2012-06-01
Beyond compartmentalization: A relational approach towards agency and vulnerability of young migrants
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New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development , Volume 2012 - Issue 136 p. 29- 45
Based on fieldwork material from Lao People's Democratic Republic, this paper introduces an analytical framework that transcends compartmentalized approaches towards migration involving young people. The notions of fluid and institutionalized forms of migration illuminate key differences and commonalities in the relational fabric underpinning empirically diverse migration scenarios. Applying this framework to the role of networks in becoming a young migrant, this chapter sheds light on young migrants' differential scope for exercising agency. This redirects concerns about young migrants away from descriptive and static factors towards their relational position in the process of migration, which shapes their agency and vulnerability.
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| Financial support for this research through the Durham University Fellowship and the Slawson Award (Royal Geographical Society with IBG) is gratefully acknowledged. | |
| doi.org/10.1002/cad.20009, hdl.handle.net/1765/34796 | |
| ISS Staff Group 4: Rural Development, Environment and Population | |
| New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development | |
| Organisation | International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS) |
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Huijsmans, R. (2012). Beyond compartmentalization: A relational approach towards agency and vulnerability of young migrants. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2012(136), 29–45. doi:10.1002/cad.20009 |
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