Wie nehmen Kinder ihre Beteiligungsrechte in Umweltfragen wahr? Die vorliegende partizipative Studie gibt Einblicke in die Rechtsverständnisse von Kindern, die sich für die Umwelt engagieren. Verschiedene Vorstellungen von Kindern in Bezug auf ihr Recht auf eine gesunde Umwelt werden analysiert und Herausforderungen in der politischen Teilhabe in Umweltfragen von jungen Menschen aufgezeigt. How do children perceive access and participation rights in environmental matters? The study presented in this book aims to broaden the discourse on political participation in environmental issues to include the perspectives of children and young people. As part of a participatory qualitative study, six interviews were conducted with young activists to explore their perspectives on their rights in environmental matters. The theoretical framework of the study is the concept of 'Living Rights'. Different dimensions of children's understanding of rights in relation to a healthy environment are analyzed, and challenges that children encounter when invoking their rights to access and participation are revealed.

Born in Bielefeld (Germany) in 1993, Frederike Lindau has spent much of her life in nature and experienced the interconnection between natural spaces and its inhabitants early. During a voluntary service, she had the opportunity to support an educational project in Chiapas, Mexico. This inspired her to study educational sciences in Berlin, Germany, with a focus on children's rights in emergency situations. After her Bachelor, she spent several years working in different projects promoting children's rights.

Introduction Literature Review Children's Rights related to a healthy environment Intersectional discrimination and environmental harm Conceptions of rights as framework and living practice A framework for children's rights in environmental matters Access and participation rights Broadening the discourse: Rights as living rights Environmental activism and children's role: Reflections from literature and the public discourse Children's activism for the environment and their access to justice: Recent examples The conceptions of environmental ethics and environmental activists: Findings in literature Research and methodology Context of research and field access Limitations of research Ethical aspects of involving children in research Research questions Research methods Interview-design Data-analysis Results Category 1: Conceptions of rights Subcategory 1: Experience of the environment and environmental harm Subcategory 2: Entitlement and generativity Subcategory 3: Rights and formulations of justice as language for legitimation, as tool and as supportive framework Category 2: Conceptions on activism as practice of participation and access rights Subcategory 1: Activism as a result of a learning process, socialized through personal relationships and inspirations by others Subcategory 2: Conceptions on approaches to activism Subcategory 3: Activism as a personal benefit Subcategory 4: Activism as a personal and societal challenge Subcategory 5: A call to action for accountability, rule of law, participation and a change of consciousness Summary of findings Discussion The experience of the environment: From an anthropocentric to a biocentric vision Generativity and collectivity: Considering relations of injustice that reach beyond the present The need for a more inclusive vision of law and jurisdiction Conclusion References Abstract (Deutsch) About the author