CREAN: Children's Rights Research PhD Symposium
The Stockholm Centre for the Rights of the Child is pleased to welcome you to Stockholm University in June 2024, for the 10th Children’s Rights Research Symposium in association with CREAN.
When: June 13-14, 2024
Where: Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Theme: Looking back and moving forward -
challenges and opportunities for children’s rights research
The symposium will start with a panel consisting of Aoife Daly, University College Cork, Ireland, Karl Hanson, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Maria Roth, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, and Anna Nylund, University of Bergen, Norway, in which the overall theme will be discussed.
About the event
Since 2013, the CREAN Children's Rights Research PhD Symposium has annually brought together doctoral candidates and supervisors from many universities and different disciplines. By actively promoting collaboration and scholarly exchange in an international and interdisciplinary setting, the symposium offers an opportunity to broaden academic perspectives and contribute to our understanding of children's rights.
This event will mark the 10th anniversary of the CREAN Children’s Rights Symposium. Over the last decade, there has been a notable increase in both public attention and research regarding children's rights and the UNCRC. This has contributed to the prevalence of a children’s rights perspective in legislation, policy and case-law across European jurisdictions and elsewhere. The position of children as independent right holders and competent actors has indeed been established. Much has been achieved, but new challenges have emerged. For example, children’s rights are increasingly being utilized as a rationale for political reform, but often without sufficient discussion about what the actual needs of children are and how these needs are to be met. Furthermore, as more and stronger rights for children continues to be an expressed political objective, a backlash can be seen in some sectors and fields of law. For example, the welfare and rights of children are often overshadowed by other, often repressive, societal interests in both migration law and criminal law.
In response to this complex landscape there is a need to discuss the challenges and opportunities of today as well as new approaches. In this symposium this will be done from a comparative perspective with the aim to learn from each other and our different contexts, disciplines, jurisdictions as well as social and legal cultures.
Program & Format
Format for the symposium
PhD presentations and panels
Each panel is 1 h 15 min and panelists are expected to give a 10 min presentation of their topic. After the presentations a designated commentator (a senior researcher) will give feedback and ask questions. The sessions will thereafter end with questions and feedback from the attending audience.
In person-attendance and social events
The symposium will take place at Stockholm University and participation online will not be possible. Apart from academic presentations and discussions focus will also be on informal exchange, social events and networking.
The symposium will be held from lunch on the 13th until the afternoon of the 14th June 2024 with an option to stay for an additional social event in the evening of the 14th.
PROGRAM
| 11.30 - 12.30 |
Lunch and registration Mezzaninen, Aula Magna |
| 12.30 - 12.45 |
Welcome to Stockholm! Information about the conference and the program Bergsmannen, Aula Magna |
| 12.45 - 13.00 |
An introduction of CREAN by Roberta Ruggiero, chair of CREAN, University of Geneva Bergsmannen, Aula Magna |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Key Note Panel Bergsmannen, Aula Magna |
| 14.00 - 14.30 |
Break for coffee and Swedish Fika Mezzaninen, Aula Magna |
| 14.30 - 15.30 |
Tackling PhD challenges together – a workshop for participating PhD students with Katrien Klep, Leiden University Bergsmannen, Aula Magna |
| 14.30 - 15.30 |
Post doc panel Spelbomskan, Aula Magna |
| 15.45 - 17.00 |
Session 1. Parallel PhD panels Bergsmannen, Spelbomskan and Polstjärnan, Aula Magna |
| 17.30 - late |
A summer BBQ dinner Stora skuggan (a short walk from the university) |
| 9.00 - 10.15 |
Session 2. Parallel PhD panels Bergsmannen, Spelbomskan and Polstjärnan, Aula Magna |
| 10.15 - 10.30 |
Break for coffee and Swedish Fika Mezzaninen, Aula Magna |
| 10.30 - 11.45 |
Session 3. Parallel PhD panels Bergsmannen, Spelbomskan and Polstjärnan, Aula Magna |
| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Wrap up panel Bergsmannen, Aula Magna |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch Mezzaninen, Aula Magna |
| 16.00 - 19.00 |
A guided tour with drinks at the City Hall (end time of the activity is approximate). |
Travel, hotel & costs
Travel and accommodation costs will need to be covered by participants. All meals during the conference will be covered with generous support by The Edward Cassel Foundation, Faculty of Law, Stockholm University.
Conference venue Aula Magna is located at Stockholm University, Campus Frescati. From Stockholm city centre, walking to Frescati takes about 20 minutes. You can also take the tunnelbana (subway) red line to the Universitetet station, the Roslagsbanan commuter train, and a number of buses.
Directions to Frescati (google maps)
Directions to Aula Magna (moovit)
Transportation
Subway/Tunnelbanan: Metro to stop "Universitetet" - Red line towards Mörby Centrum, 14
Roslagsbanan (commuter train): Universitetet
Bus: Bus to the "Universitetet" - 50, 540, 670 or 676
Driving: On the right side of Roslagsvägen, north of Roslagstull, northbound
Taxi Stockholm: 15 00 00
Sverigetaxi: 020-20 20 20
Taxi Kurir: 08-30 00 00 47
Public Transportation – SL
Stockholm has a well-developed public transport system.
All trains, including interregional trains, commuter trains, arrive at the central train station. The main hub for the subway – T-centralen – is directly connected to the central train station. Stockholm Public Transport (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik) commonly referred to as SL is the organization running all of the land based public transport systems in Stockholm City and surrounding county. There are two types of SL tickets: travelcards and single journey tickets. You can buy travelcards for 24, 72 hours or 7 days at discounted fare, or load any type of travelcard on an SL access smart card. You can also download the SL app, for planning and for tickets (QR codes).
The Subway has three lines (red, green and blue) which includes mains hubs at T-centralen, Tekniska Högskolan, Odenplan, Fridhemsplan and Slussen which connect to interregional trains, commuter trains and buses.
In Stockholm city there are red and blue buses. The blue buses (numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) travel at high frequency (4-5 minutes interval between bused during rush hours), often connected to the main subway hubs. For more information please visit www.sl.se/en.
Transport to/from Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is located approximately 42 kilometres from the centre of Stockholm. There are multiple ways to travel to and from the airport:
Taxi: taxi to/from Stockholm comes at fixed costs between 500-600 SEK depending on the taxi firm.
Arlanda Express: Airport express train to/from Stockholm city
SL/SJ train: commuter or regional train to/from Stockholm city. If you have bought SL travelcard you need to pay an extra fee at the airport.
Flygbussarna: buses directly to/from Stockholm city terminal, least expensive option. In addition to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, there are two smaller airports which have some international airline traffic: Skavsta Airport and Bromma airport. They are served by taxis and Flygbussarna.
Accommodation
Participant will arrange for their accommodation. In order to facilitate access to hotels, Stockholm Centre for the Rights of the Child has pre-booked rooms for the conference at some hotels, as set out below. Please use codes and note the deadlines for booking.
Crystal Plaza Hotel
Birger Jarlsgatan 35
111 87 Stockholm
To book, please contact: reservation@excellencehotels.se
Code: 35605
Single room including breakfast: 1460 SEK/ night
Book before May 15.
Hotel Kung Carl
Birger Jarlsgatan 21
111 87 Stockholm
To book, please contact: reservation@kungcarl.se
Code: Barnrättscentrum – CREAN
Single room including breakfast and VAT: 2110 SEK/ night
Book before May 15.
Alternative Hotels:
If you are looking for a different accommodation, please visit:
www.booking.com
Registration
Last day to register for non-presenting attendees is 15th of May 2024.
Apart from the registration of your attendance, please also include the following information:
- Your name, affiliation and email address,
- Food preferences or allergies (Vegetarian options will be available for everyone without prior notification), and
- If you would like to take part in the additional social event at the City Hall on the evening of the 14th of June.
Please register by email to: creanstockholm24@juridicum.su.se
Deadlines
- 15th March: deadline for abstracts from PhD students
- 31st March: confirmation to PhD students from Organizing Committee of possibility to present
- 15th April: confirmation from PhD students of their own and their supervisor’s attendance
- 15th May: registration for non-presenting attendees
Contact
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
About CREAN:
Last updated: May 30, 2024
Source: Stockholm Centre for the Rights of the Child