Adolescent Girls' Migration in the Global South : Transitions into Adulthood
Adolescent Girls' Migration in the Global South : Transitions into Adulthood
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Author(s): Del Franco, Nicoletta
Grabska, Katarzyna
ISBN No.: 9783030130831
Pages: xvii, 272
Year: 201912
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 89.69
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

1. Girls, Transitions and Migration 1.1.Time to listen to girls 1.2.Setting the scene Adolescence: A broader approach Gendered adolescence 1.3.Migration and transitions 1.


4.Our methodological approach 1.5.Outline of the book References 2. Doing Research among Migrant and Refugee Girls 2.1 Research approach: Feminist methodologies 2.2 Research methods and research participants 2.3 Challenges, constraints and limitations 2.


4 Collaborative filmmaking 2.5 Towards comparative co-production of research on migration and displacement References 3. Situating Girls'' Migration in Three Contexts 3.1 Migration trends Bangladesh Ethiopia Sudan 3.2 Locating adolescent girls'' migration Bangladesh Ethiopia Sudan 3.3 Politics and policies 3.4 City as a space Dhaka: Exploding with migrants Addis Ababa: The New Flower is growing Khartoum: A city with many faces 3.5 Contrasting yet similar settings References 4.


Becoming a Migrant, Becoming a Refugee 4.1 "There is no room to dream": Helen''s decision to leave 4.2 Researching the motives for migration 4.3 Complexities of migration decision-making Narrating reasons to move through questionnaires A life-course approach to studying migration motivations and decision-making 4.4 Beyond human rights discourses 4.5 Underneath the ''poverty'' discourse 4.6 Gender order and age 4.7 Family circumstances: A social relational approach to decision-making 4.


8 Social networks: Beyond trafficking 4.9 Escape, vulnerability or agency? 4.10 The journey and the movement as relational References 5. Life in the Cities 5.1 "Here there are things going on all the time": Sharmeen''s encounters with the city 5.2 First impressions and experiences 5.3 Place-making projects in the city Settling in and housing arrangements Working and earning Social life 5.4 Expectations and disappointments 5.


5 Carving out a space for herself in the city References 6. Risks, Threats and Setbacks 6.1 "They used to call us cursed": Tigist''s story 6.2 Risks and threats Men and women as threats Gender and sexuality as sources of risk Access to education and work at risk The risk of migration: travelling, working, socializing 6.3 Vulnerabilities Being alone Being a migrant girl 6.4 Intersecting vulnerabilities: gender, age and migration References 7. Being Protected and Protecting Yourself 7.1 "You have to learn how to protect yourself": Tsirite''s quest for protection 7.


2 Governmental and organizational support and protection 7.3 Protecting themselves: Informal sources of protections 7.4 Building social capital 7.5 Locating social protection in trans-local networks References 8. Surviving, Resisting and Moving Forward 8.1 "If my destiny is to live, I will live abroad, if my destiny is to die, I will die abroad": Lamia''s story 8.2 Resilience: Capacity to deal with adverse circumstances 8.3 Self-hood and self-confidence: Understanding and learning to take care of oneself 8.


4 Moving forward or waiting: Aspirations and frustrations 8.5 "Small things" and "small steps" References 9. Beyond Survival: The Wider Implications of Girls'' Migration 9.1 "Nothing changed": Arsema''s life in perspective 9.2 Gradually supporting those left behind 9.3 Investing in the future of others 9.4 Migrant girls'' social status and self-esteem 9.5 Small steps toward social transformation References 10.


Transitions and Transformations 10.1 "I have a responsibility now. I have grown up": transitions into adulthood 10.2 Adolescence, transitions, life course and migration Independent migration as a transition into adulthood Capacity to understand and take decisions as a transition Education, migration and transitions Marriage and beyond: alternative ways of becoming an adult 10.3 Migration, transitions and being stuck 10.4 Back to gender relations and the life course: how they matter in the context of migration and transitions 10.5 Is migration good for girls and is this really a good question? References.


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