Publications
Chosen filters:
Chosen filters:
Thirty years of research on children's rights in the context of migration : towards increased visibility and recognition of some children, but not all? Ghent University
This article presents a tentative analysis of 30 years of academic research in the field of children’s rights and migration (1989–2019). Much research has addressed the plight of unaccompanied, refugee and asylum-seeking children, trying better to link children’s rights considerations with international refugee law. Many publications address the best interests of the child principle and the right to be heard. Most research focuses on (migration ...
The assessment of emotional awareness in children: validation of the levels of emotional awareness scale for children Ghent University
European and international policy agendas on children, youth and children's rights: comparison and possible synergies Ghent University
This study compares the policy agendas on children('s rights) and youth of the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations and identifies possible synergies. Focus is placed on those internal policy agendas of the organizations where a policy on children('s rights) or young people is the central objective; EU external policy is excluded from the analysis.
The challenge of domesticating children's rights treaties in Nigeria and alternative legal avenues for protecting children University of Antwerp
The domestication of child-related treaties is not a straightforward process in Nigeria. Unlike treaties with another thematic focus, the majority of constituent states must give their full consent before any child-related instrument may be domesticated at the federal level and subsequently re-enacted in the domestic states. In many ways, the plural legal orders in the country and the differing perceptions of childhood make consensus difficult ...
Involving children and young people in policymaking : a children’s rights-based approach to co-creative practice in REFLECTOR Ghent University
This chapter draws on the emerging experience of the Children’s Rights Knowledge Centre (hereafter KeKi) in addressing complex problems relating to enacting children’s rights in a co-creative way. With REFLECTOR, a project aimed at enhancing the participation of children and young people in policymaking in Flanders (Belgium), KeKi explored the possible connection between children’s rights and co-creative practice as a means to not only research ...