Early Career Fellow 2019-20
Through theoretical work, case law analysis and interviews with practitioners, the research will consider competence (both general theory and formal practitioner assessments) in light of the complex interactions between neurobiology, social/ familial ties, and practitioner knowledge of developmental psychology; as well as the power structures of institutions such as courts and hospitals.
More informationResearch outcomes
Rethinking Children’s Competence through Children’s Rights: Giving Professionals Space for Supporting Children. In Perspectives on Children, Rights, and Vulnerability (pp. 250-270).
Children’s Rights Law in Middle Childhood [Review of Children’s Rights Law in Middle Childhood]. In J. Todres & U. Kilkenny (Eds.), Children’s Rights and Children’s Development (pp. 132–157). NYU Press.
It is time to accept that children have a right to be political. Discover Society, 4.
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