Children in modern, western societies grow up under surveillance much more than ever before. Let’s start with play-areas. Nowadays it is very rare to see children playing on streets or in playgrounds without being supervised by an adult.
Read MoreInterrogating the Irish Marriage Equality Campaigns: Where are the Voices of Young People?
The upcoming marriage equality referendum in Ireland is being heralded as historic, not just for the country itself, but for the global effort to realize equality and human rights for LGBTQ people. What is particularly interesting to me as child researcher, is the way in which both sides of the debate have situated children and young people in their campaigning.
Read MoreAmerican Exceptionalism: Rights for All Children Except Our Own
Does it matter if the U.S. refuses to sign yet another Human Rights Convention? Bryce Bahler argues that not joining the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child does not only impede policy development and monitoring, but also the development of scholarship and knowledge on child-related issues, resulting in often harmful social practices.
Read MoreGreen Knees
While abuse played a critical role in my identity formation, I am not writing this to earn your sympathy. This is not about accusation or victimization, and in fact, I would not look back at my adolescence as being a particularly sad or difficult time in my life. Where I found comfort and relief from my home life was in outdoor spaces.
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