Sociological Studies of Children & Youth

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Series description

Sociology Studies of Children and Youth (SSCY) is proud to be affiliated with members of the American Sociological Association Section on Children and Youth.The first volume of SSCY was published in 1986, edited by sociologists Patricia Adler and Peter Adler who aptly noted that: "the study of children and child development is empirically and theoretically central to the discipline of sociology." This fact is even more apparent today. The series provides an outlet for social scientists researching topics related to children or youth. Emerald contracts individual Guest Editors to develop the volumes in this series, and some volumes focus on a specific theme, while others include a range of chapters on diverse topics. Contributions from all methodological and theoretical orientations are welcome. All submissions undergo a double-blind, peer-review process. The volume has a history of publishing work by international scholars and continues to welcome contributions from around the world.

To learn more, please contact the Series Editor, Ingrid E. Castro (I.Castro@mcla.edu).

Series editor

Ingrid E. Castro, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA

I.Castro@mcla.edu
 

Ingrid E. Castro is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA. Her theoretical and qualitative work focuses on children and young adults; race, gender, and education.

Editorial Board

Series editor: Ingrid E. Castro, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA

  • Lars Alberth, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
  • Sampson Lee Blair, The State University of New York, USA
  • Ingrid E. Castro, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA
  • Patricia Neff Claster, Edinboro University, USA
  • Tobia (Toby) Fattore, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Sam Frankel, King’s University College at Western University, Canada
  • David Kinney, Central Michigan University, USA
  • Valeria Llobet, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Sandi Nenga, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, USA
  • Doris Bühler-Niederberger, Universität Wuppertal, Germany
  • Kate Tilleczek, York University, Canada
  • Yvonne M. Vissing, Salem State University, Salem, MA USA
  • Nicole Warehime, University of Central Oklahoma, USA
  • Katie Wright, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Call for Papers

Volume Title: Uprooted! The Wellbeing and Social Integration of Migrant Children and Youth

Edited by Loretta E. Bass

Thematic focus and rationale 
Migration represents a challenge and opportunity. About 2.3 percent of the world’s population live outside of their country of nationality. In 2020, UNICEF estimated that 36 million of the world’s 281 million international migrants were children. Among the world’s migrants are nearly 34 million refugees and asylum seekers; of these, half are estimated to be children. Adding to this, within countries, internal rural-to-urban migration represents another facet of population movement; children and youth represent a substantial component of this vulnerable population. As the world struggles to cope with global economic imbalances, diverging demographic trends, and climate change, international and internal migration are increasingly salient for the wellbeing, social integration, and civil and human rights of children and youth.

This edited volume invites research contributions that illuminate and engage with children and youth as migrants and seeks to address several questions. Examining root causes and agency, to what extent do children and youth exercise volition in the decision to migrate either internally or internationally? From their vantage points to what extent are children and youth on the move, uprooted, and vulnerable? Upon resettlement, what are the social integration challenges and opportunities for children or youth, and to what extent are children and youth migrants constrained in this new context? What do children and youth experience because of migration, and what does this mean for their wellbeing, social integration, and rights?  

This edited collection invites scholarship from different contexts and regions, and from varied methodological and theoretical orientations. This title will be a compilation of articles providing empirical insights from a global perspective of children and youth who are affected by migration processes.

We welcome contributions from scholars at all career stages and from all parts of the globe.  

Possible topics include but are not limited to chapters examining:

•    Children’s and youths’ narratives of migration
•    The root causes of migration for children and youth 
•    Children and/or youth as internal or rural-urban migrants
•    Children and/or youth as international migrants 
•    Gendered perspectives on the migration of children and/or youth
•    The social or civic integration or acceptance of children and/or youth migrants
•    Children/youth as refugees or asylum seekers
•    Human rights and children’s rights in migration contexts 
 
Deadline  
•    1 July 2024 – Full papers (5,000-8,000 words)
 
Submission 
Please send abstracts and papers to Loretta Bass, Professor, University of Oklahoma (Lbass@ou.edu). 

To submit a proposal to this series, please contact the series editor via email:

Ingrid E. Castro

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USAI.Castro@mcla.edu

This title is indexed in Scopus.

Volumes from this series are included in the Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index.

We are pleased to announce our 2023 Literati Award winners.

Outstanding Author Contribution


The limits of trading cultural capital: Returning migrant children and their educational trajectory in Hungary
Zsuzsanna Árendás, Judit Durst, Noémi Katona, Vera Messing

2021 Literati Award winners.

Outstanding Author Contribution


Youth and their Multiple Relationships with the City: Experiences of Exclusion and Belonging in Montréal
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen, Juan Torres, Geneviève Grégoire-Labrecque