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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 1d

A list of child-related papers and panels at the upcoming annual conferences of two academic associations: MESA (the Middle East Studies Association) and ASA (the African Studies Association).

The list has been compiled by AMECYS (the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies).

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 1d

Academic job: Assistant professor at Elizabeth City State University (US).

The desirable specialties include juvenile justice.

Applications are due by 13 October.

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Assistant Professor - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 1d

A call for papers and panels for the fifth biennial conference of the Children's History Society.

Abstracts are due by 14 December.

The conference will be held at the University of Sheffield (UK) in July 2026.

www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...

Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society

University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026

www.histchild.org

The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 3d

We're delighted to interview our members, Aoife Daly, Pernilla Leviner, and Rebecca Thorburn Stern, about their edited collection -

Treated Like a Child: Age Discrimination and Children's Rights:

www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 8d

Call for papers for a workshop leading to an edited volume: "Citizenship Challenges for Children & Young People: Barriers, Borders & Bureaucracy."

Abstracts due by 20 October.

The workshop will take place in Barcelona in May 2026.

hidden-costaction.eu/call-for-pap...

Call for Papers - HIDDEN Cost Action

Call for Papers Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People:Barriers, Borders, and Bureaucracy in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives We invite submissions for a workshop exploring the u...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 9d

Academic job: Postdoctoral research fellow for a project on the legal regulation of the parent/child link at University College Dublin (Ireland).

Applications are due by 10 October.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV609/u...

UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2 at University College Dublin

Searching for an academic job? Explore this UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2 opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 9d

A new issue of the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth is out:

muse.jhu.edu/issue/55485

Project MUSE - The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth-Volume 18, Number 3, Fall 2025

muse.jhu.edu

The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 9d

Call for essays: "Defiant, Untamed, and Outspoken: Reimagining Girlhood in Asian Youth Literature."

For a special issue of the journal Research on Diversity in Youth Literature.

Essays are due by 1 December.

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RDYL 8.1 Special Issue CFP.pdf

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 9d

Call for conference papers and panels: "The Citizen-Child: Global Perspectives on Children’s Literature and the Making of Modernity."

Abstracts are due by 1 December.

The conference will be held at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) in June 2026.

barnebokinstituttet.no/nbi-call-for...

CFP: International Children’s Literature Symposium – Norsk barnebokinstitutt

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 9d

Call for chapters for an edited collection on girls' literacy in 19th-century transatlantic literature and culture.

Abstracts are due by 1 December.

call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/09/...

cfp | call for papers

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 10d

We're delighted to interview our member Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak and her co-editors, Terri Doughty & Janet Grafton, about their edited collection -

Children's Literatures, Cultures & Pedagogies in the Anthropocene: Multidisciplinary Entanglements:

www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 14d

Call for papers and sessions for the 11th Conference on Childhood Studies at the University of Eastern Finland.

Abstracts are due by 3 November.

The conference will take place in May 2026.

sites.uef.fi/childhood-co...

Abstract Submission - XI Conference on Childhood Studies

Submission portal is open from 22 September to 3 November 2025. The presentation types are paper, poster, e-poster and symposium. Please see the following guidelines for each types of presentations. A...

sites.uef.fi

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 14d

Bloomsbury Academic is inviting proposals for books on transgender and nonbinary youth:

networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

CFP: Books on Transgender Youth for Bloomsbury's Trans Studies Book Series | H-Net

Seeking books on transgender and nonbinary youth for Bloomsbury Academic's Trans Studies book series, written by scholars from any discipline in the humanities, social sciences, or biological sciences.

networks.h-net.org

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 16d

Academic job: Assistant Professor in Childhood Studies at Rutgers University (US).

Applications received by 1 December will receive the fullest consideration.

jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/260...

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Childhood Studies

The Department of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University—Camden, New Jersey, invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Childhood Studies expected to commence on September 1, 202...

jobs.rutgers.edu

The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 16d

The 23rd Annual Conference of Youth Studies will be held at Tampere University (Finland) on 13–14 November:

nuorisotutkimus.fi/en/events-an...

Annual Conference of Youth Studies 2025 - Youth research

XXIII Annual Conference of Youth Studies 2025 will be held at Tampere University (Kalevantie 4, Tampere) on 13–14 November 2025. The theme of the conference is The Time together? Youth, as a life pha...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 17d

Call for articles: "Early Years Policy and Activism: Optimism in Im/possible Times."

For a special issue of The International Critical Childhood Policy Studies Journal.

Abstracts are due by 31 October.

journals.sfu.ca/iccps/index....

Early Years Policy and Activism: Optimism in Im/possible Times | International Critical Childhood Policy Studies Journal

journals.sfu.ca

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25d

3. "Children with Specific Neurodevelopmental Disorders" - manuscripts are due by 5 November:

www.mdpi.com/journal/chil...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25d

2. "Promotion of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents from the School Setting" - manuscripts are due by 20 November:

www.mdpi.com/journal/chil...

www.mdpi.com

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25d

1. "Children’s Behaviour and Social-Emotional Competence" - manuscripts are due by 20 November:

www.mdpi.com/journal/chil...

www.mdpi.com

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25d

Call for articles for three special issues of the journal Children:

1. "Children’s Behaviour & Social-Emotional Competence".

2. "Promotion of Physical Activity in Children".

3. "Children with Specific Neurodevelopmental Disorders".

Links & deadlines - in the comments below.

www.mdpi.com

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25d

Academic job: Part-time lectureship in child and adolescent mental health at the University of Northampton (UK).

Applications are due by 18 September.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL482/l...

Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (UN5360) at University of Northampton

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (UN5360) at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 25d

Call for articles: "Self-Translation in Children's and Young Adult Books."

For a special issue of the journal Strenæ - Research on Children’s Books and Cultural Objects.

Abstracts are due by 1 December.

journals.openedition.org/strenae/11837

SELF-TRANSLATION IN CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

Deadline for abstract submission : December 1, 2025 As a practice that has always existed and has long been acknowledged, self-translation has drawn attention at least since the second half of the ...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 29d

Academic job: Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education at Maynooth University (Ireland).

Applications are due by 2 October.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO815/a...

Assistant Professor/Lecturer/Assistant Lecturer in Early Childhood Education (Permanent) at Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth

Recruiting now: Assistant Professor/Lecturer/Assistant Lecturer in Early Childhood Education (Permanent) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job boa...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're delighted to interview our member Anastasia Todd about her book, Cripping Girlhood (University of Michigan Press, 2024):

www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Journal of Children's Services is inviting proposals for special issues:

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...

Call for Special Issue proposals

The Journal of Children's Services is now accepting Special Issue proposals.

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com

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