1st Edition

Children as Climate Citizens A Sociolegal Approach to Public Participation

By Kata Dozsa Copyright 2024
236 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a socio-legal analysis of the public participation of children in climate change matters, whilst developing a range of tools through which their participation can be increased. Climate change affects young people in many ways: causing severe threats to child survival, health and wellbeing, food security and nutrition, and access to education. But this book maintains that... Read more

1. Climate Citizenship of Children - A Sociolegal Model 2. 'In All Matters That Affect Them': Children as Primary Stakeholders in Climate Change Governance 3. Empowered Spaces of Public Participation in the United Nations Climate Change Governance System: But Where Are The Children? 4. Citizenship in Action: Demanding Climate Justice Through Social Movement Activism 5. 'Bold and Courageous': Climate Change Litigation with Children

Biography

Kata Dozsa is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium.