An Interview with Professor Laura Lundy

Abstract

Recently, Alison Kearney interviewed Professor Laura Lundy, the co-director of the Centre for Children's Rights and a professor in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University, Belfast. Laura is co-editor-in chief of the International Journal of Children's Rights and has expertise in children's rights to participate in decision-making and education rights. Her 2007 paper, ‘Voice' is not Enough, is one of the most highly cited academic papers on children's rights, and the model of children's participation it proposes (based on four key concepts - Space, Voice, Audience and Influence) is used extensively in scholarship and practice. The 'Lundy Model' of child participation has been adopted by national governments and used by international organisations such as the European Commission, World Health Organisation and global non-government organisations such as World Vision and UNICEF.