Escaping Violence, Seeking Freedom
Why Children in Bangladesh Migrate to the Street
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3884022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alessandro Conticini (University of Manchester), David Hulme (0000-0002-4111-1589, University of Manchester) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-227 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2007.00409.x |
| OpenAlex | W3122823742 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 29 |
In Bangladesh, as in many developing countries, there is a widespread belief amongst the public, policy makers and social workers that children 'abandon' their families and migrate to the street because of economic poverty. Ignoring and avoiding mounting evidence to the contrary, this dominant narrative posits that children whose basic material needs cannot be met within the household move to the street. This article explores this narrative through the analysis of detailed empirical research with children in Bangladesh. It finds that social factors lie behind most street migration and, in particular, that moves to the street are closely associated with violence towards and abuse of children within the household and local community. These findings are consistent with the wider literature on street migration from other countries. In Bangladesh, those who seek to reduce the flow of children to the streets need to focus on social policy, especially on how to reduce the excessive control and emotional, physical and sexual violence that occur in some households. Economic growth and reductions in income poverty will be helpful, but they will not be sufficient to reduce street migration by children
Criminology · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Narrative · Poison control · Political science · Poverty · Sexual abuse · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Homelessness and Social Issues · Sex work and related issues · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Girls on the Move
Protecting children in different contexts
Agência como vulnerabilidade
Vulnerability of Bangladeshi street-children to HIV/Aids
Place attachment among children in a street situation in Pelotas, Brazil
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Children-Of-The-Street in Mthatha
Breaking silence
Why do they stay on the streets? learning about the permanence of young people on the street
Voices from the street
Self-Esteem and Resilience Differences Among Street Children Compared to Non-street Children in Limpopo Province of South Africa
Health seeking behavior of street connected children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Vulnerability and Resilience of Street Children
Backstage stories of street-connected children
Indonesian Children's Views and Experiences of Work and Poverty
A step of faith
Constraints, Incentives and Pockets of Local Order on the Streets of Pelotas, Brazil
Co-creating meeting spaces’
Four decades of Brazilian and international research on street children
Understanding Children’s Power in Bangladesh’s Informal Settlements
Breaking the Net
Human Rights Violations Against Street Children Working in the Informal Economy in Bangladesh
Children and young people's relationships, relational processes and social change
Why can't you change? Stories of parents and street educators about adolescent girls in street situations
Agency does not mean freedom. Cape Verdean street children and the politics of children's agency
Involvement of street children in the political violence of Bangladesh
Family-level factors to reintegrate street-involved children in low- and middle-income countries
The reasons why children work on the streets
Vulnerability to violence of girls of the street in Mauritania
Drivers of independent migration among adolescents from selected West African countries
Health crises, social support, and caregiving practices among street children in Bangladesh
The Hidden Resilience of Street Youth
Considering an agency-vulnerability nexus in the lives of street children and youth
Agency as Vulnerability
Placing the vulnerable subject
Remaining Nameless
Typologies of Risk and Protection in the Lives of Filipino Street Children in Manila
The Role of War-Related Motives in the Trajectories of Street Children in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
When the Sun Rises, I Sleep
Lost and Abandoned
At Home in the Street
Children Who Prosper in Unfavorable Environments
Development as Freedom
Exploring youth and community relations in Cali, Colombia
Economic growth, poverty and children
Building Better Cities with Children and Youth
Why have street children disappeared? – The role of international human rights law in protecting vulnerable groups
Conceptualizing Chronic Poverty
Street Children of Cali
Street children in Brazil and their helpers
Programme Note
The asset vulnerability framework
When Method Matters
The Rise and Fall of 'Internally Displaced People' in the Central Peruvian Andes
Insecurity and Pastoral Development in the Sahel
Female Migration and Urban Labour Markets in Tianjin
Displacement, Risks and Resistance
The Street and its Image
Theory, Method and Triangulation in the Study of Street Children
Urban Children
Social Capital and Successful Development among At-Risk Youth
Street Children, Human Rights, and Public Health
| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 2025 (57) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |