‘Everywhere We Go, Our Presence is Felt’: Reflections on a Governance and Budget-monitoring Project in South Africa

iMEDIATE’s latest writing is a chapter titled ‘Everywhere we go, Our Presence is Felt’: Reflections on a Governance and Budget-monitoring Project in South Africa co-authored by Shaamela Casseim, Deborah Ewing and Mabusi Kgwete and is published by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights in a book volume titled Every Right for Every Child: Governance and Accountability edited by Enakshi Ganguly Thukral co-Director of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights in New Delhi, India.

Children are rarely considered political entities or citizens in their own right. They are viewed invariably as extensions of adults or simply as members of families and communities. In order to arrive at an understanding of what ‘good governance for children’ means and how the realisation of their civil, political, cultural and social rights may be achieved, this volume analyses initiatives from across the world to make governance systems more accountable and responsive to children’s rights and entitlements.

This path-breaking book brings children centre stage. It examines the policy framework of different countries and asks some hard-hitting questions: what is good governance in the context of children; how can state performance in realizing child right be monitored; how can states be held accountable; and, most importantly, how can children be part of decisions that concern them.

This book will be of interest to those in the fields of sociology, politics, public policy and administration, as also to activists and non-governmental organizations working with children and in the area of human rights.

Contributors are: Assefa Bequele, Shaamela Casseim, Deborah Ewing, Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, Anita Ghai, Mabusi Kgwete, Margarida Maria Marques, Kavita Ratna, Shantha Sinha, Enrique Vasquez and Nevena Vuckovic Sahovic

This book is in sale in South Asia only

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