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Rematerialising Children´s Agency: Everyday Practices in a Post-Socialist Estate
Matej Blazek
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Description for Rematerialising Children´s Agency: Everyday Practices in a Post-Socialist Estate
Hardback. This detailed study of children's everyday practices in a small deprived neighbourhood of post-socialist Bratislava, provides a novel insight on the formation of children's agency and the multitude of resources it comes from. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJPR; 3JM; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This book is a detailed study of children’s everyday practices in a small, deprived neighbourhood of post-socialist Bratislava, called Kopčany. It provides a novel empirical insight on what it is like to be growing up after 25 years of post-socialist transformations and questions the formation of children’s agency and the multitude of resources it comes from. What happens if we accept children’s practices as cornerstones of communities? What is uncovered if we examine adults' co-presence with children in everyday community spaces? With a background in youth work, the author writes from the unique position of being able to develop ... Read more
This book is a detailed study of children’s everyday practices in a small, deprived neighbourhood of post-socialist Bratislava, called Kopčany. It provides a novel empirical insight on what it is like to be growing up after 25 years of post-socialist transformations and questions the formation of children’s agency and the multitude of resources it comes from. What happens if we accept children’s practices as cornerstones of communities? What is uncovered if we examine adults' co-presence with children in everyday community spaces? With a background in youth work, the author writes from the unique position of being able to develop ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447322740
SKU
V9781447322740
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99-50
About Matej Blazek
Matej Blazek is Lecturer in Human Geography at the Loughborough University, UK. He is a social geographer with a particular interest in the geography of marginalisation, childhood, migration and emotions. He is also active in community youth work as a practitioner and trainer.
Reviews for Rematerialising Children´s Agency: Everyday Practices in a Post-Socialist Estate
"[Blazek's] dynamic, interactive, and reflexive approach to discovery is based on a strong foundation in theory but is not limited by it...[This] book offers a springboard for further studies on the socio-political and cultural relevance of child agency." Slavic Review "Inspirational for both academics and practitioners, this book draws extensively on rich empirical data and original field notes as well ... Read more