European Childhoods

The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child resulted in even greater global awareness of the significance of children's rights and perspectives. The contributors to this book explore the extent to which children's interests are finding expression in different societies in Western Europe.

The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child resulted in even greater global awareness of the significance of children's rights and perspectives. The contributors to this book explore the extent to which children's interests are finding expression in different societies in Western Europe.

Foreword European Childhoods: An Overview; A.James & A.James Children as New Citizens: In the Best Interests of the Child; A.T.Kjørholt Children In Nature: Cultural Ideas and Social Practices In Norway; R.D.Nilsen Children's Cultures and New Technologies: A Gap Between Generations? Some Reflections on the Spanish Context; F.Casas Children at the Margins? Changing Constructions of Childhood in Contemporary Ireland; D.Devine Changing Childhood in the UK: Reconstructing Discourses of 'Risk' and 'Protection'; A.James & A.James Institutional Upbringing: A Discussion of the Politics of Childhood in Contemporary Denmark; E.Gulløv Education and the Cultural Politics of Childhood in Cyprus; S.Spyrou Children's Culture, Cultural Education and Policy Approaches to Children's Culture: The Case of Germany; H.Hengst Work and Care: Re-Constructing Childhood Through Child-Care Policy in Germany; M-S.Honig Childhood in the Welfare State; J.Qvortrup References Index