Children and Migration
Despite the fact that many of the world’s migrants are children, many of whom also often migrate independently, children have, until recently, been neglected in studies of migration across several disciplines. This, as many scholars have argued, is a reflection of the traditional view of children as appendages of their parents and passive receptacles of the cultural influences of the adult world around them. A shift in the conceptualisation of childhood over the past few decades, however, has enabled scholars to look at children’s experiences of social phenomena in their own right. This has opened up a space in which children who migrate can be recognised as migrants in their own right, with their own needs, experiences and stories to tell. This website draws on such recent developments to shed light on different aspects of children's migrations, from their portrayal in the media and literature, to the different asylum policies in Australia and Great Britain.