Recounting migration political narratives of Congolese young people in Uganda /

"Millions of citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been killed or displaced during decades of political corruption and military conflict. Many forced migrants are young people, who are often seen either as passive victims or as radicalized and amoral child soldiers perpetuat...

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Main Author: Clark-Kazak, Christina R., 1975-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Politicizing Approaches to Refugee Young People
  • Maps and Methods: Migration Narratives in Context
  • Innocente's Story: The Daily Politics of Belonging
  • James's Story: 'For Us Nande, a Tree Is Planted for Our Grandfather'--Roots and Routes along the Ugandan-Congolese Border
  • Rose's Story: The Politics of Administrative Categorization: Vulnerability, Agency, and Power Relations
  • Augustin's Story: 'I Was Supposed to Be a Prince'--Discourses on Leadership and Realities of Decision-Making Opportunities
  • Lucie's Story: Riches to Rags--Negotiating Power Reversals in Refugee Contexts
  • Amani's Story: Of Marriageable Age--Cross-Border Extended Family Politics
  • Bondeko's Story: Social Networks and 'Passive' Resistance
  • Jacob's Story: Respect and Respectability in Post-Migration Intergenerational and Intragenerational Relationships
  • Paul's Story: Morphologie douteuse and the Musicality of Body Politics
  • Marie's Story: Diploma for life? Education and Exclusion in Migration Discourse and Practice
  • Conclusion: The Politics of Age and Generation in Migration Contexts.