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The present dissertation has germinated from AdLit (short for Advertising Literacy), which is a nearly completed four-year interdisciplinary research project (2014- 2018) funded by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship). This project is based on a collaboration between 19 researchers at four Flemish Universities (UGent, KUL, UA & VUB) and various stakeholders in the realm of policy, society, education and marketing. The main goal ...

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 ...

This doctoral research focuses on a critical legal analysis of the child’s right to privacy and data protection in the digital environment. In light of recent legal, technological and social developments affecting children’s lives, the project investigates whether there is a need for a re-conceptualisation of those rights. To achieve this aim, the project has monitored the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation with regard ...

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.

Purpose This study aims to examine young children's (ages 4 to 7) knowledge and skills (i.e. their advertising literacy) for television (TV) commercials, YouTube pre-roll ads and influencer marketing. Furthermore, this study explores how parental perceptions and practices and children's social abilities influence the development of their advertising literacy. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with ...

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.

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 ...

Background: Measuring dietary intake in children is notoriously difficult. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate the performance of dietary intake assessment methods in children. Given the important contribution of milk consumption to calcium (Ca) and potassium (K) intakes, urinary calcium (UCa) and potassium (UK) excretions in spot urine samples could be used for estimating correlations with milk consumption frequencies. Objective: The aim of ...