Research coordinator at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism. 

Successfully defended my PhD thesis "Discretionary decision-making in child protection care order cases : exploring the tensions between rule of law and discretion" on 16. April 2024. The dissertation was written at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, and supervised by professor Marit Skivenes.

Moderator for Barnevernfrokost, an open webinar series aimed at professionals in the child protection systems and students. 

Doctoral dissertation

• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria (2024). Discretionary Decision-Making in Child Protection Care Order Cases : Exploring the Tensions between Rule of Law and Discretion. (external link)

Academic article

• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria (2023). En beretning om to saker–Undersøke begrunnelser i like saker med ulike utfall. (external link)
• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria (2022). Analyzing decision-maker’s justifications of care orders for newborn children: equal and individualized treatment. (external link)
• Luhamaa, Katre; McEwan-Strand, Amy; Ruiken, Barbara et al. (2021). Services and support for mothers and newborn babies in vulnerable situations A study of eight European jurisdictions. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria (2023). A Tale of Two Cases - Investigating Reasoning in Similar Cases with Different Outcomes. (external link)
• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria (2021). Analysing decision-maker’s justifications of care orders for newborn children. (external link)
• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria; Skivenes, Marit; McEwan-Strand, Amy et al. (2021). Services and support for mothers and newborn babies in vulnerable situations. (external link)

Report

• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria (2022). Fylkesnemndas avgjørelser om institusjonsplasseringer av barn og unge – 2021 og 2018. (external link)
• Helland, Hege Stein; Eek-Larsen, Kaja; Holm, Lisette et al. (2019). Mot et Barneperspektiv i Barnevernet: En studie av implementeringen av programmet Mitt Liv Barnevern . (external link)

Popular scientific lecture

• Ruiken, Barbara Victoria (2021). Støtte til mødre og nyfødte i sårbare situasjoner. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

PhD dissertation

Ruiken, B. (2024). Discretionary decision-making in child protection care order cases : exploring the tensions between rule of law and discretion. Universitetet i Bergen.

Peer-reviewed publications

Ruiken, B. (2023). A tale of two cases – investigating reasoning in similar cases with different outcomes. European Journal of Social Work, 0(0), 1–18.

Ruiken, B. (2022). Analyzing decision-maker’s justifications of care orders for newborn children: Equal and individualized treatment. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 0(0), 1–24.

Luhamaa, K., McEwan-Strand, A., Ruiken, B., Skivenes, M., Wingens, F. (2020). Services and support for mothers and newborn babies in vulnerable situations A study of eight European jurisdictions. Children and Youth Services Review

Reports

Ruiken, B. (2022) Fylkesnemndas avgjørelser om institusjonsplasseringer av barn og unge – 2021 og 2018. Bergen: Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, University of Bergen.

Ruiken, B. (2022) Fylkesnemndenes avgjørelser om omsorgsovertakelser av barn og unge: Kartlegging fra årene 2021, 2018, og 2008. Bergen: Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, University of Bergen.