Book Project

Out now: Central American Young People Migration: Coloniality and Epistemologies of the South

This book aims to detail the impact migration processes have on children and youth’s rights and  wellbeing. The number of unaccompanied and separated children and youth has increased  drastically in different parts of the world, as such, the proposed book will focus on youth’s efforts  to leave the countries in the North of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras)  toward the USA, Mexico, and Canada. There are three major themes: the social construction and  representation of ‘youth on the move;’ the migration process (using the three aforementioned  countries of Central America as a case study), and the reinterpretation of the immigration process  under the frameworks of coloniality and Epistemologies of the South. The intersection of these  three components will be explored through the specific experience of the Central American youth  migrant to understand how the North-South relationship impacts the migration process. The book seeks to understand how ‘youth’ are constructed throughout the migration process as a criminalized  subject and how this interpretation persists and pervades in the Global North. 

This book will provide an in-depth analysis of the historical relationship dynamics between  Central America, the United States, Mexico and Canada. It will also explore how the current  realities of the Central American nations (gang violence, political corruption, and economic  instability) have been shaped by historical relations with the United States and Canada. The book centres on deconstructing the ‘narratives of nowhere’; namely, the idea that the issues affecting  the Central America happened organically. The authors will connect the colonial histories to the  present circumstances to illustrate how North American interventions have changed and  disadvantaged those living in the Central America region.

Order the book here: https://www.routledge.com/Central-American-Young-People-Migration-Coloniality-and-Epistemologies/Parada-Escobar-Olivo-Cruz/p/book/9781032018638