Children and the Communities

This collection addresses two crucial and linked questions: how can children participate in decision-making activities which impact on their lives?; and how can children keep hold of their rights in neighbourhoods - play, access, safety - at a time when those rights are severely threatened? Readers are encouraged to make links between different aspects of children's lives and the book's aim is to help ensure that children's participation in their neighbourhood rights are taken seriously by policymakers. The book brings together contributors from a range of perspectives and makes the case for understanding children "in the round".