“‘What does IR have to offer to children?’ What a radical question for all of us! Marshall Beier and his smart contributors help us to transform the social practice of IR. Girls and boys will never look the same. Neither will IR.” (Cynthia Enloe, Research Professor, Clark University, UK)
“Discovering Childhood in International Relations establishes childhood research as a crucial site of theory-building and knowledge in IR, and significantly advances this emerging and important body of research in the field.” (Cecilia Jacob, Senior Lecturer, The Australian National University, Australia)
“This original and engaging collection illustrates how understandings of International Relations can be enhanced by taking children and childhood seriously. This is essential reading for anyone interested in IR and the Social Studies of Childhood more broadly.” (Matthew Benwell, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Newcastle University, UK)
“Discovering Childhood gathers leading experts to reveal, in a compelling way, why we should take children more seriously both as active agents and as producers and bearers of knowledge.” (Roland Bleiker, Professor of International Relations, University of Queensland, Australia)
“Almost one-third of the global population is younger than eighteen. Beier’s introduction and collection of essays by leading scholars illuminates what is at stake, and provides an urgently needed and substantively rich research platform to learn from and build upon.” (V. Spike Peterson, Professor of International Relations, University of Arizona, USA)