Hearing the voices of children ; social policy for a new century / edited by Christine Hallett and Alan Prout.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Alan Prout and Christine Hallett -- 1. Participation, policy and the changing conditions of childhood / Alan Prout -- 2. Children's participation in policy matters / Helen Roberts -- 3. Children's participation through community development: assessing the lessons from international experience / Gary Craig -- 4. Citizen child: London children's participation in the Office of the Children's Rights Commissioner for London / Moira Rayner -- 5. Finnish conceptions of children and the history of child welfare / Mirja Satka -- 6. The needy child and the naturalization of politics: political debate in Germany / Doris Buhler-Niederberger -- 7. Contradictory and convergent trends in law and policy affecting children in England / Pam Foley, Nigel Parton, Jeremy Roche and Stanley Tucker -- 8. Young people and welfare: negotiating pathways / Christine Hallett, Cathy Murray and Samantha Punch -- 9. 'Could have helped but they didn't: the formal and informal support systems experienced by children living with domestic violence / Audrey Mullender, Gill Hague, Umme Farvah Imam, Liz Kelly, Ellen Malos and Linda Regan -- 10. Children's participation in family law matters / Judy Cashmore -- 11. The social construction of competence and problem behaviour among children / Elisabeth Backe-Hansen -- 12. Reconstructing disability, childhood and social policy in the UK / John Davis, Nick Watson, Mairian Corker and Tom Shakespeare -- 13. Child poverty and child health in international perspective / Jonathan Bradshaw -- 14. Children's share of household consumption / Hannele Sauli.