Separated Migrant Young Women in State Care

Living in Contested Spaces

Rachel Larkin

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
02 November 2023

Migration, immigration & emigration; Sociology: family & relationships; Child welfare; Social work; Central government policies

Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth

This book considers the responses of states to migrant girls who are separated from family and enter state care systems as unaccompanied or trafficked young people. The book draws on research with girls and social work practitioners in the UK to explore what can happen when separated girls encounter professionals at borders and within care systems. It considers how separated girls adapt to different ideas of what it means to be a girl in destination countries, and how this is affected by their other intersecting identities. The book identifies how girls can feel welcomed, but also how young migrants can be seen in excluding ways. It argues that narratives of the fragile ‘refugee child’ are unhelpful ways to understand individual girls. Using theories and clear language relevant to both academics and practitioners, the author fills a gap in the research on migrant and trafficked young women who frequently represent the minority in care systems globally.

By: Rachel Larkin
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2022 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 303g
ISBN: 9783031151859
ISBN 10: 3031151852
Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 02 November 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: Barriers, Borders, and Care.- Chapter 2. The Refugee Child: Images and Imaginings.- Chapter 3. Separated Girlhood.- Chapter 4. Separated Children in State Care.- Chapter 5. Threshold Stories: Meeting the Giant.- Chapter 6. Living in Spaces of State Care.- Chapter 7. Trust, (Dis)Belief, and Love.-Chapter 8. Interconnecting Spaces.-Chapter 9. Conclusion: Disrupting the Giant

Rachel Larkin is Lecturer in Social Work at University of Kent, UK. She has worked extensively in Children and Families services and with young people affected by immigration systems. She co-edited Social Work with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants (2019).