Routledge international handbook of children's rights studies / Edited by Wouter Vandenhole [and three others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'In the years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) childrens rights have assumed a central position in a wide variety of disciplines and policies. This handbook offers an engaging overview of the contemporary research landscape for those people engaged in the theory and practice of childrens rights. The volume consists of two parts with the first providing an insight into interdisciplinary approaches to childrens rights, with contributions from history, childhood studies, sociology, social work and educational sciences, law, anthropology, and gender studies. The second part considers key issues in childrens rights situating them at the intersection of the global and the local. This combination of disciplinary approaches and thematic analysis allows the reader to gain a deep understanding of childrens rights. The handbook takes a critical approach to the topic, questioning and analysing assumptions underlying childrens rights practices. The specially commissioned chapters have been written by renowned scholars and researchers working in the field and come together to provide an invaluable guide to the challenges and dilemmas currently facing childrens rights'-- Provided by publisher.

'Since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) childrens rights have assumed a central position in a wide variety of disciplines and policies. This handbook offers an engaging overview of the contemporary research landscape for those people in the theory and practice of childrens rights. The volume to childrens rights, as well as key thematic issues in childrens rights at the intersection of global and local concerns. The main approaches and topics within the volume are: Law, social work, the sociology of childhood and anthropology Geography, childhood studies, gender studies and citizenship studies Participation, education and health Juvenile justice and alternative care Violence against children and female genital mutilation Child labour, working children and child poverty Migration, indigenous children and resource exploitation The specially commissioned chapters have been written by renowned scholars and researchers and come together to provide a critical and invaluable guide to the challenges and dilemmas currently facing childrens rights'-- Provided by publisher.