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Violence Against Children: A Critical Issue for Development

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Date
2017
Dewey
Processus sociaux
Sujet
Violence; UN Sustainable Development Goals; Corporal punishment; Child development
Journal issue
European Journal of Development Research;0957-8811
Volume
29
Number
5
Publication date
11-2017
Article pages
945–963
Publisher
Springer
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41287-017-0107-2
URI
https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/18070
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Hoeffler, Anke
156172 CASE
46837 Université d' Oxford [CRL]
Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Abstract (EN)
"Violence against children is a human rights challenge. According to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.2, all violence against children should be eliminated. This paper discusses how violence against children can be defined and which forms it takes. Parental violence in the form of physical discipline is highly prevalent, particularly in low-income countries. This violence causes suffering, has serious health consequences and reduces human capital. This article estimates that 311 million children are subjected to severe forms of physical punishment, equivalent to 17.5 per cent of all children worldwide. In contrast to other forms of violence (e.g. civil wars and terrorism), ‘every day’ violence against children receives little attention in development research, despite the high prevalence rates and resulting adverse consequences for societal development. This special issue presents evidence from promising parenting interventions for violence reduction in low-income settings in Kenya, Liberia and Uganda."

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