Impact of Poverty and Social Exclusion on Children’s Lives and their Well-being and Childwatch International Regional Network Meeting of Central Eastern European Countries
 


International Workshop
8 - 9 September 2008
Hosted by the Institute for Labour and Family Research, Bratislava

Contact: EC

Aims:
The international workshop is a follow-up event of the workshop "Children´s Experiences with Poverty and Social Exclusion - Challenges for Research and Policies", which was held in Vienna in June 2007. Its aim is to strengthen the established platform for theoretical-methodological discussions concerning child poverty and social exclusion of children. The workshop will mainly focus on identifying the ways in which poverty and social exclusion affect children´s lives and their well-being, with particular reference to children´s health. The lives of children and their well-being from different perspectives, including their own perceptions and feelings, will be the focus of discussion. The general framework of the workshop is rooted in child-centred research and part of the agenda of children´s rights. The aims of the workshop are:
  • To discuss the theoretical approaches of child-centred research concerning child poverty and social exclusion in detail and in-depth.
  • To build a platform for exchange and discussion of research findings about the impact of poverty and social exclusion on children´s lives and well-being, with particular reference to health issues.
  • To identify the main priority areas as well as specific groups of children whose well-being is seriously at risk (caused by poverty and social exclusion) in different regions, in particular of children living in the CEE Region, the Southern part of Europe, and the Middle East.
  • To exchange and reflect good practices in relation to policy responses concerning these children.
  • To discuss the practice- and policy-relevance of (child-centred) research on the workshop topic.
  • To continue with the discussion of challenges for research and policies by taking into account the UN CRC as well as recent developments in the area of children´s rights (e.g. at EU level).
  • To collect ideas for follow-up activities on the topic "Child Poverty and Social Exclusion" in the respective regions.
The Meeting of the Childwatch International Regional Network of CEE countries scheduled immediately after the international workshop to take place in the afternoon of 9th September 2008 and is open to all participants of the workshop who are interested in future activities in the CEE region and collaborations between experts from CEE countries and other regions (e.g. Southern Europe, the Middle East). The objectives of the CEE Regional Meeting are:
  • To collect ideas for future activities in the CEE region based on a discussion of priority areas and in accordance with the Childwatch International Strategy 2007-2009
  • To discuss linkages between the CEE Regional Network and other (regional) networks, thematic groups, study groups etc of the Childwatch International Research Network
  • To collect ideas how to contribute to the planned global conference at the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, jointly organised by Childwatch International and UNICEF (scheduled for November 2009)


Project Director EC: Renate Kraenzl-Nagl
Project Team EC: Renate Kraenzl-Nagl, Yitzhak Berman
Partners / Co-Organizers: Renate Kraenzl-Nagl, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna; Daniel Gerbery, Institute for Labour and Family Research, Bratislava (local organiser); Mona Sandbaek, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo; Jitka Dvořáková University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice; Jana Zierhutová, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Financed by: Childwatch International Research Network, Austrian Federal Ministry for Health, Families and Youth

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Programme Workshop
Programme CEE Meeting
Travel and Accommodation
Participants list
Organisational Details
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Abstract Andresen & Fegter
Abstract I Backe-Hansen
Abstract II Backe-Hansen
Abstract Bastos
Abstract Cockburn
Abstract Elstad,
Abstract Hoyos
Abstract Leoncikas
Abstract Raboteg-Šarić
Abstract Rasell
Abstract Richardson,
Abstract Shaheen
Abstract Sirovátka
Abstract Trajkova

Paper Backe-Hansen
Paper Cockburn
Paper Sirovatka

Brief CVs of all participants
 Andresen & Fegter
Backe-Hansen
Bastos
Cockburn
Denkova
Elstad
Gerbery
Hoelscher
Hoyos
Kraenzl-Nagl
Kutsar
Leoncikas
McKendrick
Pazlarová
Pešlová
Raboteg-Šarić
Rasell
Richardson
Shaheen
Sirovatka
Small
Trajkova

Presentations
Presentation Andresen & Fegter
Presentation Backe-Hansen 1
Presentation Backe-Hansen 2
Presentation Bastos
Presentation Cockburn
Presentation Denkova
Presentation Elstad
Presentation Hoyos
Presentation Leončikas
Presentation Raboteg-Šarić
Presentation Rasell
Presentation Shaheen
Presentation Sirovatka