Eighteen experts in the field of bullying and cyberbullying and the SRSG on Violence against Children, have written a unique contribution from their specific area of expertise, addressing bullying and cyberbullying. Starting with a human rights foundation and children participation, it is followed by examples that show different experiences in developing policies and legislation, including specific dimensions and vulnerable groups to be kept in mind. The publication then provides different examples of the very few evidence-based interventions that have proven to work in the prevention and respond to bullying and cyberbullying in the school and its surroundings, decreasing its prevalence. The publication ends with information on global data and the need for better collection and analysis methodologies; a section addressing some of the specific aspects presented by cyberbullying and the use of information and communication technologies, and ends with an overview of prevalence of bullying and cyberbullying in different regions in the world.
1. Empowering children and awareness raising -- Respecting children’s rights and promoting a participatory culture of peace and respect in schools / George Moschos -- U-Report: children and young people are agents of social change / María Luisa Sotomayor -- The role of independent human rights institutions in preventing and responding to bullying / Anne Lindboe and Anders Cameron -- Legislation and Public Policies -- A national multi-facetted approach to prevent and address bullying and cyberbullying / Brian O’Neill -- Combating bullying in schools: changing perceptions to change public policies / Eric Debarbieux -- Poverty and inequity: multi-country evidence on the structural drivers of bullying / Kirrily Pells, María José Ogando Portela and Patricia Espinoza -- Promoting an inclusive and equitable education for all learners in an environment free from discrimination and violence: Ministerial Call for Action / Christophe Cornu and Yongfeng Liu -- The role of pediatricians in bullying prevention and in addressing emergent and increasing forms of violence against children / Bernard Gerbaka, Fares BouMitri and Carla Haber -- School Interventions -- Five key components in a global strategy against bullying / Dan Olweus and Susan Limber -- Making large-scale, sustainable change: experiences with the KiVa antibullying programme / Sanna Herkama and Christina Salmivalli -- Bullying from a gender-based violence perspective / Julie Hanson Swanson and Katharina Anton-Erxleben -- Tailoring different bullying prevention approaches to a national context / Ersilia Menesini and Annalaura Nocentini -- Children’s Exposure to Bullying: Data and Regional Trends -- Global data on the bullying of school-aged children / Dominic Richardson and Chii Fen Hiu -- Cyberbullying: incidence, trends and consequences / Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Anthony Kelly -- Bullying and Cyberbullying in Southern Africa / Patrick Burton -- Bullying and educational stress in schools in East Asia / Michael Dunne, Thu Ba Pham, Ha Hai Thi Le and Jiandong Sun -- Bullying in the Arab region: a journey from research to policy / Maha Almuneef -- Lithuanian anti-bullying campaign and child helplines / Robertas Povilaitis and Child Helpline International

xi, 160 p. : ill., graphs, maps, tables

Includes bibliographical references.
Available also online (viewed 13 Jan. 2020).

9789211013443
9789210583244 (e-ISBN)