Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Skivenes, Marit"
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Adopsjon eller offentlig omsorg? En studie av befolkningens syn på adopsjon som tiltak i barnevernet
Helland, Hege Beate Stein; Pedersen, Siri Hansen; Skivenes, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Barnevernet kan gjennomføre adopsjoner av fosterbarn uten biologiske foreldres samtykke. Dette representerer en betydelig utøvelse av statlig makt, og norsk rett krever særlig tungtveiende grunner for å tillate adopsjon. ... -
Adoption from Care. International Perspectives on Children’s Rights, Family Preservation and State Intervention
Skivenes, Marit; Thoburn, June; Poso, Tarja (Book, 2021) -
Child welfare removal of infants: Exploring policies and principles for decision-making in Nordic countries
Hestbæk, Anne-Dorthe; Ingrid, Höjer; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This descriptive policy analysis examines the position of infants’ rights in the family service orientated child welfare systems of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden when being placed in out-of-home care. Its focus is ... -
Children’s Capacities and Role in Matters of Great Significance for Them
McEwan-Strand, Amy; Skivenes, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)How do decision-makers in the judiciary approach children’s capacities as set out in Article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Children in public care who cannot be reunified with their birth parents may be ... -
Children’s Rights in Norway. An Implementation Paradox?
Langford, Malcolm; Skivenes, Marit; Søvig, Karl Harald (Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)Norway tops international indexes on children’s rights but continues to attract criticism for its level of compliance with the Convention of the Rights of Child. This book is the first scholarly attempt to address this ... -
Corporal punishment and reporting to child protection authorities: An empirical study of population attitudes in five European countries
Helland, Hege Beate Stein; Skivenes, Marit; Burns, Kenneth; Križ, Katrin; Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, Sagrario; Strömpl, Judit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n = 1000), Estonia (n = 1069), Ireland (n = 1000), Norway (n = 1002) and Spain (n = 1000), compares population attitudes towards corporal ... -
Explaining whistle blowing processes in the Norwegian labour market: Between individual power resources and institutional arrangements
Skivenes, Marit; Trygstad, Sissel Charlotte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-29)The aim of this article is to examine the explanatory forces of power resources and institutional factors on whistle blowing activity, its effectiveness and reactions. The authors analyse survey material of 6000 Norwegian ... -
Family Life for Children in State Care An Analysis of the European Court of Human Rights’ Reasoning on Adoption Without Consent
Breen, Claire; Krutzinna, Jenny; Luhamaa, Katre; Skivenes, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper examines what set of familial circumstances allow for the justifiable interference with the right to respect for family life under Article 8, echr. We analyse all the Courts’ judgments on adoptions from care to ... -
The Hidden Proceedings – An Analysis of Accountability of Child Protection Adoption Proceedings in Eight European Jurisdictions
Burns, Kenneth; Kriz, Katrin; Krutzinna, Jenny; Luhamaa, Katre; Meysen, Thomas; Pösö, Tarja; Segado, Sagrario; Skivenes, Marit; Thoburn, June (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-02)How accountable are decisions about terminating parental rights to ensure an adoption from care? In this paper we examine if the proceedings in eight European jurisdictions are accountable to: a) the private parties, i.e. ... -
Incorporating the Convention in Norwegian Law
Søvig, Karl Harald (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 (CRC) is incorporated in Norwegian law by the Human Rights Act. This chapter explores and analyse the legislative effect of this legal incorporation. It provides an overview ... -
International Perspectives on Child-responsive Courts
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Child friendly justice and access to justice for children are explicit concerns for the European Union, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe and the Child Rights International Network. This study ... -
Judging parental competence: A cross‐country analysis of judicial decision makers' written assessment of mothers' parenting capacities in newborn removal cases
Krutzinna, Jenny; Skivenes, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper examines the discretionary reasoning of the judiciary in three jurisdictions, England, Germany and Norway, in cases deciding whether a newborn child is safe with her parents or intervention is necessary. Our ... -
Parents' involvement in care order decisions: a cross-country study of front-line practice
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article examines parents' involvement in care order decision-making in four countries at one particular point in the care order process, namely, when the child protection worker discusses with the parents his or her ... -
Pathways to permanence in England and Norway: A critical analysis of documents and data
Skivenes, Marit; Thoburn, June (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08)The English language term ‘permanence’ is increasingly used in high income countries as a ‘short-hand’ translation for a complex set of aims around providing stability and family membership for children who need child ... -
The Population's Confidence in the Child Protection System – A Survey Study of England, Finland, Norway and the United States (California)
Juhasz, Ida Benedicte; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article examines the confidence the population (N = 4,003) has in the child welfare system in four countries – England, Finland, Norway and the USA (California). We find that about half or less of the population reports ... -
Services and support for mothers and newborn babies in vulnerable situations: A study of eight European jurisdictions
Luhamaa, Katre; McEwan-Strand, Amy; Ruiken, Barbara; Skivenes, Marit; Wingens, Florian A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)European countries have a legal obligation to provide services to vulnerable families, and children must not be removed from their parents’ care unless no other viable measures are available. This paper examines whether ... -
Street-level policy aims of child welfare workers in England, Norway and the United States: An exploratory study
Križ, Katrin; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-05)This study, which is based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a total of 92 child welfare workers in California, England and Norway conducted between January 2008 and June 2010, analyzes how child welfare workers ... -
Time, institutional support, and quality of decision making in child protection: a cross-country analysis
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)This paper examines perceptions of time and institutional support for decision making and staff confidence in the ultimate decisions made—examining differences and similarities between and within the service-oriented Nordic ... -
Whistleblowing in local government: an empirical study of contact patterns and whistleblowing in 20 Norwegian municipalities
Skivenes, Marit; Trygstad, Sissel Charlotte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)Whistleblowing by administrative employees in local governments can bring critical knowledge about misconduct and failed policy outcomes and priorities to the attention of politicians. This article examines whether (1) ...