Childwatch International – Key Institutions

Key Institutions of the Childwatch International research network: The core of the Childwatch research network is 30 Key Institutions within the field of child research. The Institutions represent all continents and a variety of disciplines. The Key Institutions have individual profiles, differing history and background, scope, size and organizational structure. A format for key institution profiles has been developed to highlight some important features of the institutions’ research activities, and to facilitate easy communication and information exchange. Read more about the Key Institution initiative!

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List of Key Institutions:

• Key Institutions in Africa
  
• Key Institutions in Asia
  
• Key Institutions in Europe
  
• Key Institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
  
• Key Institutions in North America
  
• Key Institutions in the Pacific Region

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  Africa

  • Name: Country: Director: E-mail: Tel: Fax:

    CODESRIA Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa Dakar, Senegal Achille Mbembe [email protected] 221-25 98 22 221-24 12 89

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    Department of Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya Frederick Moses Okatcha [email protected] 254-2-810901 254-2-811 242

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    Institute for Child and Family Development, University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa Yaw Amoateng [email protected] 27-21-959 2602/04 27-21-959 2606

  Asia

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    Centre for Child Development (CCD), Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Lau Sing [email protected] 852-2339 7249 852-2337 8902

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    Centre for Children and Youth, JDC – Brookdale Institute Jerusalem, Israel Jack Habib [email protected] 972-2-6557 400 972-2 612391

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    Child Development Centre of China (CDCC) Beijing, China Niu Xiaomei 86-10-661 60139 86-10-661 60151

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    Child Research Net Tokyo, Japan Noboru Kobayashi [email protected] +81-423-56-0685 +81-423-56-7314

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    Department of Child Ecology, National Children’s Medical Reseach Centre Tokyo, Japan Masako Tanimura +81-3-3414-8121 +81-3-3414-8116

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    National Institute for Child & Family Development, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand Nittaya J. Kotchabhakdi [email protected] 66-2-441-0167 66-2-441-0167

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    Unit for Child and Youth Research, Tata Institute of Social Siences Bombay, India Usha Nayar [email protected] 91-22-556 3290 91-22-556 2912

  Europe

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    Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge Cambridge, England Martin Richards [email protected] 44-1223-33 45 10 44-1223-33 05 74

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    Centre for the Study of the Child & Society, University of Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland Stewart Asquith and Malcolm Hill [email protected] 44-141-339 8855, ext. 4591 44-141-307 8035

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    Childhood Programme, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research Vienna, Austria Renate Kraenzl-Nagl and Barbara Riepl [email protected] 43-1-319 4505 43-1-319 450519

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    Children’s Rights Centre, University of Gent Gent, Belgium Eugeen Verhellen [email protected] 32-9-264 62 85 32-9-264 6493

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    The Norwegian Centre for Child Research (NOSEB) Trondheim, Norway Turid Midjo [email protected] 47-73 59 62 40 47-73 59 62 39

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    Center for Independent Ecological Programs Socio-Ecological Union Moscow, Russia Maria Cherkasova [email protected] (Igor Bradis) 7-095-118 8686 7-095-118 8686

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    Programme on International Rights of the Child, University of London London, England Geraldine Van Bueren [email protected] 44-171-775 3280 44-181-981 8733

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    UNICEF International Child Development Centre Florence, Italy Mehr Khan [email protected] 39-55-20330 39-55-244 817

  Latin America and the Caribbean

  Name: Country: Director: E-mail: Tel: Fax:

  Center for Research on Childhood (CESPI), Universidade Santa Ursula Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Irene Rizzini [email protected] +55-21-551 5542 +55-21-551 6446

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  Centro de Investigaciones para la Infancia y la Familia (CENDIF), Universidad Metropolitana Caracas, Venezuela Maria Angelica Sepulveda [email protected] +58-2-241 68 69 and +58-2-241 48 33 +58-2-241 68 69

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  Fundación PANIAMOR San José, Costa Rica Milena Grillo [email protected] 506-225 5031 506-234 2956

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  Instituto Interamericano del Niño, organismo especializado de la Organización de los Estados Americanos Montevideo, Uruguay Rodrigo Quintana Meléndes [email protected] (Headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay) or [email protected] (Representative in Washington D.C., U.S.A.) 598-2-487-2150 598-2-487-3242

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  Caribbean Child Development Centre School of Continuing Studies University of The West Indies Jamaica Sian Williams (876) 927-1618 935-8353/4 (876) 977-7433

North America

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  Canadian Institute of Child Health Ottawa, Canada Dawn Walker [email protected] 1-613-224 4144 1-613-224 4145

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  Consortium on Children, Family and the Law South Carolina, U.S.A. Gary Melton [email protected] 1-864-656-6271 1-864-656-6281

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  Consultative Group on Early Childhood, Care and Development Canada Louise Zimayi [email protected] (416) 979-5000 ext.7034 (416) 979-5239

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  Family Life Development Centre Cornell University New York, U.S.A. James Garbarino [email protected] 1-607-255 7794 1-607-255 8562

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  Children’s Environments Research Group The City University of New York New York, U.S.A. Roger Hart and Selim Iltus [email protected] 1-212-642-2970 1-212-642-2971

The Pacific Region

• Name: Country: Director: E-mail: Tel: Fax:

  Australian Institute of Family Studies Melbourne, Australia John Shelton [email protected] +61-3-9214 7888 +61-3-9214 7839

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  Children’s Issues Centre, University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand Anne B. Smith [email protected] 64-3-479 5038 64-3-479 5039

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  Last updated 12. December 1999