SUII Seminar Series : Children’s rights, social justice and social identities in Scotland: Intersections in research, policy and practice Seminar 3 Intersecting childhood identities, inequalities and social justice: Intersectionality, methods and research 23 June 2014, Scottish Universities Insight Institute, Glasgow

The Programme Team Prof Geri Smyth Dr Daniela Sime Dr Sheila Hamilton Dr Alison HosieDr Kristina Konstantoni Marlies Kustatscher Dr Akwugo Emejulu Prof John Davis University of Edinburgh Scottish Human Rights Commission University of Strathclyde Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

Seminar 1: 2 December 2013 Intersecting Childhood Identities, Inequalities and Rights: Unpacking concepts and exploring implications Seminar 2: 20 March 2014 Children and young people’s views on and experiences of intersecting identities and inequalities: facilitating participation and extending the dialogue Seminar 3: 23 June 2014 Intersecting childhood identities, inequalities and social justice: intersectionality, methods and research Seminar 4: 2 October 2014 Children’s rights, social justice and intersectionality: putting theory and policy into practice The seminar series

Seminar 1: 2 December 2013 Intersecting Childhood Identities, Inequalities and Rights: Unpacking concepts and exploring implications introduced the concept of intersectionality debated its meanings and purposes for understanding childhood identities and inequalities explore different ways in which this framework can be put into practice by practitioners and policy makers Dr Akwugo Emejulu Dr Kylie Smith Dr Alison Hosie Nico Juetten

Seminar 2: 20 March 2014 Children and young people’s views on and experiences of intersecting identities and inequalities: facilitating participation and extending the dialogue Children’s Parliament, Investing in Children and LGBT Youth Scotland What are children and young people’s perspectives on and experiences of intersecting identities and inequalities? What does it mean to live at the intersections and why do these matter? How do children and young people experience multiple and intersecting privileges, disadvantages and power? How can we promote children and young people’s participation in identifying, understanding and addressing these issues?

Seminar 2: Investing in Children

Workshops on Class Care Disability

Seminar 2: LGBT Youth Scotland Experiences of LGBT young people in care Campaigning for LGBT rights in Scotland David

Seminar 2: Children’s Parliament Me + Us project cultural identity, heritage and experiences of sectarianism Poster exhibition

Seminar 2: Children’s Parliament Harry Shier: intersecting childhood identities in Nicaragua Pat Dolan: Learning for children and family support services

What next? A learning process for us… – e.g. video podcast … and others – Che, Ali and Jake’s experience in the train station Continue the dialogue – Seminar 4 (October)

Today… Seminar 3 Intersecting childhood identities, inequalities and social justice: Intersectionality, methods and research What research approaches do we need to explore complex and intersecting childhood identities and inequalities? What research approaches do we need, to enable academic/practice/policy work to contribute to processes that promote social justice and equity? What methodological approaches do we need to adopt to ensure participatory processes that will ensure that children’s views, particularly from marginalised groups, are not silenced?

Nico Juetten

Questions for discussion What are your reflections or questions about the presentations that you have just heard (Floya Anthias and Peter Hopkins)? (How) is this relevant to your own work? What challenges do you encounter, what top tips do you have? How can we ensure children and young people's meaningful participation in our research? Particularly those living at the intersections of different forms of inequalities? What questions/dilemmas arise for you now?

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