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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN)

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A global & cross-disciplinary network of scholars & practitioners researching social, political & legal issues relating to children & childhood. qmul.ac.uk/clpn

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Call for articles: "Energy Perspectives on Children's Literature." For a special issue of the journal International Research in Children's Literature. Abstracts are due by 15 December. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/107245
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cfp | call for papers
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The European Early Childhood Education Research Journal is inviting applications for its College of Reviewers. Applications are due by 30 October. eecera.org/wp-content/u...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We're delighted to interview Judith Bessant and Rob Watts about their new book, The Politics of Deception: Youth Political Participation in an Age of Global Crises: www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A special issue of the journal Children, Youth and Environments is out: "A Decade in Review." muse.jhu.edu/issue/57042
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The latest issue of the journal Children's Geographies is out: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cchg20/2...
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Children's Geographies
Volume 24, Issue 4 of Children's Geographies
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Academic job: Lecturer in Youth Work at the University of Greater Manchester. Applications are due by 4 October. jobs.greatermanchester.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.greatermanchester.ac.uk
Job Opportunity at University of Greater Manchester: Lecturer in Community & Youth Work
The University of Greater Manchester is a “Teaching Intensive, Research Informed” higher education institution whose distinctive high quality, student-focused, undergraduate and postgraduate programme...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Call for conference papers: "Displacement, Transnationality, Separation, and Longing in Narratives for Young Readers." Proposals are due by 25 September. The conference will take place on 26–27 November at the University of Wrocław (Poland).
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Call for conference papers and panels: "The Invisible, Hidden, and Emerging within Children’s Cultures." The multidisciplinary conference will be held at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) in May, 2027. www.jyu.fi/en/events/bi...
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BIN Norden Conference 2027
BIN Norden Conference
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Call for papers: "Childhood, Youth and Aging in Generational Narratives." For an online seminar at the annual conference of the American Comparative Literature Association. Proposals are due by 22 September. The conference will take place in May 2027. www.acla.org/seminar/dc53...
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View Seminar | American Comparative Literature Association
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Call for nominations for leadership positions in the Children & Youth (C&Y) Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Nominations are due by 1 November.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Call for nominations for the Board of the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS). Applications are due by 9 November.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Academic job: Associate Professor in Childhood Studies at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). Applications are due by 15 October. jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
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Professeur-e associé-e à temps plein en "Études de l'enfance (Childhood Studies) (7057)
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Call for papers: "Children and Youth Geographies – Critical Perspectives on Everyday Life." For a session at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Abstracts are due by 5 October. The conference will take place in New York in February 2027.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A special issue of the journal Historical Social Research is out: "Violated Childhoods: Histories of Children in Europe since 1945." www.gesis.org/en/hsr/curre...
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Current Issues in Historical Social Research| GESIS
Explore the latest issues in the field of HSR (Historical Social Research). Discover the most recent research articles and findings at GESIS.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A special issue of the journal Strenae is out, dedicated to the theme of "Children's Fabrics: Forms, Sensorialities, Imaginaries": journals.openedition.org/strenae/1262...
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28 | 2026 Tissus d’enfances : formes, sensorialités, imaginaires
Revue consacrée à la littérature et à l’édition pour la jeunesse, à l’imagerie enfantine, à la culture matérielle et orale de l’enfance
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Call for conference papers and panels: "Researching Children’s Literature in the 21st Century." Abstracts are due by 1 December. The conference will take place in July 2027 at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). irscl2027.org
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IRSCL 2027
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Call for chapters on childhood and youth for The Bloomsbury Handbook of Transecology. Abstracts are due by 15 November. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Academic job: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Primary and Childhood Education at Edge Hill University (UK). Applications are due by 9 September. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSQ639/l...
jobs.ac.uk
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years at Edge Hill University
Discover Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The latest issue of the journal Children & Society is out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990860...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Call for conference papers and panels: "Children’s Literature in a Changing World." Proposals are due by 30 September. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/106354
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cfp | call for papers
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The latest issue of the journal Child: Care, Health and Development is out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652214...
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Child: Care, Health and Development: Vol 52, No 5
Child: Care, Health and Development is a pediatrics journal covering the effects of social & environmental factors on health, development, & developmental psychology.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Academic job: Assistant Professor of Youth Work at Maynooth University (Ireland). Applications are due by 17 September. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSR559/a...
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Assistant Professor/ Lecturer (Community Work and Youth Work – Youth Work Specialism) at Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor/ Lecturer (Community Work and Youth Work – Youth Work Specialism) on jobs.ac.uk!
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Call for articles for a special issue of the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ): "Nurturing Slowness within Outdoor Play and Learning." Abstracts are due by 16 November. www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...
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#eecera2026 #callforabstracts #eecerj #outdoorplayandlearning #eecera | European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA)
Call for Abstracts: Special Issue of the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ) Title: Nurturing Slowness within Outdoor Play and Learning Guest Editors: Georgia Gessiou, Mehme...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Call for chapters for an edited collection: "Kids and Blue Humanities: Critical Frameworks for a Blue Children’s Culture." Abstracts are due by 1 November.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Call for articles: "Children and Young People's Food Practices in Organisational Settings: The Potential of 'Anchor Institutions' for Promoting Inclusivity." For a special issue of the journal Children & Society. Abstracts are due by 31 August. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Children & Society Call for Papers Children and Young People’s Food Practices in Organisational Settings: The Potential of 'Anchor Institutions' for Promoting Inclusivity
Abstract submissions deadline: 31 August 2026 Full manuscript submission deadline: 28 February 2027
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Call for papers for twenty child-focused sessions at the annual conference of the International Sociological Association. Abstracts are due by 14 October. The conference will take place in South Korea in July 2027. isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc20...
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Symposium: (XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 4 - 10, 2027))
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Call for applications for the Fellowship Program of the International Youth Library in Munich (Germany). Applications are due by 30 September. www.ijb.de/en/fellowshi...
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International Youth Library
The International Youth Library is the world’s largest library for international children’s and youth literature.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The latest issue of the journal Girlhood Studies is out: www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Call for articles: "Exploring Freedom of Expression and Identity Through the Lens of Children's Rights." For a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights. Submissions are due by 1 September. drive.google.com/file/d/1BJFm...
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CJCR 2026 Call for Submissions.pdf
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A special issue of the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights is out, dedicated to the topic of "Children's Rights Across the Generations: Experience and Transformational Engagement": ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cj...
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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026): Children's Rights Across the Generations: Experience and Transformational Engagement | Canadian Journal of Children's Rights / Revue canadienne des droits des enfants ...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Webinar series (September-December): "Conversations from the Global South on Childhoods." Co-organized by our members Deevia Bhana, Valeria Llobet, Vina Adriany, and Yuwei Xu. www.globalsouthchildhoods.com/events/2026-...
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2026 Webinar Series | GSCSN
Conversations from the Global South on Childhoods: four GSCSN webinars from September to December 2026.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Call for conference papers: "The Politics of Future-Making: Childhood, Youth and the Global South." Abstracts are due by 7 September. The conference will be held at BML Munjal University (India) in February 2027.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Call for articles: " Digital Childhoods at the Margins: Children's Engagements with AI Across Global Contexts." For a special issue of the journal Children & Society, co-edited by our member Tanu Biswas. Abstracts are due by 28 September. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Children & Society Call for Papers Digital Childhoods at the Margins: Children’s Engagements with AI Across Global Contexts
Abstract submissions deadline: 28 September 2026 Full manuscript submission deadline: 26 March 2027
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Call for articles: "Advancing Early Childhood Systems in an Era of Macro-Level Change." For a special issue of the Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Letters of intent are due by 31 October, and the full manuscripts are due by 31 January 2027. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Call for conference papers: "Children’s Voices and Possible Worlds: Envisioning Research and Reflective Practices." Abstracts are due by 15 September. The conference will take place in South Korea in July 2027. assitej-international.org/events/assit...
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22nd ASSITEJ World Congress - Open Call for ITYARN Research Conference - ASSITEJ International
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The latest issue of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence is out: link.springer.com/journal/1096...
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Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Journal of Youth and Adolescence offers a high-level medium for interdisciplinary communication on youth and adolescent research. Offers a fast turnaround ...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The latest issue of the journal Child & Youth Care Forum is out: link.springer.com/journal/1056...
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Child & Youth Care Forum
Child & Youth Care Forum welcomes submissions focused on the developmental, clinical, social, contextual, cognitive, and biological processes that impact ...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The latest issue of YOUNG - the Nordic Journal of Youth Research - is out: journals.sagepub.com/toc/youa/34/4
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YOUNG - Volume 34, Number 4
Table of contents for YOUNG, 34, 4
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Academic job: Lecturer in Children, Young People and Families at Leeds Trinity University (UK). Applications are due by 28 August. www.simplyhired.co.uk/job/niuTYmnE...
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Lecturer in Children, Young People and Families - Leeds Trinity University | Leeds
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The latest issue of the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal is out: www.tandfonline.com/toc/recr20/c...
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European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Volume 34, Issue 4 of European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Call for conference papers: "Knowledge Circulation in Children’s Rights Studies." Abstracts are due by 4 September. The conference will take place at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) in December. crean-network.org/activities/c...
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CREAN Bi-annual Conference 2026 - CREAN - Children's Rights European Academic Network - UNIGE
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Academic job: Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Institute for Children's Futures at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). Applications are due by 28 July. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSG181/s...
jobs.ac.uk
Senior Research Associate (Institute for Children's Futures) at Manchester Metropolitan University
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Call for articles: "The Figure of the Migrant in Children’s Literatures." For a special issue of the journal Strenæ. Abstracts are due by 15 November. journals.openedition.org/strenae/13185
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The Figure of the Migrant in Children’s and Young Adult Literatures
Since the beginning of the so-called « migration crisis » in Europe in the 2010s, the fate of children crossing borders in search of peace and safety has made countless headlines and impacted publi...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Call for articles: "Global Perspectives in Queer Children’s Literature." For a special issue of the journal International Research in Children’s Literature. Manuscripts are due by 27 January, 2027. drive.google.com/file/d/1Ag_h...
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CFP_IRCL Special Issue_Queer CYAL.pdf
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Call for papers - 3 child-focused panels at the annual conference of the Northeast Modern Language Association. Links and details - in the comments below. Proposals are due by 30 September. The conference will be held online and at Salve Regina University (US) in March 2027.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth is inviting applications for editorship. Applications are due by 1 October. www.shcy.org/news-announc...
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Applications for JHCY Editorship Are Open! - Society for the History of Children and Youth
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Two postdoctoral researchers for a project on young people, literary reading & inclusive democracies. The project, based at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain), is led by our member, Macarena García González. Applications are due by 25 August. Links - in the comment below.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Academic job: Senior Lecturer (part-time) in Childhood and Youth at the University of Bedfordshire (UK). Applications are due by 22 July. ubedsli.webitrent.com/ubedsli_webr...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Call for reviewers for the journal Children, Youth, and Environments: www.cyenetwork.org/review
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Review | Cyenetwork
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The latest issue of the Journal of Childhood Studies is out: journals.uvic.ca/index.php/jc...
journals.uvic.ca
Vol. 51 No. 4 (2026): Journal of Childhood Studies | Journal of Childhood Studies
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