Involving children in social research: balancing the risks and benefits

越来越多的人认为儿童参与社会研究很重要，但是关于儿童参与“敏感”问题的研究仍然存在相当大的不确定性，这反映了人们对如何平衡儿童的保护与他们的参与的担忧。关键是关于儿童和童年的根深蒂固的假设和信念，特别是关于能力、能动性、脆弱性、依赖性等概念。该项目旨在更好地理解和解决保护儿童与其参与研究之间的紧张关系，并探讨伦理委员会、家长、其他看门人和儿童本身如何管理和应对这些紧张关系。

There is a growing consensus that children's involvement in social research is important, but considerable uncertainty remains around children's inclusion in research on 'sensitive' issues, reflecting concerns about how to balance children's protection with their participation. Key to this are deeply embedded assumptions and beliefs about children and childhood, especially concerning notions of capacity, agency, vulnerability, dependency and the like. This project aims to better understand and address the tensions between the protection of children and their participation in research, and to explore how ethics committees, parents, other gatekeepers and children themselves manage and navigate these tensions.