Description
Book SynopsisOn 20 November 2019 the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrates its 30th anniversary. In 1989, when the Convention was adopted, children came across advertising on television, on billboards in the street, in shops and through leaflets in their mailbox. Over the past 30 years, the way in which children are targeted by advertisers and the formats that are used have changed significantly. Think of advergames, influencer marketing, and behavioural targeted advertising. The specific features of these formats, such as their immersive, interactive and personalised nature, make it difficult for children to understand the commercial and persuasive intent of the commercial messages directed at them. This book presents an original and timely fundamental rethinking of the regulatory framework of commercial communication from a children's rights perspective. Offering a carefully considered, well-documented overview and in-depth evaluation of several legislative frameworks, policy documents, self- and co-regulatory initiatives and literature from a variety of disciplines, it works towards the development of children's rights-inspired recommendations for an empowering regulatory framework for online commercial communication aimed at children. It is a subject with great societal relevance which contributes to the further realisation of children's rights in the digital environment.
Table of ContentsIntroduction (p. 1) Part I. Children's Rights and Advertising Literacy in the Digital Era Chapter I. Setting the Scene (p. 9) Chapter II. The Role of Children's Rights in Regulating New Forms of Commercial Communication (p. 55) Conclusion. An Analytical Framework for the Regulatory Framework for Commercial Communication (p. 101) Part II. Assessment of the Regulatory Framework for Commercial Communication in Light of Children's Rights Chapter I. Piecing Together the Regulatory Puzzle (p. 105) Chapter II. Evaluation of the Current Regulatory Framework (p. 183) Conclusion. Gaps and Overlaps in the Current Regulatory Framework for Commercial Communication Aimed at Children (p. 233) Part III. Assessment of National Aris in the Area of Commercial Communication Chapter I. The Interplay Between Alternative Regulatory Instruments and the Legal Framework for Commercial Communication (p. 237) Chapter II. Functional Comparative Assessment of National ARIs (p. 257) Conclusion. Best Practices for the Structuring of ARIs in the Area of Commercial Communication (p. 283) Concluding Remarks and Recommendations for the Future Chapter I. Retrospective of the research undertaken (p. 287) Chapter II. Conclusions (p. 299) Chapter III. Recommendations (p. 301) Bibliography (p. 305)
