Children's rights in rural Punjab : the story of a border-dweller

There is currently a disconnect between the universal and general children's rights as presented in the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child and the lived experiences of children in various countries. This thesis uses the authors' struggle to exist between two cultures as a lens through which the disconnect is explored. The author returns to her village in Punjab and looks at spaces created for children through institutions such as the education system and spaces that children create on their own. Luhmann's social systems theory is used to critique anti-humanist institutions and systems. As an alternative to Luhmann, H~dt and Negri's concept of the multitude is explored to provide insight into the political spaces that children create for themselves.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. Child and Youth Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Faculty of Social Sciences

Department dc:contributor.department

Department ofChild and Youth Studies

Grantor

Brock University

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Bal, Jaspreet

• Children's rights -- India -- Punjab
• Punjab (India) -- Social conditions
• Panjabis (South Asian people)

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3051

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:brocku.scholaris.ca:10464/3051