Nicolás Brando

Childhood in Liberal Theory (eBook, PDF)

Equality, Difference, and Children's Rights

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Childhood in Liberal Theory offers a novel perspective on the concept of 'childhood' and children's rights within the tradition of liberal theories of justice. Brando questions the strict opposition of childhood and adulthood as social categories, and proposes an Adaptive model of childhood as an alternative foundation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780198932239
• Artikelnr.: 72512948

Autorenporträt

Nicolás Brando is a Colombian philosopher working on childhood and children's rights, with a particular focus on theories of justice, children's rights, vulnerability, and the capabilities approach. He is the Deputy-Director of the European Children's Rights Unit and a Derby Fellow at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool. He was previously a Newton International Fellow at Queen's University Belfast. He has published widely on the capabilities approach, theories of childhood and children's rights, education theory, and global justice.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Just for Kids
Part I: Defining Childhood
1: The Concept of Childhood and Social Ontology
2: Childhood: Life-Stage Conceptions
3: Childhood: The Liberationist Conception
4: An Adaptive Conception of Childhood
Part II: Grounding Children's Rights
5: Theories of Rights: Choices, Interests, and Capabilities
6: Children's Rights: Liberationist and Standard Liberal Approaches
7: Children's Rights: The Convention
8: An Adaptive model for Children's Rights
Part III: Applying the Adaptive Model
9: What (if Anything) is Wrong with Child Labour?
10: Is Child Disenfranchisement Justified?
11: Can Children be Excluded from Public Spaces?
Conclusion: Not Just for Kids
Bibliography
Index