Youth in No Man's Land. Immigrant Children on the Outskirts of Madrid

Bibliographic Data

ID3027144
AuthorsCecilia Eseverri-Mayer (0000-0003-3183-5919, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume33
Issue1
Pages91-109
Publication date2017-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevue européenne des migrations internationales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0765-0752 • E-ISSN: 1777-5418
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/remi.8514
OpenAlexW2770170927
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

This article discusses new processes of disaffiliation (Castel, 1995) among youth in a case study conducted in a disadvantaged neighbourhood of Madrid. Through the study of educational attainment and failure among children of Ecuadorian, Dominican, and Moroccan immigrants, insight is gained into a problem affecting numerous European countries, thus making it possible to identify the resources necessary to combat it. Research shows that the most determining factor in disaffiliation is human capital (Bourdieu, 1970). Likewise it demonstrated that links to ethnic networks can be beneficial as long as they are combined and supplemented with social capital that opens up new opportunities for the youths. This social capital stems from collaboration among intermediary structures (family, ethnic community, associative networks) and is generated in new spaces for participation. These make it possible to find a balance between community solidarity and the youth’s individual freedom

Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Human capital · Immigration · Political science · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Parental Involvement in Education · School Choice and Performance · Social Capital and Networks

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