About Kristen E. Cheney
Kristen E. Cheney is Senior Lecturer of Children and Youth Studies for the International Institute of Social Studies. Dr. Cheney has participated in research, consultancy, and capacity-building projects in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East on issues from children’s rights to youth sexual and reproductive health. Her current research concerns the political economy of the ‘orphan industrial complex’ and its implications for child protection in developing countries.
Articles by Kristen E. Cheney
This week's editor
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European integration
Six countries. Six different paths to EU integration.
No to TTIP
Constitutional conventions: best practice
Highlights
World Forum for Democracy 2017
This year, the theme is ‘populism’. On openDemocracy this week we are asking - is the problem fake news or fake democracy? What media, what political parties, what politicians do we need to re-connect with citizens and make informed choices in 21st century democracy?
Civil Society Futures is a national conversation about how English civil society can flourish in a fast changing world.
Come and add your voice»
Full coverage of the non-hierarchical conference held in Barcelona on 18-22 June 2017.