Karin Heissler

Karin Heissler is a child protection specialist in UNICEF Headquarters. She has a D.Phil in development studies from the University of Oxford. She is most recently the author of ‘Rethinking “trafficking” in children’s migratory processes: the role of social networks in child labour migration in Bangladesh’ in Children’s Geographies.

Young people's migration and the pursuit of status

Young people’s mobility must be understood within processes of change. Migration provides opportunities to achieve status, an under-recognised yet important aspect of young persons’ lives.

By Karin Heissler

/ 22 Jul 2015

Young people's migration and the pursuit of status

Young people’s mobility must be understood within processes of change. Migration provides opportunities to achieve status, an under-recognised yet important aspect of young persons’ lives.

By Karin Heissler

/ 22 Jul 2015