Introduction: Development, Young People, and the Social Production of Aspirations

Roy Huijsmans (), Nicola Ansell () and Peggy Froerer ()
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Roy Huijsmans: International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nicola Ansell: Brunel University London
Peggy Froerer: Brunel University London

The European Journal of Development Research, 2021, vol. 33, issue 1, No 1, 15 pages

Abstract: Abstract In this editorial introduction to the Special Issue Youth, Aspirations and the Life Course: Development and the social production of aspirations in young people’s lives, we put the work presented in this collection in conversation with the wider literature on development, youth and aspirations. Aspiration we define as an orientation towards a desired future. We elaborate on our conceptualisation of aspirations as socially produced and reflect on the methodological challenges in researching young people’s aspirations in development. While mindful of the various critiques of aspiration research we argue that aspirations constitute fertile terrain for theorising the temporal dynamics of being young and growing up in contexts of development.

Keywords: Aspiration; Childhood; Development; Research; Temporality; Youth; I0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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