About
I am a social science researcher and a PhD candidate in Social work and Social Policy. The working title of my project is: Human rights and trust between parents and child protection services: Exploring the conditions for trust in the family interest triangle in Norway and Romania.
I have a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Tromsø, including exchange at the Université de Nantes in France and Queens University in Canada. I have experience in international and national social work including the coordination of an EEA-funded Romanian – Norwegian bilateral social inclusion project from Romania and mastering Romanian and French language. Simen’s research interests are human rights, children’s rights, animal rights, citizenship, social inclusion, and social movements.
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Strategies for Achieving Equity and Inclusion in Education, Training and Learning in Democratic Europe (STRIDE)
STRIDE will provide a new, comprehensive and comparative knowledge-base on effective education reforms, policy initiatives and interventions aimed at reducing inequalities in education, training and learning outcomes in Europe.
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Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios (SPES)
The aim of the SPES project is to generate new knowledge about the nexus between economic growth, human flourishing and sustainability, fostering the transition towards the sustainable human development in European countries and regions.
Completed research projects
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Cosmopolitan Turn and Democratic Sentiments (CONSENT)
CONSENT is a large bilateral project between Norway and Romania. The main objective is to investigate empirically, both in Romania and Norway, to what extent the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is considered to be relevant when developing politics and law.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Johansen, Simen Mørstad
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Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir
(2025).
Parenting According to Human Rights: Legally Embedded Parenting Expectations in Norway and Romania.
The International Journal of Children's Rights.
Vol. 33.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-33020011
Johansen, Simen Mørstad ; Badescu, Gabriel (2025). Trust in Child Protection Services: The Role of National Trust Contexts in Norway and Romania. Revista de Asistenţă Socială. Vol. 4.
Johansen, Simen Mørstad
(2023).
The right to respect for family life: Do parents have a right to parenting support?.
Takle, Marianne; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad; Schoyen, Mi Ah; Bøhler, Kjetil Klette; Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir (Ed.).
Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State. p. 92-107.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003347279
