How do children perceive access and participation rights in environmental matters? The study presented in this book aims to broaden the discourse on political participation in environmental issues to include the perspectives of children and young people. As part of a participatory qualitative study, six interviews were conducted with young activists to explore their perspectives on their rights in environmental matters. The theoretical framework of the study is the concept of 'Living Rights'. Different dimensions of children's understanding of rights in relation to a healthy environment are analyzed, and challenges that children encounter when invoking their rights to access and participation are revealed.

Autorentext
Born in Bielefeld (Germany) in 1993, Frederike Lindau has spent much of her life in nature and experienced the interconnection between natural spaces and its inhabitants early. During a voluntary service, she had the opportunity to support an educational project in Chiapas, Mexico. This inspired her to study educational sciences in Berlin, Germany, with a focus on children's rights in emergency situations. After her Bachelor, she spent several years working in different projects promoting children's rights.

Zusammenfassung
Wie nehmen Kinder ihre Beteiligungsrechte in Umweltfragen wahr? Die vorliegende partizipative Studie gibt Einblicke in die Rechtsverständnisse von Kindern, die sich für die Umwelt engagieren. Verschiedene Vorstellungen von Kindern in Bezug auf ihr Recht auf eine gesunde Umwelt werden analysiert und Herausforderungen in der politischen Teilhabe in Umweltfragen von jungen Menschen aufgezeigt.How do children perceive access and participation rights in environmental matters? The study presented in this book aims to broaden the discourse on political participation in environmental issues to include the perspectives of children and young people. As part of a participatory qualitative study, six interviews were conducted with young activists to explore their perspectives on their rights in environmental matters. The theoretical framework of the study is the concept of 'Living Rights'. Different dimensions of children's understanding of rights in relation to a healthy environment are analyzed, and challenges that children encounter when invoking their rights to access and participation are revealed.

Inhalt
Introduction Literature Review Children's Rights related to a healthy environment Intersectional discrimination and environmental harmConceptions of rights as framework and living practice A framework for children's rights in environmental mattersAccess and participation rightsBroadening the discourse: Rights as living rightsEnvironmental activism and children's role: Reflections from literature and the public discourse Children's activism for the environment and their access to justice: Recent examples The conceptions of environmental ethics and environmental activists: Findings in literatureResearch and methodology Context of research and field access Limitations of research Ethical aspects of involving children in research Research questions Research methods Interview-designData-analysisResults Category 1: Conceptions of rights Subcategory 1: Experience of the environment and environmental harmSubcategory 2: Entitlement and generativitySubcategory 3: Rights and formulations of justice as language for legitimation, as tool and as supportive frameworkCategory 2: Conceptions on activism as practice of participation and access rights Subcategory 1: Activism as a result of a learning process, socialized through personal relationships and inspirations by othersSubcategory 2: Conceptions on approaches to activismSubcategory 3: Activism as a personal benefitSubcategory 4: Activism as a personal and societal challengeSubcategory 5: A call to action for accountability, rule of law, participation and a change of consciousness Summary of findings Discussion The experience of the environment: From an anthropocentric to a biocentric vision Generativity and collectivity: Considering relations of injustice that reach beyond the present The need for a more inclusive vision of law and jurisdictionConclusion ReferencesAbstract (Deutsch)About the author