Kinderrechte im Spannungsfeld von Schutz und Teilhabe
摘要
This text links the issue of children’s rights with that of mental health and psycho-emotional development, emphasising the central role of the environment in subjectification processes. Based on research conducted as part of the Interreg CAPACITI project, we will demonstrate that children’s rights are characterised by a fundamental tension between protection and participation, a tension that manifests itself particularly in the areas of care, education and child protection. There are two risks: either the child is overprotected and thus deprived of their independence, or their self-determination is overvalued to such an extent that the security necessary for their development is jeopardised. In both cases, the child’s subjectivity is negated and they are reduced to the position of a ‘half-being’. The study is based on a comprehensive mixed-methods approach. The experiences of children and young people in everyday life, but also in institutional contexts, are just as interesting as those of the adults who accompany them. Initial findings show that young people perceive their rights as abstract, normative and unevenly guaranteed.