Abstract
Empowering Children and Youth
through Law and Participation
In 2023, between August the 30th and September the 1st, the Child Rights
Institute at the Department of Sociology of Law, within Faculty of Social
Sciences, Lund University, was arranging a three-day research conference on
the theme Empowering Children and Youth through Law and Participation.
41 participants from 13 different countries participated during the tree days.
22 papers were presented.
Questions and themes that were addressed during the conference were like
these:
• How can we understand the challenges, possibilities, and opportunities of
the law to strengthen children’s participation?
• How can we recognise and understand children’s opportunities for
participation?
• What role do individual professional actors have in the work to strengthen
and support the realisation and enforcement of children’s rights?
• How do children experience their opportunities for participation?
• How do professional actors experience their opportunities to work for
strengthen children’s rights and participation?
This book is now presenting the 22 different papers and contributions using
creative ways and methods of telling their story or writing the scientific report,
following the 13 different global countries of the participants in the conference
report book: Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, China, Australia, Vietnam,
India, Ethiopia, South Africa, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
through Law and Participation
In 2023, between August the 30th and September the 1st, the Child Rights
Institute at the Department of Sociology of Law, within Faculty of Social
Sciences, Lund University, was arranging a three-day research conference on
the theme Empowering Children and Youth through Law and Participation.
41 participants from 13 different countries participated during the tree days.
22 papers were presented.
Questions and themes that were addressed during the conference were like
these:
• How can we understand the challenges, possibilities, and opportunities of
the law to strengthen children’s participation?
• How can we recognise and understand children’s opportunities for
participation?
• What role do individual professional actors have in the work to strengthen
and support the realisation and enforcement of children’s rights?
• How do children experience their opportunities for participation?
• How do professional actors experience their opportunities to work for
strengthen children’s rights and participation?
This book is now presenting the 22 different papers and contributions using
creative ways and methods of telling their story or writing the scientific report,
following the 13 different global countries of the participants in the conference
report book: Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, China, Australia, Vietnam,
India, Ethiopia, South Africa, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Lund |
| Publisher | Sociology of Law, Lund University |
| Commissioning body | Lund University |
| Number of pages | 357 |
| Volume | 2023 |
| Edition | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-91-7267-483-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-91-7267-482-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 Nov 27 |
| Event | Empowering Children and Youth through Law and Participation - Lund University, Lund, Sweden Duration: 2023 Aug 30 → 2023 Sept 1 |
Publication series
| Name | Research Reports in Sociology of Law |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Lund University |
| No. | 5 |
| Volume | 2023 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1404-1030 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Law
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A Child Rights-Based Approach to Research with Children in Vulnerable Conditions: Basic Principles for Meaningful and Ethical Child Participation
Angelöw, A. & Psouni, E., 2023, Empowering Children and Youth through Law and Participation. Sonander, A. & Wickenberg, P. (eds.). 5 ed. Lund: Sociology of Law, Lund University, Vol. 2023. p. 307 324 p. (Research Report in Sociology of Law; vol. 2023, no. 5).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Ethical Review in Sweden Concerning Children's Participation in Research about Child Abuse and Neglect
Wegerstad, L., 2023, Empowering Children and Youth through Law and Participation. Sonander, A. & Wickenberg, P. (eds.). Lund: Lund University (Media-Tryck), p. 292-306 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in Report › Research
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