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Agency operating within structures

A qualitative exploration of agency amongst children living in Palestine

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ID3103608
AuthorsF Cavazzoni (0000-0003-2475-5945, University of Milano-Bicocca, corresponding author), Alec Fiorini (University of Milano-Bicocca), Cindy Sousa (0009-0007-4510-8356, Bryan Mawr College, USA), Cindy A Sousa (0000-0002-1311-2111, Bryan Mawr College, USA), G Veronese (0000-0001-9681-8883, University of Milano-Bicocca)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue3
Pages363-379
Publication date2021-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/09075682211025588
OpenAlexW4255601498
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited59

Our research challenges the picture of children exposed to political violence as helpless victims, portraying them as active agents who mobilize resources both within themselves and their social, physical, political world. Based on drawings and walk-along interviews with 70 Palestinian children, the present study provides an analysis of children's agency across the multiple settings in which they live. Our findings highlight the interconnections between the children's agentic practices and the multiple ecologies implied in promoting - or suppressing - their opportunity to cope with their surroundings

Palestine · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Peace and Human Rights Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year2,25
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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