A special issue of the journal Development in Practice (volume 22.4, June 2012) focuses on current international trends and practices for child protection and raises questions about them. It has become clear that the challenge to understand why children become vulnerable flows into the challenge of understanding how our efforts to protect them succeed or fail. This journal issue addresses this question and argues that rather than dividing children's experiences into categories of 'risk' and protection against that risk ('reslience'), we need to consider what we can do for and with children, and how we can work in partnership with children to improve their position in society. If we routinely work more directly for children's well-being and development in all situations, there might be less need for palliative humanitarian programmes, and there might be more incentive to confront and attend to the causes of dangers to children. Work with and for children can seek to prepare and assist them to thrive and develop through life's difficulties as well as its rewards. To do this, we must make our societies more just and empathetic. Such realignment of emphasis and direction might profoundly change the face of policy and practice for children's well-being.
Contents
William Myers and Michael Bourdillon, 'Introduction: Development, children, and protection', Development in Practice 22.4: 437-447
Gillian Mann, 'Beyond war: "Suffering" among displaced Congolese children in Dar es Salaam', Development in Practice 22.4: 448-459
Neil Howard, 'Protecting children from trafficking in Benin: In need of politics and participation', Development in Practice 22.4: 460-472
Jason Hart, 'The spatialisation of child protection: notes from the occupied Palestinian territory', Development in Practice 22.4: 473-485
Elizabeth Cooper, 'Following the law, but losing the spirit of child protection in Kenya', Development in Practice 22.4: 486-497
Karin Heissler, 'Children's migration for work in Bangladesh: The policy implications of intra-household relations', Development in Practice 22.4: 498-509
Jo Boyden, Alula Pankhurst and Yisak Tafere, 'Child protection and 'harmful traditional practices': female early marriage and genital modification in Ethiopia', Development in Practice 22.4: 510-522
Roz Evans and Rachel Mayer, 'Global priorities against local context: Protecting Bhutanese refugee children in Nepal', Development in Practice 22.4: 523-535
Gina Crivello and Nardos Chuta, 'Rethinking orphanhood and vulnerability in Ethiopia', Development in Practice 22.4: 535-548
Ginny Morrow, Uma Vennam, 'Children's responses to risk in agricultural work in Andhra Pradesh, India', Development in Practice 22.4: 549-561
Kirrily Pells, ''Risky Lives': Risk and protection for children growing-up in poverty', Development in Practice 22.4: 562-573
Philip Cook and Cheryl Heykoop, 'Action research exploring information communication technologies (ICT) and child protection in Thailand', Development in Practice 22.4: 574-587
Natalia Streuli, 'Child protection: A role for conditional cash transfer programmes?', Development in Practice 22.4: 588-599
Martha Nelems and Vanessa Currie, 'Listening to Iraqi refugee children in Jordan, but then what?', Development in Practice 22.4: 600-612
William Myers and Michael Bourdillon, 'Concluding Reflections: How might we really protect children?', Development in Practice 22.4: 613-620.
Dedication
This issue of the journal is dedicated to our friend and co-author, Natalia Streuli Wilson (1976-2012), who sadly passed away prior to its publication. Natalia conducted her PhD research with Young Lives in Peru and worked with Young Lives in Oxford from 2008 and more recently as Lead Qualitative Researcher within the team in Lima. Natalia was a highly committed and valued colleague whose contribution will have a lasting effect on our work. A cherished friend, she is sorely missed by everyone.
A special issue of the journal Development in Practice (volume 22.4, June 2012) focuses on current international trends and practices for child protection and raises questions about them. It has become clear that the challenge to understand why children become vulnerable flows into the challenge of understanding how our efforts to protect them succeed or fail. This journal issue addresses this question and argues that rather than dividing children's experiences into categories of 'risk' and protection against that risk ('reslience'), we need to consider what we can do for and with children, and how we can work in partnership with children to improve their position in society. If we routinely work more directly for children's well-being and development in all situations, there might be less need for palliative humanitarian programmes, and there might be more incentive to confront and attend to the causes of dangers to children. Work with and for children can seek to prepare and assist them to thrive and develop through life's difficulties as well as its rewards. To do this, we must make our societies more just and empathetic. Such realignment of emphasis and direction might profoundly change the face of policy and practice for children's well-being.
Contents
William Myers and Michael Bourdillon, 'Introduction: Development, children, and protection', Development in Practice 22.4: 437-447
Gillian Mann, 'Beyond war: "Suffering" among displaced Congolese children in Dar es Salaam', Development in Practice 22.4: 448-459
Neil Howard, 'Protecting children from trafficking in Benin: In need of politics and participation', Development in Practice 22.4: 460-472
Jason Hart, 'The spatialisation of child protection: notes from the occupied Palestinian territory', Development in Practice 22.4: 473-485
Elizabeth Cooper, 'Following the law, but losing the spirit of child protection in Kenya', Development in Practice 22.4: 486-497
Karin Heissler, 'Children's migration for work in Bangladesh: The policy implications of intra-household relations', Development in Practice 22.4: 498-509
Jo Boyden, Alula Pankhurst and Yisak Tafere, 'Child protection and 'harmful traditional practices': female early marriage and genital modification in Ethiopia', Development in Practice 22.4: 510-522
Roz Evans and Rachel Mayer, 'Global priorities against local context: Protecting Bhutanese refugee children in Nepal', Development in Practice 22.4: 523-535
Gina Crivello and Nardos Chuta, 'Rethinking orphanhood and vulnerability in Ethiopia', Development in Practice 22.4: 535-548
Ginny Morrow, Uma Vennam, 'Children's responses to risk in agricultural work in Andhra Pradesh, India', Development in Practice 22.4: 549-561
Kirrily Pells, ''Risky Lives': Risk and protection for children growing-up in poverty', Development in Practice 22.4: 562-573
Philip Cook and Cheryl Heykoop, 'Action research exploring information communication technologies (ICT) and child protection in Thailand', Development in Practice 22.4: 574-587
Natalia Streuli, 'Child protection: A role for conditional cash transfer programmes?', Development in Practice 22.4: 588-599
Martha Nelems and Vanessa Currie, 'Listening to Iraqi refugee children in Jordan, but then what?', Development in Practice 22.4: 600-612
William Myers and Michael Bourdillon, 'Concluding Reflections: How might we really protect children?', Development in Practice 22.4: 613-620.
Dedication
This issue of the journal is dedicated to our friend and co-author, Natalia Streuli Wilson (1976-2012), who sadly passed away prior to its publication. Natalia conducted her PhD research with Young Lives in Peru and worked with Young Lives in Oxford from 2008 and more recently as Lead Qualitative Researcher within the team in Lima. Natalia was a highly committed and valued colleague whose contribution will have a lasting effect on our work. A cherished friend, she is sorely missed by everyone.