Rita Koganzon
Associate professor and political theorist at UNC Chapel Hill specializing in education, childhood, and family in political thought, and author of scholarship on students' rights and liberalism.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 14min
Are Children People?
Rita Koganzon, an associate professor of political theory at UNC Chapel Hill who studies education, childhood, and family. She argues for fixed-age adult-style rights and explains why granting full autonomy to kids creates dangerous implications. They debate limits between protection and autonomy, the role of parents and the state, and why schools and curricula rest on adult expertise.
