‘We are labeled as gang members, even though we are not’: belonging, aspirations and social mobility in Cartagena

This paper explores how belonging and aspirations interact to shape marginalized young Colombians’ strategies for upward social mobility. Recent literature has argued that in the context of inequality and poverty, social mobility is constrained by people’s inability to aspire to and/or achieve their...

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Main Author: Sonja Marzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Development Studies Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2018.1466720