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Discourse on “childhood.” A contested category in the implementation of the System of Guarantees and Integral Protection of Children and Adolescents in Chile.

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Vol. 33 No. 64 (2025): Mayo
https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-2236.2025.78771

Abstract

This article analyzes childhood as a contested sociohistorical category, exploring how the adult discourse shapes its recognition as a rights-bearing subject and political actor in the context of the implementation of Law 21.430. Through a thematic analysis based on discourse, tensions between protection and participation are examined, highlighting adult-centric structures and challenges for a transformative conceptualization of childhood. The study concludes that structural barriers limiting children’s agency persist, and that cultural and institutional changes are needed to ensure their effective participation.

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CHILDREN’S AGENCY, CHILD PARTICIPATION, CHILDHOOD SUBALTERNITY, ADULTCENTRISM

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Isaac Ruiz Muñoz, Dr. © en Trabajo Social, Universidad Alberto Hurtado.

Trabajador social. Dr. © en Trabajo Social, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Magíster en Intervención Familiar. Docente Universidad del Biobío, sede Concepción. Analista de Implementación de la Oferta Regional, Servicio Nacional del Protección Especializada a la Niñez y la Adolescencia, Biobío, Chile. Correo electrónico: isaacfrancisco.ruizmunoz@gmail.com

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Ruiz Muñoz, I. (2025). Discourse on “childhood.” A contested category in the implementation of the System of Guarantees and Integral Protection of Children and Adolescents in Chile. Última Década, 33(64), 140–161. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-2236.2025.78771
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