Overview

This interdisciplinary book provides a sociological view of the contemporary experiences of children in Southern Europe. Focusing on regions deeply affected by the 2008 economic crisis, it offers a detailed investigation into the impact of economic downturn and austerity on the lives of children.   Established childhood studies and sociology researchers unpack recent changes in the quality of children's lives and our understanding of children's rights in the modern world. Focusing first on contemporary changes to children's forms of living, the book then turns to the prevalence of poverty in Southern Europe, before scrutinising the experiences of migrant and highly mobile children. Illustrating these experiences with key case studies from across Southern Europe, this book presents a powerful critique of the promises and pitfalls of structural changes to children-centred public policy.   This informative book is essential reading for academics and higher-level students of childhood studies. Policy makers and practitioners in education, law, health, social services and children's rights organizations in need of strong, empirical research into childhood experiences will appreciate the thorough case studies analysed in the book. Contributors include: G. Argento, R. Barn, E. Brey, R.T. Di Rosa, M. Domínguez-Serrano, N. Fernándes, L. Gaitán, A. Kiliari, F. Kougioumoutzaki, S. Mateus, L. del Moral-Espín, A. Nunes de Almeida, S. Pantazidis, Y. Pechtelidis, V. Ramos, M. Sánchez-Domínguez, M.J. Sarmento, C. Satta, T. Seabra, A.G. Stamou, M.T. Tagliaventi, C. Tomás, G. de Pina Trevisan

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Author:   Lourdes Gaitán ,  Yannis Pechtelidis ,  Catarina Tomás ,  Natália Fernandes
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781789901238

ISBN 10:   1789901235
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   03 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword: childhood and social exclusion – a sociology of the south? xiii Manuel Jacinto Sarmento 1 Introduction 1 Lourdes Gaitán PART I CURRENT CHANGES IN CHILDREN’S FORMS OF LIVING 2 Introduction to Part I 11 Catarina Tomás 3 Family and childhood: the impact of the crisis in the case of Greece 14 Foteini Kougioumoutzaki 4 Institutionalization and familization of childhood through leisure/sport activities in Italy 30 Caterina Satta 5 Changes to children’s forms of living in contemporary Portugal 47 Ana Nunes de Almeida and Vasco Ramos 6 Intergenerational solidarity in times of crisis: new relationships between children and grandparents in Spain 62 Lourdes Gaitán and María Sánchez-Domínguez PART II CHILD POVERTY AND CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING IN SOUTHERN EUROPE 7 Introduction to Part II 84 Natália Fernandes 8 Poverty, well-being and educational opportunities for children in contemporary Greece: the cases of two after-school programmes 88 Yannis Pechtelidis and Stelios Pantazidis 9 Poorest of all: a case study of Roma children in Italy 104 Maria Teresa Tagliaventi 10 Child poverty in Portugal: the crisis from children’s perspectives 121 Manuel Jacinto Sarmento and Gabriela de Pina Trevisan 11 Austerity and children’s well-being in Spain: a capability approach perspective 141 Lucía del Moral-Espín and Mónica Domínguez-Serrano PART III MIGRANT CHILDREN AND CHILDREN ON THE MOVE 12 Introduction to Part III 161 Yannis Pechtelidis 13 Language education policy discourses on refugee children: evidence from the Greek context 164 Anastasia G. Stamou and Angeliki Kiliari 14 Unaccompanied minors in Sicily: promoting conceptualizations of child well-being through children’s own subjective realities 181 Ravinder Barn, Roberta T. Di Rosa and Gabriella Argento 15 Migrant children in Portuguese schools: the case of Brazilian pupils 196 Teresa Seabra and Sandra Mateus 16 Migrant children and local policies regarding reunified children in Spain 213 Elisa Brey PART IV CONCLUSIONS 17 Conclusions 232 Lourdes Gaitán, Yannis Pechtelidis, Catarina Tomás and Natália Fernandes Index 237

Reviews

'Children's Lives in Southern Europe is an insightful, well-written, and timely volume focusing on a neglected but radically changing region of Europe. The diverse chapters provide comprehensive discussion of children's lives and agency at the macro and micro level with important insights for social policy. A ground-breaking work in childhood studies.' -- William A. Corsaro, Author of The Sociology of Childhood and We're Friends, Right?: Inside Kids' Culture 'This book offers an essential contribution to understanding the challenges faced by children in Southern Europe through the years of austerity and the refugee crisis . The four editors combine a deep understanding of their own countries with a powerful theoretical orientation to taking children seriously as social actors and as citizens. The combination of detailed contextual information with vivid case studies is a real strength. For anyone with an interest in the reality of childhood, and the prospects for children's lives, in Southern Europe this will be an invaluable source of information and ideas.' -- Nigel Patrick Thomas, University of Central Lancashire, UK 'This book presents a rich and stimulating collection of contributions on a neglected focus in the English speaking world. The chapters provide a fresh and rewarding exploration of children's lives in Southern Europe; especially children's well-being, experiences of migration and poverty. The book draws on theory, primary and secondary data and will be an invaluable resource for students wishing to understand childhood in the Mediterranean arena.' -- Tom Cockburn, Edge Hill University, UK 'This book, with its focus on four Southern European countries, is an important addition to research literature on childhood. The authors' aim to come to terms with the inevitable impact on childhood of economic recession, poverty, migration and other shared structures is very enlightening. The display of an array of methodological approaches is of great interest and the way it makes sense of a macro-orientation without losing sight of children's agency is highly instructive. The book is most welcome and vastly recommended.' -- Jens Qvortrup, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Author Information

Edited by Lourdes Gaitán, Founding Member, Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence Group (GSIA), Secretary, Committee of Sociology of Childhood (FES) and Co-director, Sociedad e Infancias Journal, Spain, Yannis Pechtelidis, Associate Professor of Sociology of Education, University of Thessaly, Greece, Catarina Tomás, Assistant Professor, Lisbon Polytechnic Institute and Researcher, Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), Portugal and Natália Fernandes, Assistant Professor, University of Minho and Researcher, Research Centre on Child Studies (CIEC), Portugal

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