Child migration in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Iman Hashim and Dorte Thorsen |
Autore | Hashim Iman |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.8083096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ThorsenDorte |
Collana | Africa now |
Soggetto topico |
Unaccompanied immigrant children - Africa, West
Children - Africa, West - Social conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78032-235-6
1-283-07095-2 9786613070951 1-84813-457-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
About the authors; Preface; 1 | Introduction: interrogating childhood and migration; Universalizing ideals of childhood; Childhood and its constituting concepts; The mobility-migration nexus in West Africa; Children's migration; Conclusion; 2 | Contexts of migration; Map 2.1 The research areas in West Africa; Communities generating child migrants; Histories of migration; Children's worlds and work; Children's worlds and learning; Conclusion: the importance of context; 3 | Choosing to move: the reasons for rural children's migration; Researching with children; Moving to find work
Moving and educationMoving to 'help'; Moving and family crisis; Children's migration and inter-generational conflict; Negotiated moves: the gendered nature of children's migratory trajectories; Conclusion; 4 | Journeys and arrivals: introductions to new social worlds; Social networks, kin and relatedness; Map 4.1 Amadou's travel route; Peer networks facilitating adolescents' migration; Getting in touch with established migrants; Children's and youth's journeys; The first journey; Safety mechanisms, trafficking and opportunistic journeys; Arriving in new spaces Conclusion: journeying as part of extensive migrant networks5 | Navigating migrant life: processes of constructing identities; Getting into migrant work at rural and urban destinations; Striving for autonomy; Mobility at the destination; Educational dreams and dilemmas; Navigating identities and social contexts as migrants; 6 | Moving on; Revisiting the universalized ideals; Evaluating children's choices; Strategies in moving and the multiplicity of possible transitions; Negotiating social statuses; Child migrants' tactical choices; Postscript; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3 Chapter 4Chapter 5; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465067503321 |
Hashim Iman | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Child migration in Africa / / Iman Hashim and Dorte Thorsen |
Autore | Hashim Iman |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books |
Descrizione fisica | 150 p |
Disciplina | 305.23096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ThorsenDorte |
Collana | Africa now |
Soggetto topico |
Unaccompanied immigrant children - Africa, West
Children - Africa, West - Social conditions |
ISBN |
1-350-21899-5
1-78032-235-6 1-283-07095-2 9786613070951 1-84813-457-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | About the authors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: interrogating childhood and migration -- 2 Contexts of migration -- 3 Choosing to move: the reasons for rural children's migration -- 4 Journeys and arrivals: introductions to new social worlds -- 5 Navigating migrant life: processes of constructing identities -- 6 Moving on -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910537441603321 |
Hashim Iman | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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