Child Migration in Africa

Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book provides rich material on the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experiences of it. Their ac...

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Glavni autori: Hashim, Iman, Thorsen, Dorte
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Izdano: The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2022
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description Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book provides rich material on the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experiences of it. Their accounts challenge the normative ideals of what a 'good' childhood is, which often underlie public debates about children's migration, education and work in developing countries. The comparative study of Burkina Faso and Ghana highlights that social networks operate in ways that can be both enabling and constraining for young migrants, as can cultural views on age- and gender-appropriate behaviour. The book questions easily made assumptions regarding children's experiences when migrating independently of their parents and, by drawing parallels with children's migration in Latin America and Asia, contributes to analytical and cross-cultural understandings of childhood. Part of the groundbreaking Africa Now series, Child Migration in Africa is an important and timely contribution to an under-researched area.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-945922024-03-28T18:39:50Z Child Migration in Africa Hashim, Iman Thorsen, Dorte Rural-urban migration Labour migration Labour mobility Migrants Youth Children Childhood Living conditions Social environment Cultural identity Livelihood Interviews West Africa Burkina Faso Ghana thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people::5PBC Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book provides rich material on the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experiences of it. Their accounts challenge the normative ideals of what a 'good' childhood is, which often underlie public debates about children's migration, education and work in developing countries. The comparative study of Burkina Faso and Ghana highlights that social networks operate in ways that can be both enabling and constraining for young migrants, as can cultural views on age- and gender-appropriate behaviour. The book questions easily made assumptions regarding children's experiences when migrating independently of their parents and, by drawing parallels with children's migration in Latin America and Asia, contributes to analytical and cross-cultural understandings of childhood. Part of the groundbreaking Africa Now series, Child Migration in Africa is an important and timely contribution to an under-researched area. 2022-12-06T16:13:19Z 2022-12-06T16:13:19Z 2011 book ONIX_20221206_9781848134577_115 9781848134577 9781848134553 9781848134560 9781780321196 9781350218994 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94592 eng Africa Now image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://bloomsbury.com/9781848134553 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-1329 The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) Zed Books 10.5040/9781350218994 10.5040/9781350218994 7ee4a7c6-060a-4f97-b274-d06b79c44563 9781848134577 9781848134553 9781848134560 9781780321196 9781350218994 Zed Books 150 Uppsala; London open access
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Children
Childhood
Living conditions
Social environment
Cultural identity
Livelihood
Interviews
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Burkina Faso
Ghana
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Thorsen, Dorte
Child Migration in Africa
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Labour migration
Labour mobility
Migrants
Youth
Children
Childhood
Living conditions
Social environment
Cultural identity
Livelihood
Interviews
West Africa
Burkina Faso
Ghana
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Ghana
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