Journal articles
Von Berg, P. (2025). Exploring liminality for transformative human rights education in higher education. Human Rights Education Review, 1–21. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25355406.2025.2452127?scroll=top&needAccess=true#abstract
Von Berg, P. (2023). 'How research into citizenship education at university might enable transformative human rights education'. Human Rights Education Review, 6:1. https://humanrer.org/index.php/human/article/view/5120
Von Berg, P. (2019). 'Exploring the development of a hybrid and synthetic meaning of citizenship at a British university law school'. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning, 7(2), 52-74. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/cristal/article/view/191947
Gooch, K and von Berg, P. (2019). 'What Happens in the Beginning Matters in the End: Achieving Best Evidence with Child Suspects in the Police Station'. Youth Justice, 19(2), 85-101. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1473225419868840?journalCode=yjja
Von Berg, P and Rich, B. (2017). ‘One strike and you are out? Judicial review of criminal matters and interpretation of the procedural rule on ‘totally without merit’ applications’, Criminal Law Review, 6.
Von Berg, P (2013). ‘Children’s evidence and new EU Directives’, Archbold Review, Issue 3, April 12, 2013. https://www.archbolde-update.co.uk/PDF/2013/Archbold%203-2013%20v%203.pdf
Edited books
Von Berg, P (ed) (2014). Criminal Judicial Review. London: Hart Publishing. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/criminal-judicial-review-9781849468305/
Book chapters
Von Berg, P and Botelho Costa, B. (forthcoming 2026). ‘Critical global citizenship education with marginalized groups: a dialogue between practitioners in Brazil and the United Kingdom’ in Gaudelli, W and Römhild, R (eds) Elgar Handbook of Global Citizenship Education, (Edward Elgar Publishing).
Von Berg, P (2018). ‘Civic Education at Higher Education: Lessons from Azerbaijan’ in Hazeldine, G, Morgan, D and Salem, A (eds.), Higher Education in Post-Communist States: Sociological Perspectives. Stuttgart: Ibidem.
Von Berg, P. (2014). ‘Children, Young Persons and Juveniles’, ‘Remedies’ (with Ball, D), ‘The Police’ (with Taylor, R), ‘Magistrates’ Courts’ (with Parkes, S) in von Berg, P (ed) Criminal Judicial Review. London: Hart Publishing.
Von Berg, P (2004). ‘Civic Education and Young People in Azerbaijan: results and implications’, in Papoutsaki, V and Zurabishvili, T (eds), Caucasus Higher Education in Transition. Tbilisi: Civic Education Project, Caucasus.
Book reviews
Von Berg, P. (2025). Book Review. Pushing the boundaries of human rights education, edited by Benjamin Mallon, Fionnuala Waldron and Caitríona Ní Cassaithe, Abingdon, Routledge, 2024. Human Rights Education Review, published online. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25355406.2024.2439189.
Conference Papers
‘Rethinking effective participation as a gateway to human rights for vulnerable persons’. The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System Conference, 10-11 September 2025, University of Cardiff.
'Effective participation of vulnerable suspects: an exploration of the legal concepts, issues and practical applications', The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System, 13-14 September 2023, University of Birmingham.
‘Cultivating civic identity and agency at a UK university’, The Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges and Fostering Democracy, University of Akureyri, Iceland. 25.03.21.
'Academics as citizenship educators: insights from an ongoing action research project’, Early Careers Researchers Conference, Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE), 10 December 2019.
'A right to a fair trial in police custody', Vulnerability, Justice and Communication conference, Centre for Forensic Interviewing, University of Portsmouth, 17 May 2019.
'Exploring the development of a hybrid synthetic meaning of citizenship at a British university law school', Higher Education Close Up (HECU), University of Cape Town, 15-16 November 2018.
'Left to figure it out for themselves: the formation of a hybrid or synthetic civic identity among undergraduate students at a university in the UK', International Conference on Education and Democratic Citizenship (ICEDC), Institute of Education, University College London (UCL), 15 June 2018.
'Formation of identity and individualisation among undergraduate law students', Exploring the Civic Curriculum, Leeds Institute of Teaching Excellence, University of Leeds, 9 June 2017.
'Police interviews of child suspects: neglected in a time of change'. Justice and Penal Reform: Re-shaping the penal landscape, Howard League for Penal Reform, Keble College, University of Oxford, 16–18 March 2016.
Responses to consultations:
- Von Berg, P and Milne, B. (2025). ‘Response to Call for submissions on the draft of general comment No. 27 on children’s right to access to justice and to an effective remedy’. Submitted to Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights.
Dr von Berg is Founder and Director of The Bridge Educational Consultancy Ltd, a non-profit company. The Bridge provides training for university staff and students on how to cultivate senses of belonging among marginalised students to improve their educational outcomes.
Prior to academia, Dr von Berg worked in the Caucasus and Central Asia (2000-2006) on technical assistance projects on citizenship, voter education and local government funded by DfID, the Open Society Institute and USAID. He practiced at the Bar of England and Wales (2010-2017) at the Chambers of 36 Group. He was editor-in-chief of the first comprehensive practitioners’ guide to judicial review in the criminal justice system (Hart Publishing, 2014). He practiced in predominantly in family law and judicial review, and appeared in reported cases in the Court of Appeal and High Court.
