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by Rachel Rosen (Editor), Elaine Chase (Editor), Sarah Crafter (Editor)
A complex and nuanced interdisciplinary exploration of children in migration crises.
Children are central figures in narratives of "migration crises." They are often depicted as either essentially vulnerable and in need of special protections, or suspiciously adult-like and a threat to national borders. This bilingual book, written in English and Spanish, challenges these simplistic narratives. Drawing on collaborations between young migrants, researchers, artists, and activists, this collection asks new questions about how crises are produced, mobility is controlled, and childhood is conceptualized. Answers to these questions have profound implications for resources, infrastructures, and relationships of care. The chapters offer insights from diverse global contexts, painting a rich and insightful tapestry about child migration. They stress that children are more than recipients of care and that the crises they face are multiple and stratifying, with long historical roots. Readers are invited to understand migration as an act of concern and love and to attend to how the solidarities between citizens and "others," adults and children, and between children, are understood and forged.Author Biography
Rachel Rosen is an associate professor at the UCL Social Research Institute. Elaine Chase is a professor in education, well-being, and development at UCL. Sarah Crafter is a professor in cultural-developmental psychology in the School of Psychology and Counselling at the Open University, UK. Valentina Glockner is a professor in childhood studies at Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico. Sayani Mitra is a post-doctoral research associate at the Open University, UK, working on the ESRC-funded research project Children Caring on the Move.
