Youth Migration and the Politics of Wellbeing: Stories of Life in Transition
Elaine Chase and Jennifer Allsopp
Abstract
This book examines the factors affecting the health and wellbeing of young people as they transition to adulthood under the shadow of migration control. Drawing on unique longitudinal data, the book illuminates how they conceptualize wellbeing for themselves and others in contexts of prolonged and politically induced uncertainty. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the experiences of over one hundred unaccompanied young migrants, primarily from Afghanistan, Albania, and Eritrea. It shows the lengths these young people will go to in pursuit of safety, security, and the futures they aspire t ... More
Keywords: wellbeing, health, young people, adulthood, migration control, Eritrea, unaccompanied migrants, young migrants, Afghanistan, Albania
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2020 | Print ISBN-13: 9781529209020 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: May 2021 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781529209020.001.0001 |
