Child poverty and child rights meet active citizenship

A New Zealand and Sweden case study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3103136
AutoresMichael O’brien (0000-0003-4555-080X, Massey University), Michael O''Brien, Michael O'Brien (Massey University and Auckland University, New Zealand), Tapio Salonen (0000-0003-2032-0493, Linnaeus University and Malmo University, Sweden)
Año2011
Volumen18
Número2
Páginas211-226
Fecha de publicación2011-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildhood (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568210383915
OpenAlexW2018542702
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas27

Children's rights and active citizenship have been significant policy emphases and developments in recent years but the relationship between the two has not been actively explored in relation to the implications for child poverty. Recent policy developments in New Zealand and Sweden are drawn on here to explore this relationship. The article argues that an emphasis on active citizenship does not lead to improvement of rights for all children. Too many children are left in poverty because active citizenship is focused on the lives of adults, not the needs and rights of children. Advancing children's rights requires attention to the position of all children, not just those who live in households where the adults meet active citizenship requirements

Active citizenship · Child poverty · Citizenship · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Poverty · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Religious Education and Schools