This article outlines the approach underlying the articles in this monograph issue of the
journal. The sociology of childhood is still a young branch of the discipline, as 'little actors' …

European colonization of other continents has had far-reaching and lasting consequences
for the construction of childhoods and children's lives throughout the world. Liebel presents …

In this article, decolonial scholarship inspires a discussion of globalization processes
problematizing the concept of the 'global child'. The antinomy global–local and the issue of …

Over recent years, there has been increasing attention to the importance of involving
children and listening to their voices and perspectives in research. The purpose of this …

This article sets out to conceptualize children's political agency and the spaces of children's
politics by addressing children's politics in official settings and everyday contexts. The study …

By regarding children as actors and conducting empirical research on children's agency,
Childhood Studies have gained significant influence on a wide range of different academic …

The social study of childhood has become, in a relatively short time, an international and
interdisciplinary research field with a recognized place in the scientific community and an …

6 of the analytical and the normative–and to make 'an important contribution towards a
“second phase of development” in childhood sociology'. Despite the common ground and …

Research Findings: The aim of this study was to shed light on how children perceive the
differences between their early childhood setting and primary school and what they felt they …

The study was developed in order to collect information about knowledge on medicinal plant
uses by students from some primary school classes located in a small community on the …