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Children's Rights and Participation

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jordan A. Anderson
Duke University
2
Ariane Lismer
F5 Networks (United States)
3
Jane Spiteri
University of Malta
4
Berit Skauge
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
5
Linnea Bodén
Stockholm University
6
Viviana A. Cordero-Vinueza
Institute of Urban and Regional Development
7
Christina O’Keeffe
Dublin City University
8
Olivia Johnston
Edith Cowan University
9
Ndumiso Daluxolo Ngidi
Durban University of Technology
10
Fiona Couper-Kenney
University of Edinburgh

Rising Stars Papers

1
DNA methylation signatures of early-life adversity are exposure-dependent in wild baboons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
24 cit.
2
The Association between Long-Term DDT or DDE Exposures and an Altered Sperm Epigenome—a Cross-Sectional Study of Greenlandic Inuit and South African VhaVenda Men
Environmental Health Perspectives|2024
23 cit.
3
Pre-service ECEC teachers’ conceptions of climate change: a community funds of knowledge and identity approach
Education 3-13|2024
10 cit.
4
How Do Child Welfare Workers Understand and Practice Child Participation?
Child & Family Social Work|2024
7 cit.
5
Making child-friendly cities: A quest for local agenda-setting
Cities|2025
7 cit.
6
‘Like it’s making my heart run’: A strengths-based understanding of the play of autistic children
Autism|2025
6 cit.
7
Parental Perspectives on Climate Change and its Impact on Young Children’s Emotional Well-Being: Insights from Malta
Early Childhood Education Journal|2025
6 cit.
8
The Equity of Class Ability Grouping Practices in Australian Education: Findings from a Survey in Western Australia and Queensland
The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher|2024
5 cit.
9
Which participation practices can be found in child welfare service records?
Journal of Public Child Welfare|2024
5 cit.
10
Climate crisis activism in early childhood: building capacities to boost intergenerational learning
Children s Geographies|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Gisela Dias
Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga
2
Maitane Picaza Gorrotxategi
University of the Basque Country
3
Steven Roche
Australian Catholic University
4
Stacia Cedillo
The University of Texas at Austin
5
Ulrika Wernesjö
Linköping University
6
Kari Anne Jørgensen
University of South-Eastern Norway
7
Mark Wales
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
8
Christine Hunner-Kreisel
University of Vechta
9
Tran Nguyen Templeton
University of North Texas
10
Gabriela Martínez Sainz
University College Dublin

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Elevating the Role of the Outdoor Environment for Adolescent Wellbeing in Everyday Life
Frontiers in Psychology|2022
18 cit.
2
Youth digital activism, social media and human rights education: the Fridays for Future movement
Human Rights Education Review|2023
17 cit.
3
Learning in a Pandemic: Primary School children’s Emotional Engagement with Remote Schooling during the spring 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown in Ireland
Child Indicators Research|2022
13 cit.
4
Reflecting, Representing, and Expanding the Narrative(s) in Early Childhood Curriculum
Urban Education|2022
10 cit.
5
The Promise of Belonging: Racialized Youth Subject Positions in the Swedish Rural North
Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale|2022
8 cit.
6
Digital learning experiences and spaces: Learning from the past to design better pedagogical and curricular futures
The Curriculum Journal|2022
8 cit.
7
The quality of Swedish adolescents’ outdoor life and its relationship with self-esteem and well-being
Landscape and Urban Planning|2024
8 cit.
8
Being a (Female) Child in Baku: Social Order and Understandings of Well-Being
Child Indicators Research|2022
5 cit.
9
A Panda Bear Named Potato Chip: Young Children's Play at Visual Literacies
The Reading Teacher|2022
5 cit.
10
A rights-based exploration of children’s pedagogic voice in the classroom
Education 3-13|2024
4 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Fan Jiang
Hainan Medical University
2
Bob Perry
Charles Sturt University
3
Sara Harkness
Boston University
4
E. Kay M. Tisdall
University of Edinburgh
5
Noreen Yazejian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6
Peter Kraftl
University of Birmingham
7
Artïn Göncü
University of Illinois Chicago
8
Rachel Pain
Durham University
9
Jouni Häkli
Tampere University
10
Gill Valentine
University of Sheffield

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak
The Lancet|2020
2.2k cit.
2
The Developmental Niche: A Conceptualization at the Interface of Child and Culture
International Journal of Behavioral Development|1986
1.5k cit.
3
Living with difference: reflections on geographies of encounter
Progress in Human Geography|2008
1.2k cit.
4
The Relation of Preschool Child-Care Quality to Children's Cognitive and Social Developmental Trajectories through Second Grade
Child Development|2001
1.2k cit.
5
Theorizing and Researching Intersectionality: A Challenge for Feminist Geography*
The Professional Geographer|2007
1.1k cit.
6
Guided Participation in Cultural Activity by Toddlers and Caregivers
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development|1993
880 cit.
7
Children's outdoor play: Exploring parental concerns about children's safety and the changing nature of childhood
Geoforum|1997
628 cit.
8
Gender, Race, Age and Fear in the City
Urban Studies|2001
605 cit.
9
(Hetero)Sexing Space: Lesbian Perceptions and Experiences of Everyday Spaces
Environment and Planning D Society and Space|1993
574 cit.
10
Not so ‘new’? Looking critically at childhood studies
Children s Geographies|2012
566 cit.

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