Kinder – Minderheit ohne Schutz
Children – A Minority Without Protection: Growing Up in an Ageing Society
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For children and young people, the state of crisis has become the new normal. The younger generation is politically overlooked and socially neglected. This book calls for a shift in political and societal thinking that puts the focus on children. Through comprehensive analyses, it highlights the enormous changes shaping childhood today and explores how we can better meet the needs of society’s youngest members.
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Germany is facing a severe demographic imbalance: for years, far more people have been retiring than are enrolling in school. The consequences are primarily discussed in public from the perspective of the Baby Boomers, emphasizing issues such as pension poverty and the care crisis. Education sociologists Aladin El-Mafaalani, Sebastian Kurtenbach and Klaus Peter Strohmeier call for a fundamental shift in perspective: in our ageing society, the focus should be on those who will soon bear the responsibility. Only a child-centred society will be able to guarantee prosperity and quality of life for all. What do children need? The authors provide groundbreaking answers to this pivotal question and show how society can successfully navigate the necessary cultural change.
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Aladin El-Mafaalani, born in the Ruhr region in 1978, is a professor of migration and educational sociology at the Technical University of Dortmund. After completing his studies, he worked as a teacher at Ahlen Vocational College, then as a professor of political science at Münster University of Applied Sciences. He later became a department head at the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration in Düsseldorf. El-Mafaalani studied political science, economics, education and labour science at Ruhr University Bochum, where he also earned his doctorate in sociology. He has received numerous awards, including the German Sociological Association’s prize for outstanding achievements in the field of public impact in sociology in 2020.
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Sebastian Kurtenbach, born in Cologne in 1987, is a professor of political science at Münster University of Applied Sciences.
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Klaus Peter Strohmeier, born in 1948 in the Ruhr region, used to be a professor of sociology specialising in cities, regions and families at Ruhr University Bochum.
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