Children’s Rights from Below: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Framing the Issue: Rethinking Children’s Rights....Pages 9-28
Hidden Aspects of Children’s Rights History....Pages 29-42
Children’s Rights Contextualized....Pages 43-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Schools of Thought in Children’s Rights....Pages 63-79
Localizing the Human Rights of Children....Pages 80-93
Discriminated against Being Children: A Blind spot in the Human Rights Arena....Pages 94-107
Children’s Rights and the Responsibilities of States: Thoughts on Understanding Children’s Rights as Subjective Rights....Pages 108-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Grassroots Children’s Rights....Pages 125-142
Children’s Rights as ‘Work in Progress’: The Conceptual and Practical Contributions of Working Children’s Movements....Pages 143-161
Cultural Variations in Constructions of Children’s Participation....Pages 162-182
Children’s Citizenship — Observed and Experienced....Pages 183-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
The Role of Children in Shaping New Contexts of Children’s Rights....Pages 199-225
The Role of Adults in Supporting Children’s Rights from Below....Pages 226-240
Back Matter....Pages 241-272