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Beyond Discourse and Competence: Science and Subjugated Knowledge in Street Children Studies

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  • Roy Gigengack

    (Wageningen University, Wageningen.)

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Cet article a pour but de montrer que les études sur les enfants des rues ont réduit leur concept de base à une construction discursive, et les jeunes de la rue eux-mêmes à des « agents » actifs. Il en résulte entre autres que les enfants des rues ne sont pas reconnus comme des groupes intergénérationnels distincts dans la société. L’histoire traditionnelle des études sur les enfants des rues, en tant que saga des sciences, élide son positionnement de critique activiste. Ce paradigme dominant apparaît comme une structure fondamentale de croyance et une tradition narrative dans lesquelles il est essentiel que soit présentée une science correcte et utile. En s’appuyant sur la critique activiste, comprise comme une variante de la théorie du postdéveloppement, cet article décrit différentes formes de déterminisme discursif, de déconstructivisme et de populisme. Il part du cas-type d’un texte emblématique pour examiner en détail les arguments déconstructivistes et populistes concernant les complexités, les politiques et les images liées aux enfants des rues. Des pistes d’analyse sociologique sont identifizées tout au long du travail. Le déterminisme discursif est lié à l’attention portée exclusivement à l’enfance; les approches intergénérationnelles permettent de dépasser le discours et la compétence.

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  • Roy Gigengack, 2014. "Beyond Discourse and Competence: Science and Subjugated Knowledge in Street Children Studies," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 26(2), pages 264-282, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:26:y:2014:i:2:p:264-282
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    1. Federica Cavazzoni & Alec Fiorini & Guido Veronese, 2022. "How Do We Assess How Agentic We Are? A Literature Review of Existing Instruments to Evaluate and Measure Individuals' Agency," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 159(3), pages 1125-1153, February.
    2. Guido Veronese & Lorenzo Montali & Federica Cavazzoni & Daniela Mattiuzzi, 2022. "Toward a Culture-Informed Conceptualization of Child Agency in a Context Characterized by Political and Military Violence. A Qualitative Exploration throughout Experts’ Voices," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(4), pages 1379-1403, August.

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