Information Brochure

S u p p o r t e d b y :

European Union, DG Education and Culture1 European Network of Masters in Children’s Rights

Save the Children, Sweden

1 sole responsibility lies with the author, the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein

Contents

1. Introduction to the Brochure and the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights..................................................................................................... 1

2. Course Objectives and Addressees.............................................................................. 3 3. Common Course Structure........................................................................................... 4 4. What are Possible Fields of Work and Options of Action for Graduates of the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights? .............................. 4

5. Where can I study the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights? ............................................................................................................................. 5

6. Participating Universities .............................................................................................. 6 7. Universities Developing the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights .......................................................................................................... 14

8. Broader Network of Universities (ENMCR Member Universities)...................... 16 9. Literature....................................................................................................................... 18 10. Links............................................................................................................................ 20 11. Contact.........................................................................................................................24

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1. Introduction to the Brochure and the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights

This brochure should serve as orientation to the joint study programme European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights. It contains information on the course structure,

possible fields of work after graduation as well as a description of the exact content and teaching methods in the individual modules at the participating institutions, incl. time schedule. The European MA is a project of the European Network of Masters in Children’s Rights (ENMCR). The network brings together universities, academics, researchers, public institutions, NGOs, social and human rights institutions, Foundations, enterprises and individuals. Originally

it was founded in Berlin, Germany in September 2004 by five West European Universities with the support of the Non-Governmental Organisation Save the Children Sweden. By July 2007, 24 universities and research institutes have joined the network and it is continuously growing.

The members of the network are connected by the common belief that childhood is a social,

historically changeable phenomenon and that children∗ are social subjects who are to be

respected as such, with own views, interests, competences and the right to comprehensive participation. The members of the network cooperate in order to exchange experiences, to consult and advice each other, to promote exchange between teachers and students, to enhance research on the implementation and further development of children’s rights and to influence

children’s policies on a national and European level to achieve a far-reaching and sustainable implementation of children’s rights. In order to promote an international exchange also beyond European borders, ENMCR also cooperates with the Latin American Network of Masters in Children’s Rights (www.redmaetsriasinfancia.net) and aims at cooperating in the future also with similar networks and institutions on other continents.

The members of the network offer Master study programmes in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights, some of which are offered in close cooperation with other members. The European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights is a joint study programme which

was developed by the five founding member universities and two newer member universities from Eastern Europe. The reasons to establish the MA are the following: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was agreed in 1989 and has been ratified by all United Nations member states with the exception of the United States and Somalia. However, despite the commitment and intentions from state parties in Europe and different

efforts from civil society, it has become evident that professional human resources dedicated to the development and promotion of children’s rights requires specialised education at a higher level. Over the same period, it is clear that, in respect to children’s rights, new knowledge, methodologies and techniques of working with children within a children’s rights framework have been produced mainly within the civil society sector. In general, European universities have not participated actively and systemically in providing professional technical services relating to

children’s rights. By offering a higher university degree that includes international and interdisciplinary perspectives, the programmes associated with the European Network extend and complement existing training courses and seminars on children, childhood, human and children’s rights.

∗ Child is used as defined in the UNCRC, i.e. for any person under the age of 18.

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The study programmes of the European Network emphasise children’s active and meaningful

participation. Children’s views and perspectives and their organised participation underpin all aspects of the Master’s courses and seminars, as well as the research, and the provision of services. In the courses, children’s testimonies and their participation in qualitative research, as well as the study findings from both Master degree teachers and students are utilised. According to these principles, ENMCR has an understanding of children’s rights that does not

only view children as subjects of rights in the formal sense but also in a material sense as social subjects who can claim their rights themselves. This requires conditions in society that allow children to really claim their rights. The rights groups determined in the UNCRC, which are generally categorized as protection, provision (development) and participation rights are seen as an inseparable and interdependent even though at times controversial unit, whose interpretation

and implementation requires that children are respected, supported and strengthened in society with their own views and competences. Scientific dealing with children’s rights requires that they are not understood as a fixed and completed canon of codified rights. The development of rights is always an uncompleted social process in which besides the UNCRC other rights that are at times articulated and claimed by children themselves (unwritten rights) are to be considered. In this sense the UNCRC and its

practical implementation has to be subject to critical analysis that aims at further developing children’s rights and improving the conditions for their implementation. This holds true not only

for the civil and political rights of children but also for the further development and practical implementation of their social, economic and cultural rights. Children are the future but also the present, they must be respected as social subjects with own

views, ideas and feelings. Children should have the possibility to play an active and responsible role in the design of their living space. Therefore it is necessary to protect their rights and to ensure their full implementation.

If children’s rights are to be implemented, this world will be a different one. Studying the European MA in Children’s Rights will enable you to contribute to making this a reality.

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2. Course Objectives and Addressees

The courses aim at promoting an understanding of

• the social, economic, political and cultural conditions and characteristics of childhood, including its social representations.

• children’s rights as part of the international discourse on human rights including their legal,

philosophical, sociological and anthropological foundations. • legal and judicial aspects of children’s participation and protection rights in a local, national

and international context. • children as competent subjects and their individual as well as collective social and cultural

manifestations. The students of the courses will develop competencies e.g.

• for the promotion of participation and self-organization of children, especially in underprivileged living-conditions.

• for the development of cooperative fields of action, focusing on living-conditions and life-

strategies of children and their families, including perspectives on “alternative economies”. • in intercultural communication and global learning, especially taking into account migration-

and cultural hybridity processes. The programmes enable the students to acquire a sound theoretical understanding of children and childhood based on new research and academic literature that has transformed the academic

understanding of children and childhood over the past decade.

The Master courses are designed for

• graduates from social sciences and other faculties who are interested in specializing in children’s rights.

• professionals working in educational, health, social care, law sectors, media or other fields relevant to children who want to acquire new knowledge about the social reality of children in a globalizing world and learn new methods for working with children within a children’s rights framework.

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3. Common Course Structure

The European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights is a 1 year, 60 European Credit Points MA programme. The grid below gives an overview of the course structure:

Where?

What?

When?

ECTS

Offered at all universities

Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights

Methods and Techniques of Childhood and Children’s Rights Research

Semester 1

Semester 1

10

10

Different at all universities

Module with special focus

Module with special focus

Semester 1

Semester 2

10

10

Individual Internship/ Research & Master Thesis Semester 2 20

Total 60

4. What are Possible Fields of Work and Options of Action for Graduates of the European Master in Childhood Studies and

Children’s Rights?

Graduates of the EMCR will be able to take on leading positions in • human rights, children’s rights and child help organisations • national and international NGOs • international organisations (e.g. EU, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNHCR) • social affairs ministries, public administrations • international development cooperation

They will be able to conduct • research and training related to childhood and children’s rights • internationally and intercultural oriented learning • PhD studies

And work on issues such as • campaigns for the promotion of children’s rights • children’s public health • child rights promotion in law

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5. Where can I study the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights?

The European Master is a joint interdisciplinary study programme of East and West European

universities.

There are two alternatives on how to study the 1 year programme:

1. You begin your studies at one university (e.g. FU Berlin) and conclude the programme at a partner university in the second semester. Successful graduation leads to the award of a "dual

degree" of the two universities you studied at. In the first cycle of the programme (2007/08) this

alternative was available at the partner universities: Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and Universitatea Babes-Bolyai in Cluj- Napoca (UBB), Romania. This alternative will possibly be

available with other partner universities in 2008/09. Please check out the website for updates (www.fu-berlin.de/emcr).

2. Students enrol at one partner university (e.g. FU Berlin) and have the possibility to take a module at a different partner university in the second semester. The credits earned are recognized as part

of the curriculum at the host university and form part of the degree.

Partner universities are:

• Freie Universität Berlin (FU), Germany

• Institute of Education, University of London (IoE), United Kingdom

• Universidad Complutense Madrid (UCM), Spain

• Stockholms Universitet, Sweden

• Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), The Netherlands

• Universitatea Babes-Bolyai in Cluj- Napoca (UBB), Romania

• Universitatea Al.I.Cuza in Iasi, Romania

• Univerzitet Union, Belgrade, Serbia

The following universities are developing the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights:

• Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Serbia

• Universitatea de Stat din Moldova, Moldova

Exchange is organized via Socrates-Erasmus bilateral agreements. There are limited places at each partner

university. The selection of students takes place via a formal application procedure. For more information on mobility in the frame of Socrates- Erasmus, please consult the webpage: www.fu-berlin.de/fu-

international.

For the Serbian and Moldovan universities exchange is organized in 2008/09 through scholarships in the frame of a TEMPUS grant of the European Commission.

There are plans to set up independent cooperation agreements between the partner universities as well. Please refer to the website for updates: www.fu-berlin.de/emcr

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6. Participating Universities Freie Universität Berlin

Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Department of Intercultural Education Habelschwerdter Allee 45 D-14195 Berlin Germany Tel: +49-(0)30-838-52734 Fax: +49-(0)30-838-54656 e-mail: enmcrcd@zedat.fu-berlin.de, website. www.fu-berlin.de/emcr Contact: Prof. Dr. Manfred Liebel: mliebel@ina-fu.org (course leader) Prof. Dr. Viola Georgi: vgeorgi@zedat.fu-berlin.de (course leader) Rebecca Budde: r.budde@fu-berlin.de (coordination)

Offered Modules:

Module 1: Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights Module 2: Methods and Techniques of Childhood and Children’s Rights Research Module 3: Work and Education of Children in an International and Intercultural Comparison Module 4: Children out-of-place (socially disadvantaged and marginalized children) and Child Rights Oriented Practice Module 5a*: Dissertation Project: Internship Module 5b*: Dissertation Project: Research Proposal Master thesis * Module 5a and 5b are taken alternatively Application Date 2008/2009: 30 April 2008

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Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca

Faculty of Sociology and Social Work Str. 1 Decembrie 1989 Nr. 140 3400 Cluj-Napoca Romania Tel: +40-264-419958 Tel/Fax: +40-264-424674 Website: http://socasis.ubbcluj.ro Contact: Prof. Dr. Maria Roth: rothmari@cluj.astral.ro

Offered Modules: Module 1: Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights Module 2: Methods and Techniques of Childhood and Children’s Rights Research Module 3 (elective): Children’s and adolescents’ social development in context Module 4 (elective): Children, criminality, justice Module 5 (elective): Children and violence Module 6 (elective): Working with offenders: methods and models of good practice Module 7 (elective): Children and well-being Dissertation project: research proposal Master thesis Application Date 2008/2009: 5 September 2008

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Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi Department of Sociology and Social Work B-dul Carol I, Nr. 11 Iasi 700506 Romania Tel: +40 (232) 201054 Fax: +40 (232) 201152 Website: http://www.uaic.ro Contact: Prof. Dr. Doina Balahur: dbalahur@uaic.ro

Offered Modules*: Application Periods 2008/2009: 14-20 July, 8-14 September *The course is offered as a two year 120 ECTS Master

Module 1: Childhood studies and children’s rights. Module 2: Methods and techniques of childhood and children’s rights research. Module 3: The European Promotion and Protection of Child's Rights Module 4: Juvenile Justice in European Union Law and Social Policy Module 5: Child Studies and Psycho - Sociology of Childhood Master Thesis Internship

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Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130 1018 VZ Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31-(0)20-525-4062/4063, Fax: +31-(0)20-525-4051 Website: www.ishss.uva.nl/Graduate/childrens_rights.htm Contact: Dr. Jacobijn Olthoff: j.olthoff@uva.nl and Dr. Olga Nieuwenhuys: o.nieuwenhuys@uva.nl

Offered Modules: Module 1: Understanding Children’s Rights Module 2: Methods and Techniques of Childhood and Children’s Rights Research Module 3a: Poverty and Development in Comparative Perspective Module 3b: Deprived Children in Development Module 3c: Families Across Cultures Module 4a: Children and Global Justice Module 4b: Education and Development in Diverse Societies Module 5: Research Project and MA Thesis Application Date 2008/2009: 1 April 2008

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Institute of Education, University of London

20 Bedford Way London WC1HOAL United Kingdom Tel: +44-20-7947-9520 Fax: +44-20-7612-6466 Website: www.ioe.ac.uk (then search for MA Sociology of Childhood and Children’s Rights) Contact: Dr. Virginia Morrow: v.morrow@ioe.ac.uk (course leader) Kathleen Middleton: k.middleton@ioe.ac.uk (course administrator)

Offered Modules: Module 1: Theories of Childhood and Children’s Rights Module 2: Researching Childhood Module 3: Children’s Rights in Practice Module 4: Dissertation on childhood studies Optional (elective) module examples: • Early childhood education • Justice: contemporary social issues and perspectives • Rights and education • Systematic research synthesis • Values in society

Application Date 2008/2009: Latest September 1. Please apply as early as possible, since courses get full rather quickly.

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Stockholms Universitet S-10691 Stockholm Sweden Tel: +46-816-3976 Website: www.su.se Contact: Prof. Dr. Birgitta Qvarsell: birgitta.qvarsell@ped.su.se and Margareta Aspán: margareta@ped.su.se

Offered Modules: Module 1: The Rights of the Child as an Interdisciplinary Field of Research Module 2: Theories and Methods in Childhood Research Master thesis Optional courses Application Date 2008/2009: 15. April 2008

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Universidad Complutense Madrid

Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology Department of Sociology II – Human Ecology and Population Despacho 3201, Campus de Somosaguas 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid) Spain Tel: +34-91-394-2665 Fax:+34-91-394-2646 e-mail: expertoinfancia@cps.ucm.es website: www.ucm.es/info/polinfan Contact: Dr. Lourdes Gaitán Muñoz: mlourdes.gaitan@wanadoo.es and Marta Martinez Muñoz: martamartinezm@telefonica.net

Offered Modules*: Module 1: Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights (Childhood in the Society) Module 2: Challenges for Social Policies Module 3: Projects workshop Final thesis Application Date 2009: starting October 2009 until course is filled. Please check website for exact date of opening * The offered modules at UCM may form part of the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights; they are however offered in the frame of the Expert Course on Childhood and Children’s Rights which is a 6 month course leading to an expert degree. It is offered annually from February-July.

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Univerzitet Union Pravni Fakultet

Law Faculty Goce Delčeva br. 36 11000 Beograd Serbia e-mail: fpp@verat.net Contact: Prof. Dr. Nevena Vuckovic Sahovic: nevenavuckovicsahovic@yahoo.com

Offered Modules: Module 1 Methods and Techniques of Childhood and Children’s Rights Research Module 2 The Rights of the Child Module 3 Juvenile Justice

Module 4 Violence against Children and Exploitation Master Thesis

Application Date 2008/2009: open in June. Please visit the website www.enmcr.net or www.union.edu.yu for final submission dates

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7. Universities Developing the European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights

Univerzitet u Novom Sadu

Trg Dositeja Obradovica 5 21000 Novi Sad

Contact: Prof. Dr Nada Korac: koracn@eunet.yu

Offered Modules:

Module 1 Childhood studies and children’s rights Module 2 Methods and techniques of childhood and children’s rights research Module 3 Selected rights of the child Module 4 Childhood in multicultural context Thesis Application Period 2008/2009: 23 June – 10 October

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Moldova State University

Social Work, Sociology and Philosophy Faculty

A.Mateevici str. 60

MD-2009 Chisinau

Republic of Moldova

Tel: /+373 22/ 73 82 70

Contact: Prof. Dr. Maria Bulgaru: bulgaru@usm.md

Offered Modules:

Module1 Childhood studies and children’s rights Module 2 Methods and techniques of childhood and children’s rights research Module 3 The system of children rights protection in the Republic of Moldova Module 4 Intercultural education: experiences, policies, strategies in the Republic of Moldova Module 5 Social inclusion of children in conflict with law (Application dates are not available yet. Courses shall start in October 2008). For further information please check the website www.enmcr.net or www.usm.md.

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8. Broader Network of Universities (ENMCR Member Universities)

Mykolas Romeris University Ateities g. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius Tel.:+370 5 27 14 621 Fax: +370 5 27 14 522 Website: Contact: Dr. Dalè Kabašinskaité d.kabasinskaite@mruni.lt Norwegian Centre for Child Research (NOSEB) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and NTNU Social Research Ltd. N-7491 Trondheim Norway Tel: ++47-73596240 Fax: ++47 73596239 e-mail: noseb@svt.ntnu.no website. http://www.svt.ntnu.no/noseb/ Contact: Anne Trine Kjørholt anne.trine.kjorholt@svt.ntnu.no University of Antwerp UNICEF-Chair in Children's Rights Faculty of Law Rodestraat 14 B-2000 Antwerp Belgium Tel: + 32 (0)3 275 52 37 Fax: + 32 (0)3 275 52 53 Website: www.ua.ac.be/childrensrights Contact: Wouter Vandenhole: wouter.vandenhole@ua.ac.be

University of Barcelona Department of Theory and History of Education Section: Social Work and Social Services P.Vall d’Hebron, 171 Edifici llevant, 3a p. 08035 Barcelona Spain Tel: ++34-93-403-49-27 Contact: Josefina Fernández i Barrera: jofernandez@ub.edu University of Barcelona Faculty of Law Av. Diagonal, 684 (despacho 325) 08034 Barcelona Spain Tel: ++34-93 402 1997 Fax: ++34-93 403 5864 website: http://www.ub.edu/masterfamilia/ Contact: Dr. Carlos Villagrasa Alcaide: carlosvillagrasa@ub.edu University of Bologna Faculty of Education Sciences Via Filippo Re, 6 40126 Bologna Italy Tel: ++39-051-2091507 Fax: ++39-051-2091674 Contact: Prof. Luigi Guerra: preside@scienze-form.unibo.it Contact: Enzo Morgagni: morgagni@scform.unibo.it Contact: Maria Teresa Tagliaventi: m.tagliaventi@unibo.it

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University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Studies Old College South Bridge Edinburgh, EH8 9YL Scotland, United Kingdom Scotland, United Kingdom Tel:++44-131-650-4300 Fax:++44-131-668-4565 Contact: Dr. Kay Tisdall: ktisdall@staffmail.ed.ac.uk University of Malta Faculty of Laws Department of Civil Law Msida MSD 06 MALTA Contact: Dr. Ruth Farrugia ruth.farrugia@um.edu.mt University of Minho in Braga Department of Child Education Sciences (DCEC) Av. Central, 100 4710 - 229 Braga Portugal Tel: ++351-253601253 Fax: ++351-253616684 website: http://www.iec.uminho.pt Contact: Manuel Sarmento: sarmento@iec.uminho.pt Contact: Natalia Fernandes: natfs@iec.uminho.pt

University of Molise Department of Historic, Human and Social Sciences (SUSS) Via de Sanctis 86100 Campobasso Italy Tel: ++39-0874-4041 Contact: Prof. Alberto Tarozzi: alberto.tarozzi@unimol.it Contact: Prof. Roberta Ruggiero: roberta.ruggiero@unimol.it University of Örebro Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences Swedish Academy on the Rights of the Child Website: www.oru.se Contact: Anders Bro, PhD: anders.bro@barnrattsakademin.se University of South Bohemia Faculty or Health and Social Studies Jírovcova 24/1347, 37004 Ceské Budejovice Czech Republic Tel: +420- 389- 037- 751 Fax: +420 389 037 519 e-mail: velem@Zsf.jcu.cz Contact: Mgr. Jana Zierhutova: Jana.Zierhutova@seznam.cz

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9. Literature

Alderson, Priscilla & Virginia Morrow. Ethics, Social Research and Consulting with Children and Young People. Barkingside: Bernardo’s, 2004

Alderson, Priscilla. Young Children’s Rights. Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000.

Alston, Philip (ed.).The Best Interests of the Child. Reconciling Culture and Human Rights. Oxford: Claredon Press, 1994.

Alston, Philip & Tobin, John. Laying the Foundations for Children’s Rights. An Independent Study of some Key Legal and Institutional Aspects of the Impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Florenz: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2005.

Archard, David (ed.). Children: Rights and Childhood. London: Routledge, 2004.

Black, Maggie. Opening minds, opening up opportunities. Children’s Participation in action for Working Children. London: International Save the Children Alliance, 2004.

CWC. Children and their research. A process document. Bangalore: The Concerned for Working Children, 2002.

Detrick, Sharon. A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Den Haag et al.: Martinus Nijhoff, 1999.

Fernando, Jude L. (ed.). Globalization and Children’s Rights. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2001.

Franklin, Bob (ed.). The New Handbook of Children’s Rights. London: Routledge, 2002.

Freeman, Michael (ed.). Children’s Rights. A Comparative Perspective Issues in Law and Society Series. Dartmouth Publishing Company, 1996.

Holden, Cathie & Nick Clough (eds.).Children as Citizens. Education for Participation. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1998.

Howe, R. Brian & Katherine Covell. Empowering Children. Children’s Right Education as a Pathway to Citizenship. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005

Hungerland, Beatrice; Manfred Liebel; Brian Milne & Anne Wihstutz (eds.). Working to Be Someone. Child Focused Research and Practice with Working Children. London & Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

John, Mary. Children’s Rights and Power. Charging Up for a New Century. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Liebel, Manfred, Bernd Overwien & Albert Recknagel: Working Children’s Protagonism. Social Movements and Empowerment in Latin America, Africa and India. Frankfurt & London: IKO, 2001.

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Liebel, Manfred. A Will of Their Own. Cross-cultural Perspectives on Working Children. London & New York: Zed Books, 2004.

Mason, Jan & Toby Fattore (eds.).Children Taken Seriously. In Theory, Policy and Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005.

Mayall, Berry. Towards a Sociology for Childhood. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2002.

Nieuwenhuys, Olga. Children’s Lifeworlds. Gender, Welfare and Labour in the Developing World. London & New York: Routledge.

Penn, Helen. Understanding early childhood: Issues and controversies. Maidenhead: Open University Press & McGraw Hill, 2004

Qvortrup, Jens (ed.). Studies in Modern Childhood. Society, Agency, Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, 2005.

Ruxton, Sandy. Children’s Rights in the European Union. Brussels: Euronet, 2005.

Schlemmer, Bernard (ed.). The Exploited Child. London & New York: Zed Books, 2000.

Verhellen, Eugeen. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Background, motivation, strategies, main themes. Leuven: Garant Publishers, 1994

Verhellen, Eugeen. Monitoring Children’s Rights. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1996.

Verhellen, Eugeen. A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: 2005

Westen, Burns H. (ed.). Child Labor and Human Rights. London: Boulder, 2005.

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10. Links

This is a non-exhaustive list of interesting childhood and children’s rights relevant links.

UN bodies and Youth

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - CRC UN Treaty Body that monitors the implementation of the UNCRC in all undersigning states and gives concluding observations to ensure the implementation of the Rights of the Child. Link: www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/index.htm

United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. Link: http://www.unicef.org/

Non-Governmental Organizations Save the Children Sweden - SCS SCS is a broad based democratic movement and a politically and religiously unaffiliated non-governmental organisation. It is an active member of the International Save the Children Alliance. SCS fights for the rights of the child; we influence public opinion and support children at risk – in Sweden and in the world. Link: www.rb.se.

International Save the Children Alliance The International Save the Children Alliance is a network of 28 Save the Children organizations. It is the world’s largest independent movement for children, with the objective to improve children's lives in 120 countries worldwide. Link: http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/index.html

Child Rights Information Network - CRIN CRIN developed a tool that enables effective information exchange among its members. Link: http://www.crin.org

Childwatch International Research Network The network consists of institutions and associations involved in interdisciplinary research on issues relating to children’s rights, development and well-being. Link: http://www.childwatch.uio.no/index.html

The European Children's Network The European Children's Network is a coalition of networks and organizations campaigning for the interests and rights of children within the European Union. Link: http://www.europeanchildrensnetwork.org/

Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training - DECET This network aims at studying and promoting democratic child care, acknowledging the multiple (cultural and other) identities of children and families. Link: http://www.decet.org/

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Human Rights Watch - HRW Human Rights Watch's main objectives are the production of authoritative research reports on human rights violations and putting pressure on governments and international organizations to prevent further violations of human rights. Link: http://www.hrw.org/

SALTO Cultural Diversity Resource Centre Link: http://www.salto-youth.net/diversity /

Knowing Children Link: www.knowingchildren.org

National Coalition, c/o Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Jugendhilfe - AGJ The work community incorporates federal German associations, institutions and organizations to help young people and coordinate children’s and youth policy in Europe. ENMCR is a member of this organization. Link: www.agj.de

Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte The German Institute for Human Rights, founded by the German Parliament, informs on Human Rights issues in Germany and abroad, and aims at preventing the violation of human rights and at protecting them. Link: www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de

Forum Menschenrechte The network consists of more than 40 German NGOs who are committed to a better and more comprehensive protection of human rights - worldwide, in specific regions of the world, within countries and also within the Federal Republic of Germany. Link: www.forum-menschenrechte.de

ChildOnEurope European network of national observatories on childhood Link: http://www.childoneurope.org/about/history.htm Eurochild Eurochild is an active network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people. ENMCR is a member of this organization. Link: http://www.eurochild.org/ ICYRNet The International Childhood and Youth Research Network promotes, internationally, the inter-disciplinary study of children and young people in order to further awareness and understanding of issues that affect their well being. ENMCR is a member of this organization. Link: http://www.icyrnet.net/

Council of Europe and Youth

Council of Europe (COE) Youth Sector Priorities: Link: http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Youth/

Council of Europe (COE) Building a Europe for and with children Link: http://www.coe.int/T/TransversalProjects/Children/Default_en.asp Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights Link: http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/default_en.asp

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The European Union and Youth

The European Commission’s White Paper on Youth Link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/whitepaper/index_en.html

Communication from the Commission “Towards an EU strategy on the Rights of the Child” Link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52006DC0367:EN:NOT

Priorities of the Youth Programme of the European Commission Link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/priorities/promoting-diversity_2005_en.html

Communication from the Commission – Making citizenship Work Fostering European culture and diversity through programmes for Youth, Culture, Audiovisual and Civic Participation Link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/education_culture/comcitizen_en.pdf

European Forum on the Rights of the Child Forum created following the publication of the communication “Towards an EU strategy on the Rights of the Child”, advising the Commission on children’s rights. Link: http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/children/forum/fsj_children_forum_en.htm

Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council regarding the common objectives for participation by and information for young people of 25 November 2003 Link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/whitepaper/post-launch/post_en_1_en.html

Declaration of the Youth Ministers of the European Union of 28 May 2004 on Racism and Intolerance in Relation to Young People Link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/whitepaper/post-launch/post_en_1_en.html

The EU Social Protection and Social Inclusion Process Information on the EU’s work on child poverty Link: http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/spsi/child_poverty_en.htm

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Link: http://eumc.europa.eu/fra/index.php

11. Contact Coordination Office European Master in Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights, a programme of: European Network of Masters in Children’s Rights c/o Internationale Akademie für innovative Pädagogik, Psychologie und Ökonomie gGmbH an der Freien Universität Berlin Königin-Luise-Strasse 29 D-14195 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49-(0)30-838-52734 Fax:+49-(0)30-838-55293 e-mail: info@enmcr.net website. www.enmcr.net

Prof. Dr. Manfred Liebel: mliebel@ina-fu.org or

Rebecca Budde: r.budde@fu-berlin.de