Introduction: Young people working for better lives in West and Central Africa

After more than a decade of emphasizing African children’s and youth’s agencies, possibilities and creativities in more or less challenging social, political and economic environments (see Bordonaro & Carvalho, 2010; Christiansen, Utas, & Vigh, 2006; Honwana & de Boeck, 2005; Martin, Un...

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Hauptverfasser: Ungruhe, Christian, Röschenthaler, Ute, Diawara, Mamadou
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprache:Anglais
Veröffentlicht: Cadernos de Estudos Africanos 2020
Online Zugang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Zusammenfassung:After more than a decade of emphasizing African children’s and youth’s agencies, possibilities and creativities in more or less challenging social, political and economic environments (see Bordonaro & Carvalho, 2010; Christiansen, Utas, & Vigh, 2006; Honwana & de Boeck, 2005; Martin, Ungruhe, & Häberlein, 2016; Spittler & Bourdillon, 2012), other recent studies increasingly highlight the young people’s powerlessness, bleak presents and uncertain futures. Doing so, the image of an enduring so...