This collection emerges from the intersection of two vibrant, dynamic and expanding
academic endeavours. The papers are situated within 'new'social-scientific studies of …

Drawing upon an extensive review of the literature, this chapter presents the main
theoretical and methodological perspectives utilized in the study of children's everyday …

This article proposes the need for a critical examination of the notion of children's
'independent mobility', a concept rather uncritically accepted by social science and human …

Dominant discourses of childhood and mobility lead to the social, spatial and temporal
placing of children. Children are considered to transgress mobile space in a way that …

The aim of this chapter, and the next, is to provide readers with an expanded introduction of
sorts, engaging with prominent theoretical themes in the study of youth spatiality. Of …

This paper considers the importance of walking for many children and young people's
everyday lives, experiences and friendships. Drawing upon research with 175 9-to 16-year …

How useful is the distinction between cosmopolitans and locals in understanding the place
of mobility and travel within contemporary youth transition? In this article we draw on a …

This paper draws on mobility research conducted with children in three countries: Ghana,
Malawi and South Africa. It has two interlinked aims: to highlight the potential that mobile …

This paper argues for a renewed research agenda on the transnational mobility of young
people across both youth studies and migration studies. We review key literature across …

Geographers of childhood have variously accounted for the experiences of mobile children.
Less has been said about the practices of becoming mobile, including the acquisition of …