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Is Democracy Associated with Reduction of Poverty, Child Mortality and Child Deprivation in Low-income Countries?

political systems. In the present paper, we use data from 51 low- and lower-middle-income countries covering the period 1995–2019 to analyse: poverty ($1.90/day), child mortality as well as the degree to ... decrease in poverty and improvement of children's living conditions. We also test whether the impact of democratization is conditional on political ideology, GDP, and corruption, i.e., whether

Toward a Culture-Informed Conceptualization of Child Agency in a Context Characterized by Political and Military Violence. A Qualitative Exploration throughout Experts’ Voices

Palestinian conceptualization of child agency lies in the multifaceted nature of the construct itself re-declined in a context characterized by multiple levels of complexity- cultural, political, social ... behaviours and a better operationalization of the construct itself. Child agency; Construct definition; Political and military violence; Palestinian children 1 Introduction The agency concept gained its

Longitudinal Study of the Psychosocial Effects of Political Participation by Children: the ‘Ágora Infantil’ Programme

, which were used as an indicator to measure group identification (Gaviria et al. International Journal of Social Psychology, 30(3), 531–562, 2015). The results show that institutional political ... psychological empowerment (intrapersonal and interactional), with an intensification of relationship links with the group (the class). These findings demonstrate the political and psychosocial importance of these

Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round four

Research Quality Life, 16 , 753 - 773 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-019-09778-1 Boudouris , K. ( 1995 ). Aristotle's political philosophy (in Greek) . International Association of Greek Philosophy ...  Attica, Greece: Round four Leriou Eirini 0 0 Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences , Athens , Greece This paper aims to present the results of implementing a new, multi-dimensional and

‘What’s the Problem Represented to Be?’ The Place and Wellbeing of Young People in Azerbaijan’s Drug Policy

policy legislations. The analysis suggests that drug policy in Azerbaijan is formulated to further cultural and political purposes to maintain a community-based immunity to drugs, rather than psycho-social ... . Attempting to navigate between the internal political tensions as a transitional state and its aspirational Westernization, the country continues to face healthcare reform challenges (Balabanova et  al., 2012

Youths’ Perceptions Of The Relation Between Alcohol Consumption And Risky Sexual Behaviour in the Western Cape, South Africa: A Qualitative Study

alcohol misuse and subsequent risky behaviour, given the political and social history of marginalisation, systematic oppression, and social inequality. To address alcohol use and risky sexual behavior among ... understood within the context of the apartheid legislation, which characterised the social and political landscape for nearly five decades. Based on a system of institutionalised racism, discrimination and

NeuroEPO plus (NeuralCIM®) in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s clinical syndrome: the ATHENEA randomized clinical trial

incidence of dementia and interaction between genetic admixture, apoe genotype, lipids and dementia in an admixed Cuban population . Degree of Doctor of Philosophy . Institute of Psychiatry, King's College

Local Geographic Variations in Children’s School Readiness - A Multilevel Analysis of the Development Gaps in England

disproportionalities by season of birth contribute to understanding processes behind attributions and (lack of) provisions? Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, 223 . London: London School of Economics and Political ... . , & Prados , M. J. ( 2020 ). Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of an Influential Early-Childhood Program . Journal of Political Economy , 128 ( 7 ), 2502 - 2541 . Gaunt , C. ( 2020 ). Row breaks out between

The Capability Approach and Child Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review

highlighted. The consideration of child well-being together with child well-becoming permeates Biggeri and Santi’s (2012) exploration of the potentialities of the pedagogical approach Philosophy for Children ... children are situated in a position where they can actively and genuinely enact them. Indeed, a large part of the analysed documents commented on their findings’ political implications and proposed a series

How Children in Germany Experience Refugees: A Contribution From Childhood Studies

fears, their concerns as well as their attitudes toward other societal groups and contemporary political issues. For the survey of the Fourth World Vision Children Study, in the questionnaire there were ... ; Shallow, 2014) . As there was only little knowledge about the situation of refugee families and children in Germany but, at the same time, this was a central socio-political issue in 2015 and 2016 in

Subjective Well-being of Children Left Behind by Migrant Parents in Six European Countries

communism in 1991, Albania has experienced one of the highest relative population exoduses, and was called „a laboratory for the study of migration” (King, 2005) . Political instability, economic ... potentially affected by the consequences of parental migration ( Blaskó & Szabó, 2016 ). 1.3.5 Poland The migration of Poles is not a new phenomenon. The country has a long history of economic and political

Schools’ We-mentality and Students’ Civic Engagement – A Text-based Approach

political participation and engagement of the youth is crucial for developing standards of civic education (Dudley & Gitelson, 2002) . This paper studies the effect of individual- and school-level ... own role in society, their engagement at and outside of school with regard to honorary offices and their local and online engagement with regard to political or societal issues. School-level ‘we

Construction of Girls’ Educational Projects in Kyrgyzstan from the Intergenerational Perspective

conflict in 2010, and two social upheavals in 2005 and 2010. Empirical studies document that all these events affected social and political attitudes in the society, and this led to a high level of ... other. Coleman made his conclusions on the basis of observations in the societies with political and cultural background which differs from that of Kyrgyzstan. In the Kyrgyz society, which is considered

Factors Associated with Children’s Subjective Wellbeing During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

) . The third type deals with the geo-economics, social and political aspects of the pandemic (Barai & Dhar, 2021) . Based on the findings from some early research, Coyne et  al. (2020 ) argue that the ... wellbeing. There is evidence that life goals associated with a commitment to family, friends, social and political involvement promotes life satisfaction (Heady et al., 2011) . Findings from these studies

Fiscal Policy and Child Poverty in Ethiopia

on their policy and political relevance (e.g., achieving universal education), periodical discussions such as on improved targeting (e.g., PSNP retargeting), and analytical relevance through multiple

A Child Health Index for Sweden’s 290 Municipalities

countries, but matters such as philosophy and design, indicator definitions and index constructions might be considered in other regions looking for ways to monitor children’s health and wellbeing on local ... philosophy and design, indicator definitions, index constructions. 6 Conclusion This Child Health Index for the 290 Swedish municipalities is based on a Child Public Health approach. By identifying 13

How do Children Rate Their Health? An Investigation of Considered Health Dimensions, Health Factors, and Assessment Strategies

definition of health and disease . Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy , 8 ( 3 ), 335 - 341 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-005-0538-y Institute for Social and Economic Research . ( 2023 ). BHPS

Being a (Female) Child in Baku: Social Order and Understandings of Well-Being

on a socio-political level: e.g., in the sense of creating comparable starting conditions (Western & Tomaszewski, 2016; Veenhoven, 2001) . The aim of this paper is to show for a specific local ... ) . Azerbaijan has over ten million inhabitants. It is considered a post-Soviet, middle-income country (World Bank, 2010) with a high human development index (UNDP, 2022) . The political system of Azerbaijan is