Investing in children
Learning how to promote the rights of all children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14896404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liam Cairns (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 347-360 |
| Publication date | 2001-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/chi.665 |
| OpenAlex | W2140546951 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 2 |
Investing in Children is a County Durham initiative, which seeks to create opportunities for children and young people to become genuine participants in decision‐making processes. This paper provides an inside account of how the initiative was developed. It describes how a model of practice has evolved through which young people have been able to achieve a measure of genuine participation, leading to real change in policy. The paper explores some of the issues which have frustrated the translation of the rhetoric of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into a reality recognised by young people in the United Kingdom. It is proposed that an approach based upon the universal rights of all children, pursuing an agenda identified by children and young people themselves, has more potential for political change than separate debates about the plight of particular groups of young people. The paper also suggests that participation (or more often consultation) is not an end in itself, but a means by which young people can achieve political change. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Child Rights · Convention · Convention on the Rights of the Child · Economic growth · Economics · Human rights · Political rhetoric · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Rhetoric · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Public Administration
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Feeling ‘secrety’
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,74 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |