I Am Going to Europe Tomorrow
The Myth of the Anchor Child and the Decision to Flee in the Narratives of Unaccompanied Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7934579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Lalander (0000-0001-9304-2792, Malmö University, corresponding author), M Herz (0000-0002-6555-3875, Malmö University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-98 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nordic Journal of Migration Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-649X • E-ISSN: 1799-649X |
| Publisher | Helsinki University Press (PUBLISHER • FI) |
| DOI | 10.1515/njmr-2018-0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2804035739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 12 |
The term ‘anchor child’ implicates that, to create future homes in another country, parents supposedly use their children by sending them on a mission as ‘unaccompanied minors’. Since the term is sometimes used in public debate, our aim is to use elements of this stereotype to analyse and contrast it to the young people’s own narratives. Through repeated interviews and observations with 23 unaccompanied children living in Sweden over the course of one year, this article provides complex narratives of the decision to escape, the rationality of the escape plan and the ways in which the young people reflect on possible future reunion with their families. Results show that their flight and its outcome is related to the young people’s agency during a struggle for survival affected by current political and social contexts, making the tendency to interpret the children’s situation through a ‘Western’ nuclear family rationality highly problematic
Art · Ethnic group · Media studies · Mythology · Narrative · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Transnationalism · Anthropology · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |