Children and Youth at Risk in Times of Transition : International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives / ed. by Baard Herman Borge, Elke Kleinau, Ingvill Constanze Ødegaard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borge, Baard Herman.

Contributor:

Borge, Baard Herman, Editor.

Kleinau, Elke, Editor.

Ødegaard, Ingvill Constanze, Editor.

Series:

Studies in the History of Education and Culture / Studien Zur Bildungs- und Kulturgeschichte Series

Studies in the History of Education and Culture / Studien zur Bildungs- und Kulturgeschichte , 2748-9531 ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 317 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mnchen ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Baard H. Borge, Arctic Univ. Norway; Elke Kleinau, Univ. Cologne; Ingvill Constanze Ødegaard, GESIS-Leibniz Institute and Univ. Oslo.

Summary:

Children and youth belong to one of the most vulnerable groups in societies. This was the case even before the current humanitarian crises around the world which led millions of people and families to flee from wars, terror, poverty and exploitation. Minors have been denied human rights such as access to education, food and health services. They have been kidnapped, sold, manipulated, mutilated, killed, and injured. This has been and continues to be the case in both developed and developing countries, and it does not look as if the situation will improve in the near future. Rather, current geopolitical developments, political and economic uncertainties and instabilities seem to be increasing the vulnerability of minors, especially in the wars and armed conflicts currently being waged not only in Europe, but on almost every continent. How can risks children and youth are exposed to in times of transition be reduced? Which role do state agencies, non-governmental organisations, as well as children's coping strategies play in mitigating the vulnerabilities of minors?This volume addresses risks to which children and young people are exposed, especially in times of transition. The focus is on different groups of children in the European wartime and post-war societies of the Second World War, 'occupation children' in Germany, teenage National Socialist collaborators in Norway, and more recent cases such as child soldiers, refugee children, and children of European "Islamic State" fighters. The contributions come from international scholars and different academic disciplines (educational and social sciences, humanities, law, and international peace and conflict studies) and are based on historical, quantitative, and/or qualitative analyses.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Researching Vulnerabilities and Implementing Children's Rights

Children's Rights in Times of Transition

Reflections on Methodological Approaches and Challenges in Researching Children Born of War

Part II: Children & Youth in World War II and its Aftermath

Witnessing Children's Lives under National Socialism: Oral Testimonies and Children's Drawings from Ghettos and Concentration Camps

Reflecting on Janusz Korczak: On his Care for Jewish Orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto

Researching Global Phenomena in Local Circumstances: Polish Children Born of War in the Context of CBOW Research

Surviving the Holocaust: Children of Jewish Deportees in Post-war France (1940-1980)

"An echo of our parents": Norway's Legal Reckoning with Underage NS Collaborators

Part III: Critical Reflections on the German Discourse on 'Children of the Occupation'

Black German 'Occupation Children' in the Focus of Anthropological Research: Continuities and Discontinuities

Problematised 'Fatherlessness': On the (Re)Production of a 'Victim Narrative' in 'Occupation Children' Research

Part IV: Learning from the Past: Dealing with Present Day Challenges

Liminal Children, Liminal Rights? Media Representations of Scandinavian Children Born of War after World War II and after the Fall of the Islamic State

The Evolution of Child Soldiers from 'Villains to Victims' in Law and Policy and its Significance for Children Born of War

School Transition Expectations of Newcomer Pupils in Germany: A Pilot Evaluation of a Summer Programme

Contributors

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ISBN:

3-11-101211-5

3-11-101064-3

OCLC:

1414456537