The Children’s Rights Research Fund is making a grant available for research and/or education projects that intend to improve the living situation for children anywhere in the world, and that involve children themselves. Any application needs to involve at least one UM student and/or staff member (see the call for more info). To facilitate collaboration, please find below an overview of child rights professionals, UM students and UM staff who are interested in possibly applying for this grant. Feel free to get in touch!
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Third-Parties (non UM)
Peter Akera, MA Human Rights (Children’s Rights) student researcher, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
Topic: The role of State and NGOs in fulfilment of Children's Rights; a case study of Gulu city, Northern Uganda.
Tasks: Researching the role of the State (Uganda) in relation to fulfilment of Children's Rights. Research period: January 2023 to December 2023.
Requirements: Applicants must, at least, be in their final year of studying for a Bachelors in law, human rights or social sciences. Additionally, they should have experience in conducting research and knowledge of the Convention of the Rights of the Child and other relevant legal instruments.
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Karla Morales, PhD Candidate at University of Potsdam (researching adolescent critical consciousness), M.A. Childhood Studies and Children's Rights.
Topic: The relationship of critical consciousness and participation in non-formal education activities--how does participation in non-formal education activities (e.g. youth, community, sports, music clubs, etc.) foster critical consciousness?
Tasks: Assist with study conceptualisation, data collection (surveys and/or interviews), and data analysis.
Requirements: Researchers who have had experience or are interested in participatory research methods, children's right to participation, children's sociopolitical development, empowerment, and non-formal education.
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UM Students
UM Staff
Dr. Özlemnur Ataol, Post-doctoral Researcher, Maastricht University
Topic #1: Children’s Right to the City
Tasks: Applying a supra-national policy review of children’s rights via examination of UDHR, UNDRC, UNCRC, UNICEF, UNSSC, WDSPDC, and so on in relation to Lefebvre’s notion of Right to the City and exploration of how this right emerges (or not) in European cities.
Requirements: Researchers from social and urban science who are interested in children’s rights in general and specifically children’s right to the city
Topic #2: Education for Circular Development
Tasks: Applying a literature review to explore circular action in education for sustainable education and interviewing educational experts, who teach circularity in their field/subject, in secondary and higher education to be able to contribute to the field of education for circular development.
Requirements: MA students or Ph.D. candidates from social sciences interested in Sustainable Development Goals, children’s right to education, circular economy, and circular cities.
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