Nabuco Martuscelli, P. orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-2513 (2023) ‘Anchor babies’ and ‘imposter children’: childhoods’ representations in global migration politics. In: Marshall Beier, J. and Berents, H., (eds.) Children, Childhoods, and Global Politics. Bristol University Press , pp. 17-30. ISBN 9781529232301
Abstract
Children migrate alone, creating tension between a child rights approach and global migration governance. States cannot deny children’s rights because it would be an immoral violation of international law, yet states adopt different strategies to control child migration. This chapter briefly discusses two such strategies: using different representations of children like ‘anchor children and babies’ as a migration strategy to restrict children’s rights, and employing the ‘imposter children’ category to recognize agency as an adulthood characteristic. Both strategies draw from a discourse of protection from harm and children’s rights to restrict their rights to asylum, family reunification, recognition as a child, and their best interests. This chapter illustrates these strategies, considering how politicians and the media dealt with recent migration situations, mostly in Global North countries. These critical reflections contribute to understanding how states strategically employ specific representations of children in migration and border control.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Bristol University Press. This is an author-produced version of a book chapter subsequently published in Children, childhoods and global politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | children; childhood; child migration; securitization; agency; children’s rights; migration control; UNCRC |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2024 09:18 |
Last Modified: | 03 May 2024 11:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.51952/9781529232332.ch001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:211868 |
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