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‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Mashiri, M., Dube, S., & Maponya, G. (2010). ‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Journal of International Development, 22(8), 1090-1101. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1748

This paper draws attention to the significance of mobility in shaping the educational and livelihood trajectories of rural young people in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular reference to a case study in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Young rural people... Read More about ‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa. (2010)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Mashiri, M., Dube, S., & Maponya, G. (2011). Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa. Applied financial economics, 13(2), 217-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2010.522255

Young people's daily mobility in sub-Saharan Africa remains largely invisible and under-researched. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data from the Child Mobility Project in South Africa, we show how young people's daily journeys (to school and... Read More about Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa..

Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Bourdillon, M., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Abane, A., & Mashiri, M. (2010). Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46(1-2), 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-010-9317-x

This paper reflects on issues raised by work with children in an ongoing child mobility study in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. There are now 70 school pupils of varying ages involved in the project, but the pape... Read More about Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2010). Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa. Geoforum, 41(5), 796-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2010.05.001

This paper explores young people’s experiences and perceptions of mobility and mobility constraints in poorer urban areas of Ghana, Malawi and South Africa within the specific context of inter-generational relations. Drawing principally on qualitativ... Read More about Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa.

Where dogs, ghosts and lions roam: learning from mobile ethnographies on the journey to school (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., & Maponya, G. (2010). Where dogs, ghosts and lions roam: learning from mobile ethnographies on the journey to school. Children's Geographies, 8(2), 91-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733281003691343

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 interviews can offer in research with young people, especially in re... Read More about Where dogs, ghosts and lions roam: learning from mobile ethnographies on the journey to school.