Both the high level of activity in worldwide space exploration programmes and the discovery of extrasolar planets have spurred renewed interest in the physics and evolution dynamics of solar systems. This work has grown out of a set of lectures by experts in the field within the framework of the EADN summer schools. It addresses primarily graduate students and young researchers but should be equally useful for scientists in search of a comprehensive tutorial account that goes beyond the material found in standard textbooks.

This study of children's participation in decisions about their care draws on recent work in sociology and anthropology, psychology and legal philosophy in order to understand this challenging area of social life. It also reports on original and groundbreaking research into children's views of decision-making processes. The book has important theoretical implications and important lessons for social welfare policy and practice. It will be of interest to those involved in childhood studies or in qualitative research methods, as well as in social welfare provision.