Children and Citizenship in Britain

Cockburn, Tom

doi:10.1177/0907568298005001007

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“…Although we are far from being a society that routinely recognizes children's and adolescents' rights to societal participation (such as contributing to decision-making about urban planning, transport provision, leisure, healthcare, etc. ), the case for children's citizenship, even if partial, has been made articulately and powerfully (Cockburn, 1998;De Winter, 1997;Held, 1991;King, 1997). Nonetheless, there is clearly a long way to go-for example, under UK legislation children lack the right even to form a pupil council!…”

Section: Social Categories Social Perception and Group Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Children's social identities

Bennett

2011

Infant and Child Development

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This paper provides a brief overview of recent developmental research on themes related to children's social identities. Initially, consideration is given to the capacity for social categorization, following which attention is given to children's developing conceptions of social identities, their identification with social groups, and the consequences of identification upon various phenomena such as ingroup favouritism and well-being. Finally, some personal thoughts on the wider political implications of this research are offered.

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Section: Social Categories Social Perception and Group Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Children's social identities

Bennett

2011

Infant and Child Development

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“…This is an interesting point touching on current debates about the changing nature of citizenship. Cockburn (1998), for example, states that the feminist critique of concepts of citizenship have shown that the idea of the independent individual as citizen is an ideological construct which masks the dependency of 'public man' on a network of social support provided in the 'private' sphere of the family. This, it is suggested, could also form a starting point for children's claim to a (perhaps modified) form of citizenship.…”

Section: Developments In Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Moving the participation agenda forward

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This article sets the scene for the other papers in this Special Issue on children's and young people's participation, by outlining the nature of the ESRC Seminar Series from which all are derived and by developing the main themes discussed at the seminars. The focus of this Issue is participation by children and young people as this relates to differing notions of social exclusion and inclusion. This article critically examines participation in the contexts of policy, practice, research and theory. In many respects the environments in each of these domains is supportive of increased participation, yet there is also much evidence of limited impact by recent participative measures and of disillusionment by many young people who have been engaged in consultation and decision-making. A way forward is suggested, which entails collaboration among all the key stakeholders including children and young people, connects participatory and social inclusion aims and mechanisms, and is committed to achieving tangible outcomes based on the wishes of children and young people

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“…It seems improbable, though, that young people will be content to limit their pursuit of self-determination to the domestic sphere and it is already evident that the horizons of some young people are more expansive (Cockburn, 1998).…”

Section: Debates About Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 98%

Anti-War Children

Such¹,

Walker

2005

Childhood

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War in the British national pressThere is still considerable confusion about what role young people below the age of majority should play in community and political life. This confusion is evident in legislation and policy and not surprisingly, in the media discourse that both reflects and helps to construct policy debates. At the heart of the confusion is uncertainty about the nature of childhood and changes in its construction that are being brought about by the processes of late modernity. Underlying the uncertainty is a discernible, if slight, shift in power relationships between adults and children that may be partially a result of the democratization of information facilitated by almost instant news coverage and access to the Internet.Street protests in Britain against the Second Iraq War in 2003 and their coverage by the British national press provide a glimpse of the dynamics of this shift in power. Ostensibly, the protests were organized by young people and, shockingly for some adults, took place during school time. Coverage by the press reveals the confusion, uncertainty and fear felt by adults that has 301 ANTI-WAR CHILDREN Representation of youth protests against the Second Iraq War in the British national press ELIZABETH SUCH

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Children and Citizenship in Britain

Cited by 114 publications

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