The focus of this book is centered on the participation of children in countries of the South. Today it is necessary to recognize that children are agents involved in the construction of their own lives and the life of the societies they live in; and in this sense, it is important to consider and re-signify the participation of boys and girls as a fundamental pillar in the process of building societies in the 21st century. This book contains chapters about children's participation in different countries from South America and South Africa, in relation with different topics: well-being, methods, citizenship, poverty, education, rurality, ethics and human rights.

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Dr. Graciela Tonon is a full Professor at the Schools of Social Sciences at the Universidad de Palermo, Argentina, and at the Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, Argentina; editor of the International Handbooks of Quality of Life Series.

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Introduction.- Acknowledgments.- Contributors.- 1. Children's Participation In South America: A Pproposal Based on the Capability Approach.- 2. Conducting Participatory Research on Children's Subjective Well-being: At the interface of ethics and methods.- 3. Child Participation in Nigeria: Three examples of dialogue with children and adolescents.-4. Children's Citizenship in 21st Century Societies: Key notes from the South.- 5. Children's Rights and Participation in School in South Africa.- 6. Purpose For Power (P4P). Participation as a way of being and becoming in Haiti: A practical approach to genuine empowerment, and wellbeing among young people.- 7. Childhood Geography from the South: The right to participation of children living in rural settings.