ABSTRACT
Positioned against the backdrop of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Istanbul Convention and grounded in a rights-based approach, this chapter celebrates the critical and burgeoning empirical knowledge based on children's experiences of living with domestic violence in Europe. Respecting and upholding children's right to participate in research and have a say in all matters affecting them, this chapter further positions children not only as victims in need but also as subjects and rights holders. To this end, the chapter will highlight the rationale for and challenges of engaging children and young people in research before exposing an increasing body of European research and researchers that engages directly with children as expert informants on their own lives and lived experiences.
