European Childhoods Cultures, Politics and Participation

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This edited collection of papers explores the extent to which children's interests are finding expression in different societies in Western Europe.

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Preface	p. vii
Notes on the Contributors	p. viii
European Childhoods: An Overview	p. 1
Children as New Citizens: In the Best Interests of the Child?	p. 14
Children in Nature: Cultural Ideas and Social Practices in Norway	p. 38
Children's Cultures and New Technologies: A Gap between Generations? Some Reflections from the Spanish Context	p. 61
Children at the Margins? Changing Constructions of Childhood in Contemporary Ireland	p. 82
Changing Childhood in the UK: Reconstructing Discourses of 'Risk' and 'Protection'	p. 105
Institutional Upbringing: A Discussion of the Politics of Childhood in Contemporary Denmark	p. 129
Education and the Cultural Politics of Childhood in Cyprus	p. 149
Children's Culture, Cultural Education and Policy Approaches to Children's Culture: The Case of Germany	p. 172
Work and Care: Reconstructing Childhood through Childcare Policy in Germany	p. 198
Childhood in the Welfare State	p. 216
Index	p. 234
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