Developing a framework for researching children’s online risks and opportunities in Europe

In order to develop the academic and policy agendas for researching children’s online risks and opportunities, the EC’s Safer Internet Programme (subsequently renamed Better Internet for Kids) funded the EU Kids Online network from 2006 to 2014. This collaboration among some 150 researchers in 33 countries across Europe brought together diverse disciplines, methodological expertise and research specialisms (for an overview, see Livingstone, 2014). Such an innovative project has needed a strong multidisciplinary research framework to guide the design and conduct of its empirical research and the construction of specific hypotheses for data analysis and policy implications.

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