Abstract
This chapter explores the ways in which children express citizenship in their
everyday lives, thereby creating a sense of identity. In particular it explores this from the perspective of children from Asian and other minority ethnic communities in the UK. By a focus on the everyday and cultural we can critique individualistic conceptions of citizenship, subvert the adult/child (Citizen/non-citizen) binary, contest the myth of the passive child and present a more nuanced conception of ethnic minority children’s identities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Traguardo infanzia Benessere, partecipazione e cittadinanza |
| Editors | Maria Carmen Belloni, Roberta Bosiso, Manuela Olagnero |
| Place of Publication | Turin, Italy |
| Publisher | Accademia University Press |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-88-99200-11-4 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 16 Aug 2016 |
Keywords
- children
- citizenship
- ethnicity