Hearing the voices of children ; social policy for a new century / edited by Christine Hallett and Alan Prout. - xv, 264 p. - The future of childhood series . - Future of childhood series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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Children and politics
Children--Political activity
Children--Attitudes
Social policy.

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