Research on children

When human rights are violated in a country like Denmark, it is most frequently vulnerable children who are severely affected.

New cases of the serious abuse of children are still being uncovered, just as children are caught up in legislation aimed at their parents – e.g. asylum seekers or families who must survive at the lowest social income level.

Despite the authorities focusing on protecting children against abuse, and the existence of several civil society organisations working in the field, there is a need for the Institute to contribute with research-based and rights-oriented perspectives on the conditions of children’s lives and the very complex issues which can arise when children are caught between authorities and their parents.

Research projects

Coorporation in relation to the child in public care

Survey of how local administrations and foster homes can support the child’s right to family life.

Contact person: Anette Faye Jacobsen

Research publications

2017

Book chapters

Liisberg, M.V., 'Article 27 [Work and Employment]' in Valentina Della Fina, et al, (eds.), The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – A Commentary, Cham: Springer, 2017, pp. 497-508 (Peer-reviewed).
Faye Jacobsen, A., 'Children's Rights and Duties: Snapshots into the History of Education and Child Protection in Denmark' in R. Aasgaard, M. Bunge and M. Roos, Nordic Childhoods 1700-1960: From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking, London: Routledge, 2017, pp. 91-107. (Peer-reviewed).
F. Mussi, N. F. Tan, 'Comparing cooperation on migration control: Italy–Libya and Australia–Indonesia' in F. de Londras & S. Mullally , Irish Yearbook of International Law, Dublin: Hart, 2017, 87-109 (Peer-reviewed).
Faye Jacobsen, A. and Korsgaard, O., 'Folket og national dannelse' in Jensen, H. S., Korsgaard, O., and Kristensen, J. E. (eds.), Pædagogikkens idéhistorie - i dansk perspektiv, Aarhus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 2017, 213-258 (Peer-reviewed).

Journal articles

Ersbøll, E., 'Rights across Borders: Citizenship and Immigration in Europe - National Membership, Acquisition and Loss of Nationality', European Review of Public Law, Volume 29, 1/2017, 2017, 71-120 (Non-peer-reviewed).
Kolling, M., Schächter Rasmussen, T., Oxlund, B., 'Of "Bad Behaviour" and "Dangerous Sex": Moral Responses to the Threat of HIV/AIDS among Children and Youth in Rural Burundi', MOJ Public Health, Vol. 5, Issue 4, 2017, 1-10 (Peer-reviewed).
T. Gammeltoft-Hansen & N.F. Tan, 'The End of the Deterrence Paradigm? Future Directions for Global Refugee Policy', Journal of Migration and Human Security, 5(1), 2017, 28-56 (Peer-reviewed).
Ersbøll, E., Andersen, L.G., 'Uregistrerede migranters ret til sundhed i Danmark med særlig fokus på gravide og børn', Social Kritik, nr. 150 - juni, 2017, 61-72 (Non-peer-reviewed).