CREAN Conference 2018: "The impact of children’s rights education and research on policy development"

The impact of children’s rights education and research on policy development

18-19 January 2018
Uni Bastions, University of Geneva, Switzerland

 

Rationale

The conference aims to carry on the dialogue on the role and impact of children’s rights education and research on policy development between academia and policy-makers. The conference theme allows bringing together perspectives from academia and professional partners both on children’s rights policy development as well as on academic education and research.

Since the mid-1990s, countries have experienced a significant evolution in their policies dedicated to the implementation of children’s rights. This evolution is mainly characterized by two factors: first, the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1989 included a broadening of the notion of children’s well-being and has led to a higher attention given to the fulfilment of children’s human rights. Second, policy developments have witnessed an increased endeavour to favour so-called evidence-based policy. Both aspects are concerned with adopting a human rights approach in the development of policies with the intention of making effective decisions for the implementation of children’s human rights, based on the transparent use of scientific knowledge.

Audience

This conference, which is part of the activities developed by the Children’s Rights European Academic Network (CREAN), is open for CREAN members as well as well as for other interested participants. We particularly invite policy-makers, staff members of NGOs, international organizations and researchers and teachers who work on themes related to childhood, children’s rights, human rights studies and cognate academic fields.

Call for papers

We cordially invite you to submit a paper that addresses the conference’s main discussion themes. Papers can, for instance, explore one or more of the following points:

  • Good practices of evidence-based policy making in the field of children’s rights
  • Transparent and balanced use of research outcomes in children’s rights policy development
  • Donors’ role and impact on ‘evidence making’ and ‘policy development’ on children’s rights
  • The role of academic children’s rights research and education to creating ‘informed policies’
  • The influence of alumni of higher education programmes on policy making and advocacy Effective dissemination of research outcomes usable for policy developments
  • Knowledge construction for the reconceptualization of children’s rights related issues
  • ‘Informed society’ and ‘informed practitioners’ at local, national or international level

Please submit your abstract (no more than 300 words) via the CREAN website by 15 November 2017. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and selections will be communicated by 24 November 2017.