CR news 14 -7 Dear ENMCR network members and network interested, EUROPEAN NETWORK This year´s second edition of the alumni notes is now available with this OF MASTERS IN newsletter. I would like to thank Elise Serbaroli for editing the Alumni CHILDREN’S RIGHTS notes. Inside this edition: If you have any suggestions, comments and / or ideas for improving the newsletter you can use our email address: [email protected] What´s new Sincerely, • Freie Universität Berlin: Rita Nunes (Editor) Children Out-of-Place and Human Rights - An International Symposium in Memory of Judith Ennew General News Internal: page 2- 3 • Alumni Notes • Freie Universität Berlin: Children Out-of-Place and Human Rights - An International Symposium in Memory of Judith Ennew Don´t miss the opportunity: • Participation, Experiences and Empowerment for Roma youth (PEER) • University of Tartu: teaching module Children’s rights and Wellbeing 15/09/2014 to 25/09/2014 • Queen’s University, Belfast: Research Project for UNICEF • UCM and GSIA: Rumbo a Puebla Problem behaviors in adolescent - • University of Vienna: Conference of the European Society of forms, conditions, prevention. International Law Warsaw, Poland. CREAN: Children’s Prize for the Best Master Thesis: page 3 ENMCR Website: Alumni Notes: page 4-5 You will find all the information General News External: page 6 about ENMCR here • Bolivia: Working Children • Israel-Palestine conflict • France: ECtHR • Netherlands: refugee families Funding / Prizes / Research Opportunities: page 6 This newsletter is supported by: • CREAN 2nd International Conference: Call for presenters and manuscripts Publications: page 7 • Tackling Tax and Saving Lives • The challenges of climate change: Children on the front line • UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Working Paper: Child Poverty and ENMCR Material Deprivation in the European Union during the Great c/o Internationale Akademie für Recession innovative Pädagogik, • Voicing the child? A case study in Finnish early childhood education Psychologie und Ökonomie • ‘Talking bodies’: Power and counter-power between children and gGmbH (INA) adults in day care an der Freien Universität Berlin Habelschwerdter Allee 45 Upcoming Events: page 8 D-14195 Berlin, Germany Job Opportunities and membership of the ENMCR: page 9 Fon: +49-(0)30-838-52734 [email protected] Children's Rights Newsletter July 2014 1 CR news 14 General News Internal Freie Universität Berlin: Children positive change at local, regional or accepted as an elective part of the Out-of-Place and Human Rights - An national levels. Emphasis will be Social Work and Social Policy Master’s International Symposium in Memory placed on participation of Roma Programme at the Institute of Social of Judith Ennew children in the context of immediate Studies of the University of Tartu in life issues such as poverty, well being, Estonia in Spring 2014. This is the first The International Symposium schooling, and life chances. The time in Estonia of teaching "Children Out-of-Place and Human participatory research-action process systematically children’s rights Rights" - An International Symposium is set to involve Roma children as co- perspectives and is addressed to the in Memory of Judith Ennew will take researchers in reflection, learning and Master’s level students of different place on October 27-28, 2014 from action. The idea of the project was fields who in their future work will 9am-7pm in the Seminarzentrum, developed within a pre-existing need competence in children’s rights room L115 of the Freie Universität European network of partners and and wellbeing. Berlin. At the symposium, colleagues internationally renowned experts in The module was developed in close and friends from different continents children’s participation, action cooperation with the Faculty of Law will remember and appreciate Judith research and work with Roma of the University of Tartu, Child Ennew as a protagonist of children’s communities. Project partners with Welfare Society and practitioners rights and child rights-based research. established working relationships with from the Youth Police, Prosecutor’s The symposium is structured in Roma communities in the different Office and Child Support Centre. Its lectures, dialogues, discussions and countries have been part of the piloting started in spring semester small forums. It is open to the public, preparation of this project and will be 2014. Experts in children’s rights and particularly to colleagues, students key to implementing the project wellbeing from the ENMCR network and alumni in children’s rights from objectives. This project responds to and the CREAN will be welcome to universities across Europe. the European Commission’s directives share their knowledge. The teaching Please enroll until October 10, 2014 to give a voice to children in general materials and sourcebooks developed via e-mail here. and to Roma minority children in in the frames of the CREAN project Symposium fee is 40€; 15€ for special, and promote their right to will be integrated to teaching the students. participate in taking actions in areas module. For more information, please see the of life of interest to them. It also puts The structure of the module: flyer. at least 270 Roma children from 9 Introduction to Human Rights, We are looking forward meeting you countries in relation with each other, Introduction to the Protection of the at our symposium! giving them a sense of self Rights of the Child, Work Practices confidence, and increasing their with Children from Children's Rights Participation, Experiences and horizons of understanding and Perspective, Child Protection and Empowerment for Roma youth learning. As there is still a need to Social Work with Families, and Field (PEER) raise the awareness and Practicum. understanding of Roma children’s The coordinator of the module is The ENMCR members and CREAN rights to participate and be listened to Dagmar Kutsar. partners Siauliai University, University among national and European bodies, College Dublin and the Babes-Bolyai institutions and services, this project Queen’s University, Belfast: Research University together with other undertakes the role spread the Project for UNICEF universities and institutes have been culture of participation of vulnerable awarded with funding from the children in Eastern, Southern and Lee Jerome from the Centre for Fundamental rights and citizenship Western Europe. Children’s Rights has been leading a programme, for the project Students from participating research project for UNICEF, which Participation, Experiences and universities including the programs of aims to establish a baseline survey of Empowerment for Roma youth European Masters in Children’s Rights CRE implementation. Lee recently (PEER). The project aims to enhance (from Romania and Lithuania) will also attended the UNICEF Private the participation of Roma adolescents contribute to the European spread of Fundraising and Partnership Division's with 9 European partners. the gained knowledge. annual meeting of National This project will foster the Committee education officers in participation of Roma children by University of Tartu: teaching module Bratislava and updated participants involving them as co-researchers in Children’s rights and Wellbeing on the progress of this research. The exploring and developing ways in final report of the Centre's research which they can be more empowered Teaching module “Children’s rights will be available in Autumn 2014. to shape their lives and bring about and Wellbeing” (24 credits) was Children's Rights Newsletter July 2014 2 CR news 14 General News Internal UCM and GSIA: Rumbo a Puebla Gaitán, presidenta de GSIA. University of Viena: Conference of La jornada de trabajo ha girado en the European Society of International Con motivo de la celebración en torno a los tres Derechos como Law otoño próximo del VI Congreso pilares a examen en el futuro Mundial por los Derechos de la Congreso de Puebla: derecho a vivir The 10th Anniversary Conference of Infancia y la Adolescencia en Puebla sin violencia, Internet como derecho the European Society of International (México), se ha celebrado el humano y redes sociales, y Migración Law will take place in Vienna, Austria, Seminario “Rumbo a Puebla” en infantil y derecho a vivir en familia. from 4 to 6 September 2014 hosted Madrid, preparatorio de las Sobre estos temas se han establecido by the University of Vienna and conclusiones para aportar al mismo debates, donde han participado organised by the Section for desde España, organizado por la GSIA, ponentes y asistentes, con el fin de International Law and International en colaboración con la UCM y la alcanzar las conclusiones que serán Relations in cooperation with the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas. aportadas desde España. European Society of International En el acto, han intervenido entre No ha faltado la participación de la Law. otros profesionales Dña. Natalia Infancia. Los niños y niñas en The conference will feature plenary Basterrechea, Directora de Asuntos representación de los sessions, fora with invited speakers, Públicos de Facebook Iberia; D. Rufino Cibercorresponsales de la Plataforma and a number of agorae with speakers Gutiérrez, adjunto del Defensor del de Organizaciones de Infancia (POI), selected on the basis of calls for Pueblo; Dña. Margarita de la Rasilla, han presentado sus conclusiones tras papers. For the first time, this ESIL Asesora de ACNUR; D. José María las sesiones de trabajo que han tenido conference will also offer poster Sánchez Bursón, especialista en lugar en las redes sociales. sessions. Further information Derechos de la Infancia, y Lourdes available here. CREAN Children’s Rights Prize APPLICATION CRITERIA The paper submitted for the Prize has to be: • pre-selected by the Programme ABOUT THE PRIZE Director of a Master programme The Children’s Rights Prize for Best at an ENMCR or CREAN member Master’s Dissertation aims to university; promote early career researchers’ • an article of 8,000 to 9,000 words work for graduate students from (inclusive of references and ENMCR or CREAN partner/member abstract); participate in the competition by universities.