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This concluding chapter aims at both summing up the ways in which the authors of this book have contributed to the overall discussion about moral anxieties surrounding childhood in different social and political contexts and across different countries, while also providing a broader contextualization when thinking about childhood in relation to moral panics. In summarizing the works of this volume along ‘the politics of children’s protection’, ‘childhood sexuality’ and ‘the fear of media effects’, we show that we have approached the discourses of anxiety about children and youth in a way that not only reflects previous and current research, but also contributes to a critical reading of concepts like ‘harm’ and ‘risk’, especially in the context of children’s media use.
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Tsaliki, L., Chronaki, D. (2020). Conclusions: Why Is ‘Childhood at Risk’ so Appealing After All? The Construction of the ‘Iconic’ Child in the Context of Neoliberal Self-Governance. In: Tsaliki, L., Chronaki, D. (eds) Discourses of Anxiety over Childhood and Youth across Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46436-3_17
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