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Endangered and Transformative Childhood in Caribbean Small Island Developing States

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Authors:
  1. Aldrie Henry-Lee

    1. University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Kingston, Jamaica

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  • Explores the definitions, perceptions and experiences of “children” and “childhood” in the Caribbean
  • Examines how the nature of childhood has changed over time
  • Analyses levels of provision for children, protection of children, and participation of children in the decision-making process in small- Island developing states

Part of the book series: Studies in Childhood and Youth (SCY)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Our Commitments to the Children of the World

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 1-25

  3. Childhood in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 27-62

  4. Climate Change, Childhood and Caribbean SIDs

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 63-80

  5. Human Capital Investment in Children

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 81-101

  6. Children in Violent Circumstances

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 103-140

  7. Voiceless Citizens

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 141-163

  8. Children on the Periphery

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 165-192

  9. Transformative Childhood

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 193-202

  10. Re-engineering Childhood in Caribbean SIDS

    • Aldrie Henry-Lee
    Pages 203-216

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 217-220
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About this book

This book examines childhood in four Caribbean SIDS (Barbados, Jamaica, Haiti and St. Lucia). Through the analysis of primary and secondary data, the author reveals that children in Caribbean SIDS experience an endangered childhood. The intrinsic characteristics of SIDs, including susceptibility to climate change, and high levels of poverty, indebtedness and inequality, Henry-Lee argues, increase the vulnerability of children. Furthermore, duty bearers are not adequately investing in children, private and public spaces are not child-friendly, and children’s rights are violated daily. Endangered and Transformative Childhood in Caribbean Small Island Developing States shows that children are therefore at risk of being left behind in the fulfilment of the UN2030 Agenda and that the Convention of the Rights of the Child (1989) lacks enforceable sanctions. Unless a radical transformation of childhood takes place, the prosperity and viability of Caribbean SIDS will remain elusive for generations to come. Students, scholars and policy-makers with an interest in childhood studies, children’s rights, and social policy will find this book a valuable read.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Kingston, Jamaica

    Aldrie Henry-Lee

About the author

Aldrie Henry-Lee is Professor of Social Policy and University Director at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies (Mona Campus).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Endangered and Transformative Childhood in Caribbean Small Island Developing States

  • Authors: Aldrie Henry-Lee

  • Series Title: Studies in Childhood and Youth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25568-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25567-1Published: 12 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25570-1Published: 04 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25568-8Published: 25 November 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2731-6467

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-6475

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 220

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Public Policy, Development and Children

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