Marit Skivenes
Professor
Department of Administration and Organization Theory
Title: Professor
Phone: +47 55 58 25 87
Cellphone: +47 959 24 979 SMS
E-mail: Marit.Skivenes@aorg.uib.no
Visiting address: Christiesgt. 17
Children’s Interests
Child Welfare Systems
Decision-Making
Deliberative Democracy
Freedom of Information
Migration
Political Theory
Public Debate
Public Policy
Transparency
Welfare State Systems
Whistle-Blowing
Wrongdoing in Organizations
Education
PhD in political science 2002, Department of Administration and Organization, University of Bergen.
Current positions
University of Bergen, Department of Administration and Organization Theory:
Professor (100%)
Bergen University College:
Professor (20%)
Previous positions
University of Bergen, Department of Administration and Organization Theory:
Associate Professor (20%) 2012-2012
Bergen University College:
Professor (100%) 2010-2012
University of Bergen, Centre for Child Welfare:
Associate Professor and Head of Centre, 2004-2007.
Fafo, Institute for Labour and Social Research:
Researcher (20%), 2004- 2006.
Researcher (100%), 2002- 2004.
Visiting scholar at:
Berkeley University, California, USA, Centre of Child and Youth
Policy: November 2011- January 2012, September 2009- July 2010.
Harvard University, Boston, USA, Kennedy School: August 2005-December
2005, November 2006, November and December 2007
Publications last five years:
2014
Referee journals
Križ, K. & Skivenes, M. 2014. "Street-level Policy Aims of Child Welfare Workers in England, Norway and the United States: An Exploratory Study", in Child and Youth Services Review. Issue 40, May 2014, pp.71-78.
Books
Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T. & M. Skivenes (eds.). In press. Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children - A Cross Country Study of Policies and Practice, New York: Oxford University Press.
Book chapters
Skivenes, M. In Press. "How the Norwegian Child Welfare System Approaches Migrant Children", In In Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T. & M. Skivenes (eds.): Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children - A Cross Country Study of Policies and Practice, New York: Oxford University Press.
Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T. & M. Skivenes. In press. "Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children: An Introduction", In Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T. & M. Skivenes (eds.): Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children - A Cross Country Study of Policies and Practice, New York: Oxford University Press.
Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T. & M. Skivenes. In press. "Migrant Children and Child Welfare: A Contested Challenge", In Barn, R., Križ, K., Pösö, T. & M. Skivenes (eds.): Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children - A Cross Country Study of Policies and Practice, New York: Oxford University Press.
Feature journals (not referee based)
Skivenes, M. 2014. "Supermodellen Norge", i Fontene, 5/2014 p. 21.
Skivenes, M. 2014. "Et tydelig mandat for å hjelpe barn", i Fontene, 5/2014 p. 52.
2013
Referee journals
Skivenes M. & H. Skramstad. 2013. "The emotional dimension in risk assessment – a cross-country study of the perceptions of child welfare workers in England, Norway and California (United States)", The British Journal of Social Work, doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bct177
Križ, K. & Skivenes, M. 2013. "Systemic differences in views on risk: A comparative case vignette study of risk assessment in England, Norway and the United States (California)", Children and Youth Services Review, 35(11): 1862-1870
Skivenes, M & Trygstad, S. 2013. "Is the type of misconduct decisive for the perceived legitimacy of whistleblowing? A study of municipal managers’ assessments of whistleblowing in cases of harassment and corruption", International and Comparative Labour Studies, 2(3): 50-65
Skivenes, M. & H. Stenberg. 2013. "Risk assessment and domestic violence – how do child welfare workers in three countries assess and substantiate the risk level for a 5 years old girl?", Child and Family Social Work, doi: 10.1111/cfs.12092
Pösö, T., M. Skivenes, A-D, Hestbæk. 2013. "Child protection systems in the Danish, Finnish and Norwegian welfare states – time for a child centric approach?", European Journal of Social Work, doi: 10.1080/13691457.2013.829802
Berrick, J. & M. Skivenes. 2013. "Fostering in the welfare state of the U.S. and Norway", Journal of European Social Policy, 23(4): 423-436
Book chapters
Skivenes, M. & S.C. Trygstad. Accepted for publications. "Chapter 5 Wrongdoing – definitions and contextual factors" in A. J. Brown, David Lewis, Richard Moberly
& Wim Vandekerckhove (eds.), International Handbook on Whistleblowing Research. London: Edward Elgar.
Feature journals (not referee based)
Skivenes, M. 2013. "Flere barnevernsbarn må vurderes for adopsjon", Fosterhjemskontakt, nr. 2.
2012
Referee journals
Skivenes, M. & Ø. Tefre. 2012: "Adoption in Child Welfare systems – a cross-country analysis of child welfare workers accounts for recommend adoption or not", Children and Youth Service Review, 34(11): 2220-2228.
Berrick, J. & M. Skivenes. 2012. "Dimensions of High Quality Foster Care: Parenting Plus", Children and Youth Service Review, 34 (9), pp. 1956-1965.
Kriz, K., & M. Skivenes. 2012. "How child welfare workers perceive their work with undocumented immigrant families: An explorative study of challenges and coping strategies", Children and Youth Service Review, 34(4): 790-797.
Kriz, K & M. Skivenes. 2012. "Challenges for marginalized minority parents in different welfare systems: Child welfare workers’ perspectives", International Social Work, doi: 10.1177/0020872812456052.
Books
Skivenes, M. & S. C. Trygstad. 2012. "Public information, freedom of speech and whistleblowers in Norwegian municipalities (Åpenhet, Ytring, Varsling)". Oslo: Gyldendal akademiske. In Norwegian.
2011
Referee journals
Kriz, K. & M. Skivenes. 2011. "Child-centric or family focused? A study of child welfare workers’ perceptions of ethnic minority children in England and Norway", Child & Family Social Work, 17(4): 448-457.
Kriz, K & M. Skivenes. 2011. "How child welfare workers view their work with racial and ethnic minority families: The United States in contrast to England and Norway", Children and Youth Service Review, 33(10): 1866-1874.
Books
Gilbert, N., N. Parton & M. Skivenes (eds.) 2011. "Child Protection Systems: International Trends and Emerging Orientations" New York: Oxford University Press.
Book chapters
Gilbert, N., N. Parton & M. Skivenes. 2011. "Introduction" In Gilbert, N., N. Parton & M. Skivenes (eds.) Child Protection Systems: International Trends and Emerging Orientations” New York: Oxford University Press: 3-13.
Gilbert, N., N. Parton & M. Skivenes. 2011. "Conclusion" In Gilbert, N., N. Parton & M. Skivenes (eds.) Child Protection Systems: International Trends and Emerging Orientations” New York: Oxford University Press: 243-257.
Skivenes, M. 2011. "Norway – Toward a child centric perspective" In Gilbert, N., N. Parton & M. Skivenes (eds.) Child Protection Systems: International Trends and Emerging Orientations” New York: Oxford University Press: 154-179.
2010
Referee journals
Skivenes, M. 2010. "Judging the child’s best interests: rational reasoning or subjective presumptions?" Acta Sociologica, 53(4): 339-353.
Archard, D. & M. Skivenes. 2010. "Deciding best interests: general principles and the cases of Norway and the UK", Journal of Children's Services, 5(4): 43-54.
Kriz, K. & M. Skivenes. 2010. "´Knowing our society´ and ´fighting against prejudices´: How child welfare workers in Norway and England perceive the challenges of minority parents", British journal of social work, 40(8): 2634-2651.
Skivenes, M. & S. Trygstad. 2010. "When whistle-blowing works: the Norwegian case", Human Relations, 63(7): 1071-1097.
Kriz, K. & M. Skivenes. 2010. "’We have very different positions on some issues’: how child welfare workers in Norway and England bridge cultural differences when communicating with ethnic minority families", European Journal of Social Work, 13(1): 3-18.
Kriz, K. & M. Skivenes. 2010. "Lost in Translation: how child welfare workers in Norway and England experience language differences when working with minority ethnic families", British Journal of Social Work, 40(5): 1353-1367.
Book chapters
Skivenes, M. & S. Trygstad. 2010. "Loyalty and whistleblowing in Norway: How roles comes into play" in D. Lewis. A global approach to public interest disclosure legislation: What can we learn from existing statutory provisions and research? London: Edgar Elgar: 91-108.
Feature journals (not referee based)
Skivenes, M. 2010. "Når barnevernet møter minoriteter", i Fagbladet, 12/2010 p. 40-41.
2009
Referee journals
Skivenes, M. 2009. "Post-Adoption Contact in Child welfare cases – in the child’s best interests?" ("Kontakt med biologisk familie etter adopsjon i barnevernet - til barnets beste?") Tidsskrift for arverett, familierett og barnevernrettslige spørsmål, 3: 134-155. Written in Norwegian.
Archard, D. & M. Skivenes. 2009. "Hearing the Child", Child & Family Social Work, 14(4): 391-399.
Archard, D. & M. Skivenes. 2009. "Balancing a Child’s Best Interest and a Child’s Views", International Journal of Children’s Rights, 17: 1-21.
Book chapters
Skivenes, M. 2009. "Children as participants and service users in child welfare cases" in H. Sinding, R. Halvorsen, S. Silva (eds.). Human rights, dignity and autonomy in health care and social services: Nordic perspectives. Belgium: Intersentia: 89-104.
Feature articles in major Norwegian papers
Skivenes, M. 2009: "Et ustabilt, utrygt liv". Kronikk i Bergens Tidende 26. Oktober 2009.
2008
Referee journals
Skivenes, M. & S. Trygstad. 2008. "New Public Management and Whistle Blowing", Tidsskriftet Politik, 1(11): 82 -95. Written in Norwegian.
Book reviews
Skivenes, M. og S. Trygstad 2008. "En muldvarp i Siemens". Bokanmeldelse. Prosa.2008.
Feature articles in major Norwegian papers
Skivenes, M. 2008: "Den ufullstendige historien om Jesper". Kronikk i Bergens Tidende 26. Sept. 08. Skrevet med V. Samsonsen.
AORG 100 Introductory Course – Autumn 2013
The course covers the central topics of the discipline. AORG100 focuses on the historical development of the different perspectives in the intersection of research on organization/administration and political science/public policy. The course gives an account of how this approach is used in selected empirical and thematic impact areas; and central explanatory models focusing on organizations.
AORG 104 – Political Regimes – Spring 2013
The course gives an introduction to concepts and ideas of political theory, democratization theory and political analysis. AORG104 gives particularly an account of the different problems that can be found in modern democracy.
AORG 250 Bachelor’s Thesis – Autumn 2013
Through writing the bachelor’s thesis, the students will achieve an understanding in how theoretical perspectives and empirical data are linked together in academic research. The bachelor’s thesis is an exercise in writing a supervised paper. The course focuses on forming research questions as well as the formal prerequisites to the bachelor’s thesis.
Ongoing projects:
Principal investigator in the research project “Legitimacy and Fallibility in Child Welfare Services – A Cross-Country Study of Decision-Making” (Marit Skivenes, Tarja Pösö, Jill Berrick, Jonathan Dickens, Anne-Mette Magnussen, Line Sørsdal), The Norwegian Research Council (VAM) 2012-2016.
Principal Investigator for the research project “The Norwegian Child Welfare System in a Comparative Perspective” (Marit Skivenes, Katrin Kriz, Heidi Skramstad, Milfrid Tonheim), The Norwegian Research Council (FRISAM) 2010-2018.
Editor for the book project Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Families, involving 11 countries, about immigrants and the child welfare system. The Norwegian Research Council (FRISAM) January 2011- May 2014.
Book project: Co-editor for a cross-country book project including eight countries. Title: "When The State Takes Children from their Home. A comparative analysis of critical decision-making" In agreement with editors of the policy series at Oxford University Press. (Marit Skivenes, Tarja Pösö, Kenneth Burns
Whistle-blowing in private and public organizations within the Nordic labor market (Marit Skivenes, Sissel Trygstad)
Children´s rights and Child centrism – Policy and Practice (Marit Skivenes, Katrin Kriz, Morag MacArthur)