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In this recently published article in the Journal of Social Work, PhD fellow Ida B. Juhasz (DIPA, UiB) examines how parents in child protection proceedings argue their case, defending their right to care for their newborn baby.
- The new name reflects the range of our research interest, says Head of Department Lise H. Rykkja. The Norwegian name will be Institutt for politikk og forvaltning and the change will take place from August 1st 2022.
On 3 May Sampol and Admorg jointly organised the seminar "Kappe – tips, tricks and experiences" for all interested PhD candidates at SV
Senior Researcher Jenny Krutzinna proposes a new child-centric approach for determining the best interests of the child as an individual.
Together professor emeritus Ivar Bleiklie and professor Svein Michelsen have written a chapter in The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Europe. The chapter investigates the position of academic policy advice in Norway, and in particular the role played by political scientists in policy advice.
Professor Marit Skivenes and colleagues at UC Berkeley, USA, compare citizens’ rights orientations in context of child protection in Norway and California (USA).
Per Lægreid and Tom Christensen write about "The Logic of Appropriateness" in new book celebrating the work of James G. March
Zuzana Murdoch uses evidence from Norwegian Register Data in new publication on Public Sector Employees in JPART.
What can society and global organizations do better to stop right-wing extremist radicalization and terrorist content online?
Associate Professor Regine Paul at the department has just published the Edward Elgar Handbook on "the Governance and Politics of Migration"
Per Lægreid and Tom Christensen with new chapter in Handbook of Public Administration
Four of the five most popular master programmes among international applicants directly tackle global challenges. 
Hanne Kvilhaugsvik examines employer panels in Nordic university governance.
Zuzana Murdoch co-authors a new article looking at how staff attitudes are affected by changes in top leadership positions.
Per Lægreid co-authors in a newly published article in the International Journal of Public Administration about the use of ICT tools in the central government.
Per Lægreid with chapter in special IIAS-report on the public governance of the COVID-19 pandemic

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