Abstract

The main aim of this article is to review and compare the concepts of poly-victimization and agency of migrant childhood. The notion of agency refers to the classic theoretical debate between agency and structure within the social sciences, introducing conceptual and analytical distinctions between different forms of child agency in migratory processes. Using the qualitative method, semistructured interviews were conducted with professionals in the areas of education, health, and social intervention with the purpose of finding out their perception of children’s agency. It is concluded that professional perceptions about migrant children’s agency are inscribed in reductionist perspectives, which —from submission to aggression— are based on culturalist and stereotypical views on age, sex-gender or nationality. For this reason, it is urgent to study the children’s agency without judgments and stereotypes.