The Kids Are in Charge : : Activism and Power in Peru's Movement of Working Children / / Jessica K. Taft.

• VerfasserIn: Taft, Jessica K.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Critical Perspectives on Youth ; 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Details the possibilities and challenges of intergenerational activism and social movements Since 1976, the Peruvian movement of working children has fought to redefine age-based roles in society, including defending children’s right to work. In The Kids Are in Charge, Jessica K. Taft gives us an inside look at this groundbreaking, intergenerational social movement, showing that kids can—and should be—respected as equal partners in economic, social, and political life. Through participant observation, Taft explores how the movement has redefined relationships between kids and adults; how they put these ideas into practice within their organizations; and how they advocate for them in larger society. Ultimately, she encourages us to question the widely accepted beliefs that children should not work or participate in politics. The Kids Are in Charge is a provocative invitation to re-imagine childhood, power, and politics.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Alternative Visions of Childhood -- 1 Learning with the Peruvian Movement of Working Children -- 2 Protagonismo and Work: Reimagining Childhood -- 3 Equality and Horizontalism: Reimagining Intergenerational Relationships -- Part II The Practice of Intergenerational Activism -- 4 Teachers, Mothers, or Compañeros: Adult Roles in a Children’s Movement -- 5 “The Kids Are in Charge” but “Adults Talk Too Much” The Everyday Dynamics of Age- Based Power -- 6 Struggles for Children’s Dignity and Citizenship: Transforming Individuals and Institutions -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author