Surfing in the air: a grounded theory of the dynamics of street life and its policy implications

Alessandro Conticini
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Alessandro Conticini: UNICEF, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Postal: UNICEF, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Journal of International Development, 2008, vol. 20, issue 4, 413-436

Abstract: Nearly 20 years after the emergence of a specialised literature dealing with homeless children and youth, best practices are still rare and a divide remains between our understanding of street life, and the policy and programmes that are promoted to reach out to street-living children: a persisting dichotomy between theory and practice.

While much of the literature available is still entrapped in a sort of 'pathology of case studies' unable to provide systematic information to policy makers and practitioners, this paper claims originality in presenting an inter-disciplinary understanding of the processes of street adaptation followed by children. In doing so, the paper presents a grounded theory to predict the consequences of street life and to plan interventions accordingly. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1002/jid.1423

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