Abstracts
Résumé
Les études sur les jeunes survivants de conflits armés et de violence politique viennent approfondir un domaine d’intérêt grandissant en criminologie. À cet égard, cet article met en lumière comment certains facteurs de protection ont pu favoriser la réinstallation au Canada d’une trentaine de « Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan », des jeunes réfugiés séparés de leurs familles en raison de la guerre au Sud-Soudan. L’analyse préliminaire d’entrevues individuelles et de groupes de discussion menés avec ces jeunes permet d’éclairer le rôle joué par des facteurs de protection qu’ils ont eux-mêmes cernés, notamment le désir de devenir de « bons citoyens », leur débrouillardise et leurs perspectives d’avenir, la culpabilité du survivant et le sentiment de responsabilité envers le pays d’origine, les familles de substitution et le capital affectif, le capital social et religieux ainsi que l’étiquette même de « Lost Boys and Girls ».
Mots-clés :
- Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan,
- réfugiés séparés/non accompagnés,
- criminologie,
- facteur de protection,
- immigration,
- Canada
Abstract
Studies of young survivors of armed conflict and political violence represent a growing area of interest within the field of criminology. In this regard, this article highlights how a handful of protective factors have favoured the resettlement in Canada of about thirty “Lost Boys and Girls” of Sudan, refugee children separated from their families because of the war in South Sudan. Preliminary analysis of individual interviews and focus groups conducted with these youth help to shed light on the role of protective factors that they themselves have identified, including their desire to become “good citizens”, their resourcefulness and future prospects, survivor guilt and sense of responsibility to their country of origin, surrogate families, their social, religious and emotional capital, and even the label of “Lost Boys and Girls”.
Keywords:
- Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan,
- separated/unaccompanied refugees,
- criminology,
- protective factors,
- immigration,
- Canada
Resumen
Los estudios sobre jóvenes sobrevivientes de conflictos armados y de violencia política constituyen una rama de interés creciente en criminología. El presente artículo analiza, en ese sentido, un conjunto de factores que se estima facilitó la reinstalación en Canadá de una treintena de “niños y niñas perdidos” de Sudán, es decir, de jóvenes refugiados separados de sus familias a causa de la guerra en el sur de Sudán. El análisis preliminar de entrevistas individuales y discusiones de grupo realizadas con esos jóvenes destaca el papel de algunos factores de protección identificados por ellos mismos, por ejemplo el deseo de convertirse en “buenos ciudadanos”, su espíritu emprendedor y sus perspectivas a futuro, la culpa por haber sobrevivido y el sentimiento de responsabilidad respecto de su país de origen, sus familias sustitutas, su capital social, afectivo y religioso, e incluso la etiqueta de “niños y niñas perdidos”.
Palabras clave:
- Niños y niñas perdidos de Sudán,
- menores separados o no acompañados,
- protección,
- criminología,
- inmigración,
- Canadá
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