Sue Clayton has directed two films on child asylum: Hamedullah: The Road Home (2013) and Calais Children: A Case to Answer (2017), both have been submitted in asylum and High Court appeal cases. She is Professor of Film at Goldsmiths University of London and consultant producer for ITV and Channel 4 News.Anna Gupta is a Professor of Social Work at Royal Holloway, University of London. Anna has undertaken research and published articles on a range of subjects linked to child care and protection practice. Her particular interests include work in the family courts, poverty and social work, and practice with Black and minority ethnic children and families.Katie Willis is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research focuses on migration, gender and development, with particular interests in transnational families and the role of migration in reproducing or challenging social inequality.

“The aspirations, experiences and trajectories of unaccompanied young migrants are at the core of this important edited collection which includes some of most knowledgeable experts in the field.” Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham

• Foreword ~ Lord Alf DubsIntroduction ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie WillisSection 1: Framing the youth migration debateMigration regimes and border controls: the crisis in Europe ~ Katie Willis and Sue ClaytonDilemmas and conflicts in the legal system ~ Sheona York and Richard WarrenCaring for and about unaccompanied migrant youth ~ Anna GuptaSection 2: Exploring migrant youth identitiesPreface: Voices of separated migrant youth ~ Sue ClaytonNarrating the young migrant journey: themes of self-representation ~ Sue ClaytonFrom individual vulnerability to collective resistance: responding to the emotional impact of trauma on unaccompanied children seeking asylum ~ Gillian HughesSpaces of belonging and social care ~ Louise Drammeh'Durable solutions’ when turning 18 ~ Lucy WilliamsSection 3: International perspectivesA relational approach to unaccompanied minor migration, detention, and protection in Mexico and the US ~ Mario Bruzzone and Luis Enrique González-AraizaUnaccompanied migrant youth in the Nordic countries ~ Hilde LidénLife (forever) on hold: unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in Australia ~ Kim Robinson and Sandra M. GiffordConclusion ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie Willis

Sue Clayton has directed two films on child asylum: Hamedullah: The Road Home (2013) and Calais Children: A Case to Answer (2017), both have been submitted in asylum and High Court appeal cases. She is Professor of Film at Goldsmiths University of London and consultant producer for ITV and Channel 4 News.Anna Gupta is a Professor of Social Work at Royal Holloway, University of London. Anna has undertaken research and published articles on a range of subjects linked to child care and protection practice. Her particular interests include work in the family courts, poverty and social work, and practice with Black and minority ethnic children and families.Katie Willis is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research focuses on migration, gender and development, with particular interests in transnational families and the role of migration in reproducing or challenging social inequality.

“The aspirations, experiences and trajectories of unaccompanied young migrants are at the core of this important edited collection which includes some of most knowledgeable experts in the field.” Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham

• Foreword ~ Lord Alf DubsIntroduction ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie WillisSection 1: Framing the youth migration debateMigration regimes and border controls: the crisis in Europe ~ Katie Willis and Sue ClaytonDilemmas and conflicts in the legal system ~ Sheona York and Richard WarrenCaring for and about unaccompanied migrant youth ~ Anna GuptaSection 2: Exploring migrant youth identitiesPreface: Voices of separated migrant youth ~ Sue ClaytonNarrating the young migrant journey: themes of self-representation ~ Sue ClaytonFrom individual vulnerability to collective resistance: responding to the emotional impact of trauma on unaccompanied children seeking asylum ~ Gillian HughesSpaces of belonging and social care ~ Louise Drammeh'Durable solutions’ when turning 18 ~ Lucy WilliamsSection 3: International perspectivesA relational approach to unaccompanied minor migration, detention, and protection in Mexico and the US ~ Mario Bruzzone and Luis Enrique González-AraizaUnaccompanied migrant youth in the Nordic countries ~ Hilde LidénLife (forever) on hold: unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in Australia ~ Kim Robinson and Sandra M. GiffordConclusion ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie Willis