Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood: Challenges and Perspectives

Part I Children and Childhood: Autonomy, Well-Being and Paternalism.- 1 Constructing Children's Rights; Colin Macleod.- 2 Future-Oriented Paternalism and the Intrinsic Goods of Childhood; Alexander Bagattini.- 3 Who gets to decide? Children's competence, parental authority, and informed consent; Allyn Fives.- 4 Capacity, Consistency and the Young; Nicholas Munn.- 5 Eating Disorders in Minors and the Role of the Media. An Ethical Investigation; Christoph Schickhardt.- Part II Justice for Children.- 6 Equality of what for children; Lars Lindblom.- 7 Social Policy and Justice for Children; Gottfried Schweiger.- 8 The Politics of the Level Playing Field. Equality of Opportunity and Educational Justice; Johannes Drerup.- 9 Child psychological abuse, public health and social justice: the Cinderella Law debate; Mar Cabezas.- 10 Epistemic injustice and children's well-being; Christina Schües.- Part III The Politics of Childhood.- 11 Cultural Minorities and the Lives of Children; Josephine Nielsen.- 12 Civic Education: Political or Comprehensive?; Elizabeth Edenberg.- 13 "I can't tell you exactly who I am ...": The creation of childhood and adulthood in F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story The curious case of Benjamin Button; Nicole Balzer.- 14 Education for Autonomy in the Context of Consumer Culture; Philip Knobloch.- 15 "My Place"? Catholic Social Teaching and the Politics of Geborgenheit; Clemens Sedmak.- About the Authors.