ABSTRACT
This chapter reflects on recent debates concerning children's agency in a variety of contexts across both the majority and minority worlds. It draws on examples from a range of settings, including families, schools, residential care and rural communities within Asia, Latin America and Europe. In particular, it explores current critiques of the concept of children as social actors, considering the limitations and nuances of children's agency within the generational order. The chapter questions why there continues to be a gap between the academic discourse of childhood agency and arenas of policy and practice. It suggests that by engaging in a cross-cultural dialogue between the majority and minority worlds, our understanding of children's agency could be enhanced.
