Future of Childhood Studies

Dr. Rita Braches-Chyrek is Professor of Social Pedagogy at Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, Germany.

“’The Future of Childhood Studies’ provides an interesting and much-appreciated glance into what is cooking in German Childhood Studies, a less familiar corner of our field for many.”Children & Society 38(1)

• PrefaceJo Moran-EllisFuture-proofing childhood studies? If we can’tpredict the future, can we at least prepare for it?Heinz SünkerSocial theory, social history and childhood studies –back to the future? Notes for a Research ProgramRita Braches-ChyrekPoor child, rich child: the effects of social processeson inclusion and exclusionDoris Bühler-NiederbergerIntergenerational solidarities – toward astructural approach to childhood sociologyMiriam BöttnerThe generational order perspective(s) andits implementation in childhood studiesAytüre Türkyilmaz‘Toward the Past, the Future and the Present’ –A Theoretical and Empirical Perspective on theChild as (Inter-)ActorNigel ThomasChildhood and Participation: between dominationand freedomMelanie KubandtOn self-reflection in childhood studies –The methodological-methodological challenge ofunderstanding doing gender by childrenCharlotte RöhnerChildren as RefugeesChristina MüllerChildren with migration experience in Germany –A Critical ReflectionSabina SchutterWhat is a child? The ontological character ofdebates about the anchoring of children'srights in German Basic LawCarina FischerDifferent perspectives of professions on risk factorsfor child maltreatmentMargareth SandvikTechnologies as facilitators for children’s literacyand language learningAnnika HeinlDigital Natives: Media as a new challengeand opportunity of Early Childhood EducationContributorsIndex