Transnational Migration and Childhood

ISBN-13: 9780415539357 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 160 str.

Naomi Tyrrell; Allen White; Caitriona Ni Laoire

Opis

This volume challenges the adult-centric tendencies of migration research and policy which often overlooks children and young people's own experiences. A range of international contributors provide careful analysis of the situations of children in contemporary transnational migratory contexts in the global north and south."

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Children’s Roles in Transnational Migration Allen White, Caitríona Ní Laoire, Naomi Tyrrell and Fina Carpena-Méndez  2. ‘Asexual, Apolitical Beings’: The Interpretation of Children’s Identities and Experiences in the UK Asylum System Heaven Crawley  3. In the Best Interest of the Child? The Politics of Vulnerability and Negotiations for Asylum in Sweden Marita Eastmond and Henry Ascher  4. Making Connections: Second Generation Children and the Transnational Field of Relations Lotta Haikkola  5. ‘They Told Us in a Curry Shop’: Child-Adult Relations in the Context of Family Migration Decision-Making Teresa Hutchins  6. Tampering with the Sex of ‘Angels’: Migrant Male Minors and Young Adults Selling Sex in the EU Nick Mai  7. Narratives of ‘Innocent Irish Childhoods’: Return Migration and Intergenerational Family Dynamics Caitríona Ní Laoire  8. Divergent Discourses, Children and Forced Migration Giorga Doná and Angela Veale  9. Conclusion: Future Directions in Research on Transnational Migration and Childhood  Naomi Tyrrell, Allen White, Caitríona Ní Laoire and Fina Carpena-Méndez

O autorze

Naomi Tyrrell (formerly Bushin) is a Lecturer in Human Geography at Plymouth University, UK. Her research focuses on processes of child and family migration in Europe. Previous publications include The Changing faces of Ireland: Exploring the Lives of Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Children. Allen White is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Geography, University College Cork, Ireland. His research interests lie in the intersection between transnational migration, children, asylum and social and political geographies. Previous publications include Migrations: Ireland in a Global World. Caitríona Ní Laoire is a social geographer at the Institute for Social Sciences in the 21st Century at University College Cork. Herresearch interests include migration, childhood and youth. Previous publications include Childhood and Migration in Europe: Portraits of Mobility, Identity and Belonging in Contemporary Ireland. Fina Carpena-Méndez is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Oregon State University. Her research focuses on the effects of neoliberal globalization on the condition of children’s lives. Previous publications include Childhood and Migration in Europe: Portraits of Mobility, Identity and Belonging in Contemporary Ireland.