Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood Challenges and Pers

This volume contributes to the ongoing interdisciplinary controversies about the moral, legal and political status of children and childhood. It comprises essays by scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds on diverse theoretical problems and publi

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Johannes Drerup Gunter Graf Christoph Schickhardt Gottfried Schweiger Editors

Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood Challenges and Perspectives

Philosophy and Politics – Critical Explorations Volume 1

Series editors David M. Rasmussen, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA Alessandro Ferrara, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Rome, Italy

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13508

Johannes Drerup • Gunter Graf Christoph Schickhardt • Gottfried Schweiger Editors

Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood Challenges and Perspectives

Editors Johannes Drerup Institute of Educational Science WWU Münster Münster, Germany

Gunter Graf Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research University of Salzburg Salzburg, Austria

Christoph Schickhardt National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) University Hospital Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany

Gottfried Schweiger Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research University of Salzburg Salzburg, Austria

ISSN 2352-8370 ISSN 2352-8389 (electronic) Philosophy and Politics – Critical Explorations ISBN 978-3-319-27387-7 ISBN 978-3-319-27389-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-27389-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015960930 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland

Contents

Part I

Children and Childhood: Autonomy, Well-Being and Paternalism

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Constructing Children’s Rights ............................................................. Colin M. Macleod

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Future-Oriented Paternalism and the Intrinsic Goods of Childhood ................................................................................ Alexander Bagattini

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Who Gets to Decide? Children’s Competence, Parental Authority, and Informed Consent .......................................... Allyn Fives

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