Saludos, mc ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Child Migration Research Network <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2012/8/15 Subject: Child Migration Research Network Bulletin, August 2012 To: mcduque@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dear Maria Claudia Duque-Paramo, Welcome to the Child Migration Research Network (CMRN) email bulletin for August 2012. This bulletin lists the resources most recently added to the CMRN website as well as some upcoming events that we hope will be of interest. If you are interested in adding your work to the CMRN resource catalogue go to http://www.childmigration.net/Contribute. You can also email us about upcoming events at info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx New Sources 1. No Way Out, No Way In: Irregular migrant children and families in the UK Abstract: An estimated 120,000 irregular migrant children live in the UK, and a large majority of these are either born in the country or migrated to the UK at a very young age. Successive British governments have provided irregular migrant children with some entitlement to public services; however, contradictory and frequently changing rules, cuts to public spending and broader reforms in the provision of services mean that even when legal provisions still exist, access to public services has become limited in practice, which can lead to destitution and social exclusion. Details: http://www.childmigration.net/Sigona_and_Hughes_2012 2. Return Visits of the Young Albanian Second Generation in Europe: Contrasting Themes and Comparative Host Country Perspectives Abstract: Research on the links of the second generation to their parental homeland, and return visits in particular, is largely lacking. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 75 Albanian teenagers in London, Thessaloniki and Florence, this paper brings a multi-sited perspective on attitudes towards and experiences of homeland visits. Details: http://www.childmigration.net/Vathi_and_King_2011 3. Victims or criminals? The vulnerability of separated children in the context of migration in the United Kingdom and Italy Abstract: Despite the periodic and official commitments of the United Kingdom and Italian governments with regard to separated children's rights and welfare, academics, non-governmental organisations and international organisations have widely emphasised that in both countries the effective protection of children is hindered by harsh immigration laws, policies and practices. This paper focuses on some of the most critical issues that emerge from the literature concerning the situation of separated children in the United Kingdom and Italy, with the aim of highlighting the impact that national laws, policies and practices have on the framing and production of their vulnerability. Details: http://www.childmigration.net/Furia_2012 4. Exploring Children's Experiences of Migration: Movement and Family Relationships Abstract: This briefing paper highlights the main themes emerging from a recent ESRC seminar to explore the ways that children's migration impacts upon their family relationships and vice-versa, whilst also considering the similarities and differences in experiences of children from across the world. The briefing argues that the ways that child migrants are labelled in policy shape their experience and can include or exclude children, and that differences in how childhood and young adulthood are defined, between origin and destination communities, can have implications for their support. Details: http://www.childmigration.net/de_Lima_et_al_2012. Upcoming Events 1. Day of General Discussion (DGD) on the Rights of all Children in the context of International Migration Location: Geneva, Switzerland Date(s): 28 September 2012 Details: http://www.childmigration.net/Geneva_2012 2. Unprotected Unaccompanied Children in Europe: Which reasons lead to their lack of protection? Location: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Societe, University of Poitiers, France Date(s): 22-24 October 2012 Details: http://www.childmigration.net/Poitiers_2012 3. Children and Youth in a Changing World Location: KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India Date(s): 26-30 November 2012 Details: http://www.childmigration.net/India_2012 --------------------------- To unsubscribe to the CMRN email bulletin please send a blank email to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with the subject line 'unsubscribe'