag 6. februar
Tid: 08:30 – 11:00
Sted: Stratos – Folketeaterbygningen Youngtorget 2 (kart)

Norway in the European Court of Human Rights
2019-02-01 10:15 - 11:00 | Jusbygget, Auditorium 2, Universitetet i Bergen
The lecture is part of the event FP-dagen, hosted by the University of Bergen
The last few years have seen a massive uproar and negative media attention on child protection interventions internationally, with Norway having a prominent place in this spotlight. Several cases against Norwegian child protection has been or is under review of the European Court of Human Rights. At this lecture, we take a look at one of these cases that has received much attention: “Strand Lobben vs. Norway”. We will also present new knowledge on children’s situation in Norway, and discuss how the Norwegian child protection system performs compared to other European countries.
(in English)
Jenny Krutzinna and Katre Luhamaa, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism
Jusbygget, Auditorium 2, 10.15 – 11.00

Book launch: "Og viktigst er barnets beste"
2018-11-21 10:30 | Akademika, Studentsenteret, Parkveien 1, Bergen, Norway
Prof. Karl Harald Søvig and prof. Marit Skivenes will present on children’s rights and child protection at the launch of a new book by Geir Kjell Andersland.
The book lunch is open for everyone interested. Information from the Norwegian announcement by publisher Bodoni:
Geir Kjell Andersland (f. 1948) er jurist og politiker med særlig interesse for barns rettigheter og menneskerettigheter. Han har blant annet arbeidet som advokat, administrerendedirektør på Haukeland Universitetssykehus, regiondirektør i Bufetat og er nå avtroppende fylkesnemndsleder. Andersland har forfattet en rekke fagartikler i antologier, aviser, fagtidsskrifter og var redaktør for, og medforfatter i, antologien De Castbergske barnelover 1915–2015 (2015). I 2017 utga Andersland Sviket mot barndommen. Om Gunnar Staalesen, Varg Veum og barnevernet – sannhetsvitner og hjelpere for forsømte og sviktede barn.
Bokens forfatter runder 70 år 22. november i år. Dette har foranlediget den foreliggende samlingen av utvalgte artikler, debattinnlegg og kronikker, tidligere publisert i fagtidsskrifter og aviser gjennom de ti siste årene. I tillegg blir samlingens innledende og avsluttende artikkel, samt to andre tekster, publisert for første gang. Bokens viktigste budskap er kampen for å gi alle barn en god oppvekst og sikre dem deres grunnleggende rettigheter. For å oppnå dette kreves det kompetente fagfolk, engasjerte, handlingsrettede politikere og andre viktige medspillere, det være seg kunstnere eller samfunnsborgere. Boken inneholder også de av forfatterens mange bokanmeldelser som sterkest berører bokens tre hovedtema: barns rettigheter, barnevernets utfordringer og politikkens betydning.

Norsk barnevern sett med internasjonale øyne
2018-10-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Amalie Skram, Litteraturhuset i Oslo, Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Norway
Prof. Marit Skivenes and researcher Katre Luhamaa are presenting at a seminar on the critique of Norwegian Child Protection. The seminar is held at Litteraturhuset i Oslo, and organized by the Ministry of Children and Equality.
The Ministry plan to video stream the seminar. We will share the link on this page when available.
Agenda (in Norwegian)

Åpning ved Statsråden
Barne- og likestillingsminister Linda Hofstad Helleland om synet på og verdsettingen av barn i Norge og norske velferdstjenester, og hvordan dette legger føringer på barnevernet.
Norsk barnevern og det internasjonale perspektivet
Mari Trommald, direktør i Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet, ønsker velkommen og etablerer dagens problemstilling.
Ungdommer om synet på barns rettssikkerhet og barnevernets rolle
Innlegg fra tre ungdommer fra Forandringsfabrikken.
Barnevern over landegrenser
Siri Sletner – nylig tilbakevendt ambassadør ved den norske ambassaden i Praha – vil formidle sine erfaringer fra å stå i mediestorm og kritikk i Tsjekkia.
Barnevernet i internasjonale medier
BBCs Tim Whewell, reporteren bak Norway’s Silent Scandal og Maciej Czarnecki, forfatter av boken Norsk barnevern sett utenfra og Egil Espen Hansen, sjefsredaktør i Aftenposten, deltar i debatt som bl.a. vil belyse framstillinger av norsk barnevern, kildekritikk og hensynet til personvern og informasjon om substansen i barnevernssaker.
Hva kjennetegner norsk barnevern, og hva skiller Norge fra andre land?
Professor Marit Skivenes fra Universitetet i Bergen snakker om hva som kjennetegner norsk barnevern basert på egne sammenlignende studier av barnevern i ulike land.
Katre Luhamaaa fra Universitetet i Bergen snakker om barnerettigheter og menneskerettighetsdomstolens avgjørelser om barn og barnevern.
Hvordan kan rettssikkerheten i barnevernet styrkes?
Innledning fra Barneombudet om hva hun mener må gjøres for å styrke rettssikkerheten.
Debatt: Inga Bejer Engh (barneombud), Marit Skivenes (UiB), Jan Storø (OsloMet), Thea Totland (BARNAS- Stiftelsen barnas rettigheter og Barneadvokatene) og Pernille Pettersen Smith (fylkesnemda).

Barne- og likestillingsminister Linda Hofstad Helleland inviterer til seminar for å diskutere det norske barnevernet sett med utenlandske øyne.
Seminaret er mandag 22. oktober, kl. 15.00 – 17.00 på Amalie Skram, Litteraturhuset i Oslo. Siri Lill Mannes er ordstyrer.

Breakfast forum: The Social and Political Challenges of Migration
2018-09-14 08:30 - 10:00 | Cafe Christie, Museplassen 3, Bergen, Norway
Migration is one of the major political issues in Europe today, challenging the cohesion of the European Union and affecting national elections. How should Europe handle the increasing immigration?
We are bringing together some of the world’s leading experts on the topic to provide a better understanding of the social and political consequences of migration to Europe. Mark Lopez from Pew Research Centre presents new results on European populations attitudes on immigration, national identity and religion. Following the presentation, Mark Lopez will be accompanied by Sagrario Segado, Frøy Gudbrandsen and Christine Jacobsen in a panel discussion that will focus on the political and social consequences of migration to Europe. The panel will also address the complex and morally challenging question of how to deal with unaccompanied migrating minors.
Immigration to Europe has increased over the last decades, and became an urgent issue after the “refugee crisis” in 2015 and 2016, when the number of Asylum seekers from predominantly Muslim countries multiplied. Nationalist and anti-immigrant attitudes have been prevalent in many recent national elections. European governments have struggled to handle the large number of refugees, and to agree on an acceptable distribution of burdens between the different national states. Poland and Hungary flat out reject to contribute to EU´s migration plan. Italy has recently refused boats with refugees to dock, and thus Spain is now the main port to Europe for the refugees. The political and social consequences of the influx of refugees, is not yet known.
However, as war, natural disasters, famine and poverty are constant risks, it is not likely that the challenge will vanish in the near future. This means that European countries must find better ways to handle the reception of new asylum seekers, and to integrating immigrants into the society.
PARTICIPANTS
– Mark Lopez, director of Global migration and demography research at Pew Research Center (USA). He is a renowned expert on global migration and demography research.
– Sagrario Segado, professor in psychology at UNED and director of European Research Center in Policies and Action on Minors and Migration (Spain). Segado has firsthand experience with the influx of migrants to Melilla, a Spanish city at the tip of north Africa.
– Frøy Gudbrandsen, political editor in the newspaper Bergens Tidende. She holds a PhD in Comparative Politics on Scandinavian Immigration Policy.
– Christine M. Jacobsen, professor in anthropology at SKOK, UiB and member of the Migration Unit at LawTransform. She is an expert on International Migration and Ethnic Relations.

MODERATOR
– Marit Skivenes, professor at Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, UiB, and head of the Child Rights Unit at Lawtransform.

IN COLLABORATION WITH
Bergen Resource Center
Centre on Law and Social Transformation (Lawtransform)

The event is free.

Photo Credit: Dimi Katsavaris/Unsplash

PhD Seminar on Systematic Reviews
2018-09-13 09:00 - 16:15 | Jekteviksbakken 31, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen, Hordaland, 5006, Norway
What works and what doesn’t work in social and economic policy?
Systematic reviews have a long tradition in medicine and health sciences, and is now gaining popularity in social sciences and economics. The aim of a systematic review is to provide a complete, exhaustive summary of current literature on a given topic – and thus establish evidence based advice’s for intervention.
This PhD Course is held by some of the worlds leading experts on systematic reviews. The course covers what a systematic review is, how to conduct a systematic review and how such reviews can be used to affect policy.
Registration
The seminar is open and free of charge for PhD students and post-doctoral researchers at UiB, CMI, NHH and HVL.
The course consist of a closed seminar for PhD and postdoctoral students, giving an introduction to systematic reviews, and the open session “Systematic reviews –
Better Policy Implementation?”.
Citations from University of Maryland are issued to participants at the course (attendance at both sessions required). Preregistration is needed, as there are limited spots at the course. Please contact: Daniel.Nygard@uib.no (Research coordinator)
Agenda
Part 1: Systematic reviews – Better Policy Implementation? (09.00 – 12.15)

Welcome and Introductions
Marit Skivenes, University of Bergen
Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland
Neil Gilbert, UC Berkeley
What are Campbell Collaboration systematic reviews? How are they used?
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration
Other systematic (and non-systematic) literature reviews for policy and planning
Jacob Klerman, Abt Associates
Adding a formal policy analysis
Martin Potucek, Charles University
Establishing National and Regional Centers for Systematic Reviews
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration
Personnel, Funding, Auspice and Structure

Part 2: Introduction seminar to Systematic Review (13.15 – 16.15)

Developing a Protocol
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration

Selecting a topic and deciding its scope
Search strategy, including software and data bases
Inclusion/exclusion criteria, including methodologies
Quality assessments
Data extraction
Evidence gap maps

Synthesis
Jacob Klerman, Abt Associates

Qualitative
When appropriate
Order for presenting findings (thematically, chronologically, etc.)
Degree of study quality assessment
Quantitative (Meta-analysis)
When appropriate
Dealing with heterogeneity (fixed vs random effects)
Meta-regressions

Discussion/Analysis
Douglas Call, University of Maryland

How the findings fit within the program context (e.g., program theory, program design, implementation, and the possibly changing counterfactual)
Generalizability to other contexts
Implications for policy

Publication
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration
Jacob Klerman, Abt Associates

The Campbell process
Journal publication

Organizers
Main organizers
Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (UiB)
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Collaborating partners
UC Berkeley Social Welfare
Bergen Resource Centre
International Network for Social Policy Teaching and Research

INSP Symposium on Social Policy
2018-09-13 00:00 - 23:59 | Jekteviksbakken 31, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen, Hordaland, 5006, Norway
What works and what doesn’t work in social and economic policy?
Systematic reviews aims to provide a complete, exhaustive summary of current literature on a given topic – and thus establish evidence based advices for intervention. How should systematic reviews be used? And is systematic reviews the best way to affect and improve policy?
Part 1: Systematic reviews – Better Policy Implementation? (09.00 – 12.15)

Welcome and Introductions
Marit Skivenes, University of Bergen
Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland
Neil Gilbert, UC Berkeley
What are Campbell Collaboration systematic reviews? How are they used?
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration
Other systematic (and non-systematic) literature reviews for policy and planning
Jacob Klerman, Abt Associates
Adding a formal policy analysis
Martin Potucek, Charles University
Establishing National and Regional Centers for Systematic Reviews
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration
Personnel, Funding, Structure, etc.

Part 2: PhD Course: Introduction to Systematic Reviews (13.15 – 16.15)
See event for this part. Participation require preregistration.

Developing a Protocol
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration
Synthesis
Jacob Klerman, Abt Associates
Discussion / Analysis
Douglas Call, University of Maryland
Publication
Howard White, Campbell Collaboration
Jacob Klerman, Abt Associates

About
The symposium is organized as part of International Network for Social Policy Teaching and Research (INSP) annual meeting. The symposium is free of charge and open for everyone.
The venue at Jekteviksbakken 31 (Bergen Resource Centre) is next to the Faculty of Law at UiB, where it is possible to purchase refreshments in the cafeteria.
Organizers:
International Network for Social Policy Teaching and Research
Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism
UC Berkeley Social Welfare
University of Maryland – School of Public Policy
Bergen Resource Centre

Bergen Exchanges: Rights of the child
2018-08-23 00:00 - 2018-08-24 23:59
CONFERENCE: Two days of presentations and discussions on topics related to rights of children. Events are open and free of charge, and are also streamed live.
The Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation is a meeting place for scholars and practitioners who seek to understand how law serves as an instrument of change and how it shapes, and is shaped, by power relations. During a week of public discussions, the strategic use of rights, law and how legal institutions function as arenas for political contestation (lawfare) is examined.
The two last days of Bergen Exchanges 2018 will have a special focus on “Rights of the Child”. Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism is co-organizer for the event through our involvement in the Child Right Unit at Centre for Law and Social Transformation. Events are open to the public and free of charge, and no preregistration needed.
Thursday 23. August
09:00-10:30
Children’s Right to child-friendly Justice
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/213113346028887/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fYmUZ1MK8A
10:40-12:10
Changing the system from within: Influencing front-level practice and politicians’ mindset
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/250235265619022/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKxXBs3ZZPc
12:20 – 13:20
Child Rights – Making professional decisions and judgments
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/222161255160147/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEzF79fapnQ
13:30 -14:30
Chr. Michelsen Prize Lunch with Maja Janmyr
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/185345615661165/
14:30-15:30
Children’s right to health: Childhood obesity
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/248225175771336/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oKDk7U3vzk
18:00-19:30
Children on the run (Key note address by Helen Stalford, followed by panel debate)
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/313749789168894/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZUur3SucrmTiECYZvuLlw (NOTE: New link to stream)
Friday 24. August
09:00-10:00
Child’s best interest principle
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/292012174712332/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8EdY_0r-Q
10:10-11:10
The European Court of Human Rights and Child Rights
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1862593287383166/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uYygEMkevU
11:20-12:20
International Rights and cultural practices?
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1896334143781296/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT3wTlWun-I
12:30-13:30
The critique of Child Protection and Children’s Rights
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2019557168077239/
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPKx_1ysC48
Presenters and discussants
Tarja Pösö, Kenneth Burns, Katre Luhamaa, Staffan Höjer, Conor O’Mahony, Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Marit Skivenes, Karl Harald Søvig, Helen Stalford, Lara Cortes, Pilar Domingo, Roberto Gargarella, Malcolm Langford, Maja Janmyr, Kirsten Sandberg, Hilde Liden, Sagrario Segado, Hilde Danielsen, Christine M. Jacobsen, Katrin Kriz, June Thoburn, Thomas Meysen, Henriette Sinding, Liv Tønnessen, Bertil Tungodden, Alexander W. Cappellen, Henning Müller, Geir Kjell Andersland (Hordaland County Board), Svanhild Alver (Bergen Child Protection Service), the Pro’s & Marit Sanner (The Change Factory).
Venue
Most sessions will be held at Bergen Rescource Centre for International Development facilities at Jekteviksbakken 31. The venue is in walking distance from hotels in the city centre.

More information
Bergen Exchanges 2018 is organized from Monday 20th – Friday 24th of August, by Centre for Law & Social Transformation. Se the conference web page: lawtransform.no/bergen-exchanges-2018/

PhD Course: Effects of Lawfare (Child Rights)
2018-08-15 00:00 - 2018-08-24 23:59
During Bergen Exchange, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism will contribute to the PhD Course “Effects of Lawfare: Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change“.

The course combines lectures specifically designed for the course and participation in lectures, panels, round-tables, and workshops of the Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation. In addition to the general track, there are two options of specialization: Effects of Lawfare concerning Child Rights and Health Rights.
Course content
The course offers an introduction to the debates on the potential and limits of law as an instrument of social change, and opportunities to engage with some of the foremost scholars in the field, and international research projects currently seeking better answers to these questions.
Credit
Students will receive 3 ECTS for participating in the course (80% of seminars), submission of paper abstract (150-300 words), and presentation of their own work to the other participants.
Students who submit a publishable journal article (4,000-6,000 words, with an additional reading list of 500 pages, which can be from the elective reading list) by 14 October 2018 are awarded an additional 7 ECTS. (Postdoctoral researchers and MA level students will be accepted if space permits).
Free course
The PhD course is free of charge and open to applicant from Norwegian and international institutions on a first-come first serve basis. Participants do, however, have to cover their own travel and accommodation costs, as there unfortunately are no scholarships available.
More information at: hwww.lawtransform.no/bergen-exchanges-2018/phd-course/

Consultation Meeting on Family Sensitive Social Protection (Doha, Quatar)
2018-06-26 00:00 - 2018-06-27 23:59
Prof. Marit Skivenes will participate as an expert at this meeting, to discuss the findings of the reports by The Family Sensitive Social Protection (FSSP). This project is a join collaborative project between the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA).

Guest lecture: Michael Lipsky (Bergen)
2018-06-08 12:15 - 14:00
Reflections on Street Level Bureaucracy

LINK TO RECORDING: https://youtu.be/plVzG0UQ8L0
Michael 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.
Lipsky 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.

Read more: Street-Level Bureaucracy

In 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.
Michael Lipsky is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, and a former professor of political science at MIT.
The lecture is open to the public. For questions about the event, contact daniel.nygard@uib.no.

International Conference on Decision-Making in Child and Adult Protection (Basel)
2018-05-31 00:00 - 2018-06-02 23:59
Prof. Marit Skivenes will hold a lecture at the conference on May 31st 18:00:
Marit Skivenes – International Differences in Discretionary Decision-Making

NORFACE Welfare State Futures (Florence)
2018-05-24 00:00 - 2018-05-25 23:59
Prof. Marit Skivenes will participate in two sessions during the NORFACE Welfare State Futures final conference.
25. May 09:30-11:00:
ROUNDTABLE ON THE FUTURE OF CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE POLICY
Chair: Mónica López López | University of Groningen
Fred Wulczyn | Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Dinesh Sethi | World Health Organization
Marit Skivenes | University of Bergen – Title: PERSPECTIVES OF RISK, NEED, AND NEGLECT: A CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON
Discussant: Nick Frost | Leeds Beckett University
11:00-12:30
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
Chair: Fred Wulczyn | Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Hans Grietens | HESTIA. Title: Comparing child protection systems across borders: Lessons from a three- country comparison
Lennart Nygren | FACSK. Title: Social work with families with complex needs in four welfare regimes
Discussant: Marit Skivenes | University of Bergen

Estonian Experience of Implementation of the ECHR
2018-05-18 11:00 - 13:30
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.

Open lunch seminar: June Thoburn (EN)
2018-05-08 12:00 - 13:30 | DIPA-room (17.112), Christies gate 17, University of Bergen, Christies gate 17, Bergen, Bergen, 5007, Norway
Child welfare and child protection in the UK nations: politics, economics and professional practice.
Prof. June Thoburn is currently visiting the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism as a guest researcher. On Tuesday May 8th 12.00 -13.30 we are hosting an open lunch seminar. At the seminar, June will present on the topic “Child welfare and child protection in the UK nations: politics, economics and professional practice”.
June Thoburn is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of East Anglia. She is internationally renowned for her research on children’s social care, and have been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her for services to social work.
The seminar is open to everyone. Refreshments and coffee/tea is served.
If you have questions about the seminar, please contact daniel.nygard@uib.no.

Foredrag: Adopsjon til barnets beste (NO)
2018-05-04 10:00 - 11:00
Professor Marit Skivenes holder fredag 4. mai foredrag under et barnevernskurs i Terminus Hall, Bergen.

Foredrag: Tid for barneperspektiver! (NO)
2018-05-03 10:00 - 12:00
Professor Marit Skivenes skal holde foredrag på samling for barnevernledere i Rogaland. Samlingen holdes 3.- 4. mai 2018 på Sola Strand Hotel.
Foredraget har tittelen “Tid for barneperspektiver!” og går 3. mai fra 10.00 – 12.00.

Foredrag: Et barnevern i krise?
2018-02-02 10:00 - 11:00 | SV-bygget, Lite aud.
Researcher Hege Beate Stein Helland will hold a lecture on the topic of The Norwegian child welfare service at Faglig-Pedagogisk dag.
The lecture will be held in Norwegian. The event is open for everyone.
Et barnevern i krise? Om skjønn, legitimitet og beslutninger i barnevernet.

Det 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.
Hege 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.
Ved 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.

Foredraget starter kl. 10:15.

Forskningsfrokost: Hva vet vi om barnevernet?
2018-02-02 08:00 - 10:00
Forskningsrådet arrangerer forskningsfrokost hvor fremtredende forskere på barnevernsfeltet presenterer sine forskningsfunn og ungdommer fra Forandringsfabrikken deler sine erfaringer med barnevernet.
Innledere:
Professor Marit Skivenes og stipendiat Ida Juhasz (Universitetet i Bergen):
Hvem sin rett til familieliv? Når barnevernet tar over omsorgen for babyer.
Forsker Elisabeth Backe-Hansen (HiOA):
Ettervern i barnevernet må bli et politisk satsingsområde
Ungdommer fra Forandringsbabrikken vil dele sine erfaringer og synspunkter på barnevernet.
Følg lenken til forskningsrådet for mer informasjon og påmelding.

Seminar series: Law, democracy and welfare
2017-12-07 14:15 - 15:45 | DIPA-room (17.112), Christies gate 17, University of Bergen, Christies gate 17, Bergen, Bergen, 5007, Norway
Jon Kåre Skiple, Henrik Litlere Bentsen ++ are presenting their work with miscarriages of justice; “Avveiningen mellom justismord og falske frifinnelser”.
The seminar will be held in Norwegian and is open to all.

Presentation for the Ministry of Children and Equality
2017-11-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Ministry of Children and Equality, Oslo, Akersgata 59, 0180, Norway
Our director professor Marit Skivenes will give a presentation on decision-making in child welfare services at a closed seminar organized by the Ministry of Children and Equality.

Seminar series: Law, democracy and welfare
2017-11-23 14:15 - 15:45 | Møllendalsveien 6, Møllendalsveien 6, Bergen, Norway
Lisa Wallander, University lecturer at Lund University, is coming to Bergen to speak to us about Professionella bedömningar – teoretiska och metodologiska perspektiv.
The seminar is free and open to all.

Jill Duerr Berrick will present her new book "The Impossible Imperative"
2017-11-16 14:15 - 15:45 | DIPA-room (17.112), Christies gate 17, University of Bergen, Christies gate 17, Bergen, Bergen, 5007, Norway
November 16, Professor Jill Duerr Berrick will give a talk about her recently published book The Impossible Imperative – Navigating the competing principles of child protection., [in english]

Presentation by Marit Skivenes at the "Child Welfare 2017" Conference
2017-11-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Fylkesnemnda i Hordaland og Sogn og Fjordane, Zander Kaaes gate 6, Bergen, 5015, Norway
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.

Seminar series: Law, democracy and welfare
2017-11-09 14:15 - 15:45 | DIPA-room (17.112), Christies gate 17, University of Bergen, Christies gate 17, Bergen, Bergen, 5007, Norway
Professor in Sociology Thomas Lorentzen will give the presentation: Løpebaner i arbeidslivet og trygdesystemet de siste 20 årene: Har man nådd målsetningen om å få flere sårbare inn i arbeidsstyrken? [Trends in worklife and welfare benefits the last 20 years: Have we met the goal to include more vulnerable workers in the workforce?, in Norwegian].

Open for all.

Seminar at the Centre for Law and Social Transformation
2017-10-26 14:15 - 15:45 | Jekteviksbakken 31, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen, Hordaland, 5006, Norway
Gert Jan van der Wilt, Maarten Jansen, Ole Frithjof Norheim and Kristine Bærøe presents: Democracy, technocracy and health priority setting. Open for all.

Seminar series: Law, democracy and welfare
2017-10-12 14:15 - 15:45 | DIPA-room (17.112), Christies gate 17, University of Bergen, Christies gate 17, Bergen, Bergen, 5007, Norway
Chair of the County Social Welfare Board of Hordaland and lawyer, Geir Kjell Andersland will present the proposal for changes in the norwegian court system and its handling of child welfare cases.

Open for all.

Presentation at ISPCAN 2017
2017-10-04 11:40 - 12:00 | World Forum, Churchillplein 10, The Hauge, The Hauge, 2517, Netherlands
Principal investigator Marit Skivenes will give the presentation “International perspectives on child-responsive courts: Is the voice of the child included?” together with Jill Berrick (University of California at Berkeley), Marit Skivenes (University of Bergen), Tarja Poso (University of Tampere), Jonathan Dickens (University of East Anglia) from our research team at the ISPCAN European Regional Meeting 2017.

The Internaitonal Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) is a multidisciplinary international organization that brings together a worldwide cross-section of comitted professionals to work toward the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect and exploitation globally.

Presentation at ISPCAN 2017
2017-10-03 10:40 - 11:00 | World Forum, Churchillplein 10, The Hauge, The Hauge, 2517, Netherlands
Principal investigator Marit Skivenes will give the presentation “When should children not be involved in child protection-related processes? Child welfare workers’ views from Norway and the USA (California)?” together with Katrin Kriz (Emmanuel College, Boston US) from our research team at the ISPCAN European Regional Meeting 2017.
The Internaitonal Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) is a multidisciplinary international organization that brings together a worldwide cross-section of comitted professionals to work toward the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect and exploitation globally.
