Children's rights from below
Subtitle: cross-cultural perspectives
By: Manfred Liebel, International Academy at the Free University Berlin, Germany ; with Karl Hanson, University Institute Kurt Bösch, Switzerland, Iven Saadi, International Academy at the Free University Berlin, Germany, and Wouter Vandenhole, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780230302518
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Cross-cultural studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights; Children's rights; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies
Description: This book presents an integral, cross-cultural reflection on the social reality of children's rights and citizenship and contributes to establishing for the first time a social theory of children's rights. Based on internationally discussed theories and worldwide social research on the conceptualization and implementation of children's rights, this book gives an insight into new perspectives on the history and different concepts of children's rights in a contextualized and localized manner. Furthermore, it explains how children's rights can be understood as relevant and attractive by children themselves living in different social and cultural contexts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.