Childhood and Migration in Europe

'This book makes a valuable contribution to the expanding field of children's migration and of family migration more generally. It explores the transnational lives, experiences and identities of children with different immigration and citizenship statuses (African, Eastern European, Latin American and returning Irish) and challenges the oft held view of children as victims without agency and needing to be integrated into society.' Eleonore Kofman, Middlesex University, UK 'Taking seriously the perspectives and experiences of children from diverse migrant streams as they are negotiated within the context of contemporary Ireland and examining the ways in which children negotiate identities and contribute to migration processes, this book powerfully challenges normative ways of understanding both children and migration. A path-breaking contribution to the literature on transnational flows of immigration, it should be read by all migration scholars.' Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, University of California, Los Angeles, USA '... a much needed addition to the studies of migration and childhood... Using photo essays, drawings, and qualitative interviews with 194 migrant children ages 3-18, 84 boys and 110 girls, the book is a first of its kind in Ireland... Overall, the book is an excellent and much needed addition to the study of migrant children in Ireland and uses innovative child focused data to draw its conclusions. The book is extremely easy to read and would make excellent reading for those interested in migration, childhood, and social change in Ireland.' Irish Journal of Sociology '... a detailed and comprehensive exploration of childhood migration, with the uniqueness of each approach offering a richness and depth of knowledge.' Child and Adolescent Mental Health 'For a concise volume, the book manages to pack in a wide variety of issues in four well-chosen case studies [...] on the main migrant ’streams’... This breadth of migrant types examined is a real