1st Edition
The Child in International Political Economy A Place at the Table
By Alison M.S. Watson
Copyright 2009
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
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This pioneering volume argues for the inclusion of children, and the structure known as ‘childhood’, as a permanent social category worthy of continued study within the discipline of international political economy (IPE). Fundamentally, and very simply, IPE is concerned with the dynamics of interaction across the economic and political domains; the relationship between the domestic and the... Read more
Introduction. 1. Children and Their Childhoods 2. A Child in Theory 3. The Labouring Child 4. The Consuming Child 5. The Global Child Conclusion.
Biography
Alison M. S. Watson is Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK. Originally trained as an economist, her work now considers the place of children in all aspects of international society, with particular emphasis on issues of agency, rights and representation.
"Watson's book is a major contribution as it makes visible the important roles children play in the international political economy (IPE)...Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and research collections." - B. Grosscup, CHOICE (March 2010)
