Turning global rights into local realities: realizing childrens rights in Ghana's pluralistic society

Focusing on Ghana, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence from European colonial rule and the first in the world to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this book explores how dominant children's rights principles interact with the lived realities of a rang...

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Main Author: Imoh, Afua Twum-Danso (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol Bristol University Press 2024
In:Year: 2024
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 4227
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Keywords:
Children > Ghana
Children's rights > Ghana
Enfants - Droits - Ghāna
Ghana > Kind > Menschenrecht > Sozialer Wandel
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Summary:Focusing on Ghana, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence from European colonial rule and the first in the world to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this book explores how dominant children's rights principles interact with the lived realities of a range of children's lives.The author considers the changeability and inconsistencies of childhoods within this context and the factors that underpin these varied intersections, including cultural norms, British colonial legacy, the influence of Christianity, urbanization, and social, economic and political transformations. Challenging one-dimensional portrayals of childhoods in the Global South, the author highlights the need for more holistic approaches to the study of children's lives and children's rights realization in Southern contexts
Physical Description:ix, 224 Seiten, Diagramme
ISBN:9781529227628