Children as Change Makers

Unleashing Children’s Real Philanthropic Power

Alison Body (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

236 Seiten

2026
Policy Press (Verlag)
9781447365662 (ISBN)

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How can we help children make a difference, allowing them to shape their communities, locally and globally? Drawing on a rich blend of academic research and case studies, Alison Body critically examines societal structures, including education, communities and cultural narratives, that shape children's understanding of active, philanthropic citizenship.

Children as Change-Makers calls for a reimagining of philanthropy as a form of participatory citizenship, advocating for a philanthropic ecosystem framed by justice, solidarity and collective action. It serves as a roadmap for all stakeholders – from individuals to institutions – to empower children as agents of positive social change, fostering a more just world for generations to come.

Alison Body is Senior Lecturer in Philanthropic Studies and Social Policy and a member of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent.

Introduction

Part 1: Concepts, Theory and Politics

1. Philanthropic Citizenship: A New Mindset

2. Children as Citizens: A Fight for Rights

Part 2: Philanthropic Citizenship in Action

3. The Foundations of Philanthropic Citizenship: The Conversation Starters

4. Starting Young: Giving and Social Action

5. Heroism and Exceptionalism: Young Fundraisers

6. Education, Education, Education: A Transatlantic Focus on Schools - with Amy Neugebauer

7. “I promise that I will do my best to do my duty”: The Scouts

8. Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard: Community Organising, Politics, Protests and Children

9. Children as Future Makers and the Climate Crisis: Fighting for a Habitable Planet

Part 3: Where Next and Future Possibilities

10. Creating a Responsive Philanthropic Ecosystem: Voices from the Sector

11. Children as Change Makers: Unleashing Children’s Real Philanthropic Power

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.3.2026
Zusatzinfo	Not illustrated
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781447365662 / 9781447365662
Zustand	Neuware