Child Migration in Africa

• Auteur principal: Hashim, Iman (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Thorsen, Dorte (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2011
• Collection: Africa Now
• Sujets: Migration, immigration & emigration; West Africa; Rural-urban migration; Labour migration; Labour mobility; Migrants; Youth; Children; Childhood; Living conditions; Social environment; Cultural identity; Livelihood; Interviews; Burkina Faso; Ghana
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Résumé

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.

Description matérielle

1 electronic resource (150 p.)

ISBN

9781350218994
9781848134577
9781848134553
9781848134560
9781780321196

Accès

Open Access