The History and Theory of Children’s Citizenship in Contemporary Societies

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction: The Children’s Citizenship Paradigm....Pages 1-10
Methodology and Methods....Pages 11-20
Citizenship....Pages 21-47
The Emergence of Childhood – From the Ancient World Until the Dawn of the Enlightenment....Pages 49-72
The Emergence of Childhood – From the Enlightenment to Modern World of Childhood....Pages 73-87
Intellectual Discourse, Beliefs, Moral and Ideological Positions on Children from Antiquity Until the Present – Children from Antiquity to the High Middle Ages....Pages 89-103
Intellectual Discourse, Beliefs, Moral and Ideological Positions on Children from Antiquity Until the Present – Children from the Middle Ages Through Early Modern to the Present....Pages 105-135
The ‘Child Sciences’, Social Sciences and Childhood Studies....Pages 137-172
Children’s Human Rights and the Contemporary Interest in Child Participation....Pages 173-198
Issues Concerning the Legal Status, Welfare, Policy Making and Inclusion of Children in Governance and Full Citizenship....Pages 199-222
Complementary Areas That Contribute to Notions of Children’s Citizenship....Pages 223-229
Conclusion....Pages 231-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-302