SUII Seminar Series 2013-2014:
Children’s rights, social justice and social identities in Scotland:
Intersections in research, policy and practice
Seminar 1
Intersecting Childhood Identities, Inequalities and Rights:
Unpacking concepts and exploring implications
2nd December 2013
Scottish Universities Insight Institute, Glasgow Collins Building,
22 Richmond St, Glasgow, G1 1XQ
Some ‘housekeeping’
Intersectionality and the relevance to
childhood studies and practice
Background
Konstantoni, K (2011)
ESRC PhD project: Young Children’s Perceptions and Constructions of Social Identities and Social
Implications: Promoting Social Justice in Early Childhood.’
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social identities, inclusionary/exclusionary practices peer relations, one aspect of social identity (see
also within geography Vanderbeck and Dunkley 2003) For example, Van Ausdale and Feagin (2001)
mainly focus on ‘race’ and Browne (2004) on gender.
Need to explore multiple social identities in interaction:
(Mac Naughton 2000, Thorne 2004, Morrow and Connolly 2006, Ansell and van Blerk 2007, Konstantoni
2011)
Emerging body of research, particularly with older children (see Connolly 1998, Epstein et al. 2001,
Devine and Kelly 2006), but research with young children is still limited (see e.g.MacNaughton, Davis and
Smith 2009)
Intersectionality and the relevance to
childhood studies and practice
Background
Marlies Kustatscher (ongoing)
Principal's Career Development Scholarship of the University of Edinburgh PhD
Project
Children’s relationships and intersecting social identities in the diverse primary school
Intersectionality and the relevance to
childhood studies and practice
Overall :
Intersectionality central in generating fruitful debates in social and political
theory
its implications for the fields of children’s rights and childhood/family
research and for policy and practice, in Scotland and beyond, have yet to be
explored.
theorisation and practical implementation of intersectionality within
childhood/family studies/practice
The Programme Team
Dr Kristina Konstantoni
Marlies Kustatscher
Dr Akwugo Emejulu
Prof John Davis
Dr Alison Hosie
Sheila Hamilton
Prof Geri Smyth
Dr Daniela Sime
The seminar series 2013-2014
Children's Rights, Social Justice and Social Identities in Scotland:
Intersections in Research, Policy and Practice
Dates For your diary:
Seminar 2: 6 February 2014
Children and young people’s views on and experiences of intersecting identities and
inequalities: facilitating participation and extending the dialogue
Seminar 3: 20 March 2014
Children’s rights, social justice and intersectionality: putting theory and policy into
practice
Seminar 4: 23 June 2014
Children’s rights and social justice: challenges, methods and research
(We will send out more information by email.)
Aims and objectives of seminar series
• create meaningful knowledge exchange opportunities between
children and young people, practitioners, policy makers and
researchers from the interdisciplinary areas of children’s rights,
social justice, social identities, childhood/family studies and
intersectionality
• generate new knowledge and identify priorities for action by
creating a new network for interdisciplinary and cross-sector
exchange and collaboration, bringing together early career and
established experts in the fields, for addressing children and young
people’s inequalities in research, policy and practice
• disseminate innovative research, policy and practice
• firmly put children and young people’s inequalities on the agenda
in research, policy and practice
Outcomes
• a greater awareness of childhood inequalities and equitable practice
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a fuller understanding of the importance of intersectionality
• a critical appreciation of the connections between current policy,
legislation and practice.
• an understanding of ways of addressing childhood inequalities and
promoting a fair society in policy and practice by identifying strengths,
potential gaps and ways forward
Seminar 1: 2nd December
Intersecting Childhood Identities, Inequalities and
Rights: Unpacking concepts and exploring
implications
The first seminar introduces the concept of
intersectionality and debates its meanings and
purposes for understanding childhood identities and
inequalities. It explores the different ways in which
this framework can be put into practice by
practitioners and policy makers.
Seminar 1 Key Questions:
• What do we know about children’s intersecting
identities and inequalities in Scotland and beyond?
• How can intersectionality help us understand
overlapping and intersecting childhood identities,
experiences and inequalities?
• What does the concept of intersectionality mean
for working with children in policy and practice?
The underpinning ethos of our
seminar series:
• short presentations from key experts
• sharing of diverse expertise and knowledge from
participants
• participatory
• discussion, debate, sharing, learning, supporting
each other
References
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Ansell, N. and van Blerk, L. 2007. “Doing and belonging: toward a more-than-representational account of
young migrant identities in Lesotho and Malawi”. In Global perspectives on rural childhood and youth. Young
rural lives, Edited by: Panelli, R., Punch, S. and Robson, E. 17–28. London: Routledge.
Browne, N. 2004. Gender equity in the early years, Maidenhead: Open University.
Connolly, P. 1998. Racism, gender identities and young children: social relations in a multi-ethnic, inner-city
primary school, London: Routledge.
Devine, D. and Kelly, M. 2006. ‘I just don't want to get picked on by anybody’: dynamics of inclusion and
exclusion in a newly multi-ethnic Irish primary school. Children and society, 20(2): 128–139.
Epstein, D. 2001. Boys and girls come out to play: making masculinities and femininities in school playgrounds.
Men and masculinities, 4(2): 158–172.
Konstantoni, K., 2011. Young children's perceptions and constructions of social identities and social
implications: promoting social justice in early childhood. Thesis (PhD) Edinburgh University.
MacNaughton, G. 2000. Rethinking gender in early childhood education, London: Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd.
MacNaughton, Davis and Smith 20
Morrow, V. and Connolly, P., eds., 2006. Special issue: gender and ethnicity in children's everyday lives. Children
and society, 20 (2), 87–91.
Thorne, B. 2004. Theorising age and other differences. Childhood, 11(4): 403–408.
Van Ausdale, D. and Feagin, J.R, 2001.The first R: how children learn race and racism, Oxford: Rowman and
Littlefield.
Vanderbeck, R. and Dunkley, C. M. 2003. Young people's narratives of rural–urban difference. Children's
geographies, 1(2): 241–259.
Let us build together
a database of resources and networks
• Have you read anything relevant to
intersectionality?
• Any key names, people, authors that you would
suggest linked to intersectionality?
• Any resources, guidelines, training events, articles,
books, websites, journals etc. linked to intersectionality?
• Any research, policy, practical ideas linked to
intersectionality ?
Let us know…
We may be in touch for further information!!!!
The seminar series 2013-2014
Children's Rights, Social Justice and Social Identities in Scotland:
Intersections in Research, Policy and Practice
Dates For your diary:
Seminar 2: 6 February 2014
Children and young people’s views on and experiences of intersecting identities and
inequalities: facilitating participation and extending the dialogue
Seminar 3: 20 March 2014
Children’s rights, social justice and intersectionality: putting theory and policy into
practice
Seminar 4: 23 June 2014
Children’s rights and social justice: challenges, methods and research
(We will send out more information by email.)
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