Engendering forced migration : theory and practice / edited by Doreen Indra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Indra, Doreen Marie.

Series:

Refugee and forced migration studies ; v. 6 i.e. v. 5.

Refugee and forced migration studies ; v. 6 [i.e. v. 5]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forced migration.

Women refugees.

Women immigrants.

Physical Description:

xx, 390 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 1999.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Not a "Room of One's Own": Engendering Forced Migration Knowledge and Practice / Doreen Indra 1

Gender and Feminist Anthropology 3

Engendering Development 9

Gender and Forced Migration 16

Beyond a Room of One's Own 20

Chapter 2 Gendering Those Uprooted by 'Development' / Elizabeth Colson 23

Gender, Development, Refugees, and Resettlement 23

The Kariba Resettlement 27

Gendered Responses 37

Chapter 3 Interview with Barbara Harrell-Bond / Doreen Indra 40

Chapter 4 Girls and War Zones: Troubling Questions / Carolyn Nordstrom 63

Troubling Questions 66

Girls and War Zones: Following Threads in Mozambique 66

On War Zones and Peace Zones 71

War Zone Solutions 75

Chapter 5 Gendered Violence in War: Reflections on Transnationalist and Comparative Frameworks in Militarized Conflict Zones / Wenona Giles 83

Household, Home, and Immanence 84

Comparative Analysis 87

Gendering Homes and Women's Bodies in War 88

The Refugee Camp-As-Home 90

Chapter 6 Gender Relief and Politics During the Afghan War / Diana Cammack 94

War and Gender 95

War, Factionalism, and Flight 97

Exile and Aid 100

Gender and Aid 101

Gender and Violence 104

Gender, Aid, and the Taleban 113

The Way Forward 118

Chapter 7 Response to Cammack / Peter Marsden 124

Chapter 8 Upsetting the Cart: Forced Migration and Gender Issues, the African Experience / Patrick Matlou 128

Root Causes of Forced Migration in Africa 128

The International Refugee Regime: Helpers or Spoilers? 129

The Increasing Impact of War on Women and Children: Great Losses, Few Gains 132

Assistance Programs and the Reinforcement of Male Domination 136

Resettlement: Who Goes Where and Why 138

Voluntary Repatriation 139

Chapter 9 Women Migrants of Kagera Region, Tanzania: The Need for Empowerment / Charles David Smith 146

Forced Migration and Gender Constraints 147

Production in Female-Headed Households 154

Access to Capital: The Pattern of Income-Generation 156

Patterns of Expenditure in Male- and Female-Headed Households 158

Chapter 10 The Relevance of Gendered Approaches to Refugee Health: A Case Study in Hagadera, Kenya / Marleen Boelaert, Fabienne Vautier, Tine Dusauchoit, Wim Van Damme, Monique Van Dormael 165

Methods 167

Refugee Women in Hagadera: Are Their Health Needs Different? 168

Are Health Workers Aware of Gender Issues in Health, and Do They Act on Them? 171

Are Health Emergency Programs for Refugees in Need of a More Gendered Approach? 174

Chapter 11 Post-Soviet Russian Migration from the New Independent States: Experiences of Women Migrants / Natalya Kosmarskaya 177

Two Migration Patterns: A Comparative Overview 179

European and Russian Migration Flows 181

A Comparative Look at Relevant Legislation and Policies 183

Reefs of Post-Soviet Repatriation: A Case Study of Central Russia 187

Russian Women: The Impact of Migration on Family Life 190

Russian Women Forced Migrants: Identity, Social Status, and Societal Access 193

Chapter 12 A Space for Remembering: Home-Pedagogy and Exilic Latina Women's Identities / Ines Gomez 200

The School Curriculum As a Site of Amnesia 203

The Significance of Nostalgic Women's Accounts in the Configuration of Home-Pedagogy 206

And Finally 215

Chapter 13 Eritrean Canadian Refugee Households As Sites of Gender Renegotiation / Atsuko Matsuoka, John Sorenson 218

The Eritrean Diaspora 219

Feminist Approaches to Refugee and Diaspora Studies 221

Effects of Forced Migration on Households 222

Forced Migration and Constructions of Gender 225

Reconceptualizing Household Gender Relations: Masculinity and Power 237

Chapter 14 Negotiating Masculinity in the Reconstruction of Social Place: Eritrean and Ethiopian Refugees in the United States and Sweden / Lucia Ann McSpadden 242

Eritrean and Ethiopian Cultural Themes: Masculinity and Power 247

A Profile of Migrant Men 249

Migrant Priorities 251

A Longitudinal View: Education, Work, and Status 255

Private Lives: Choices and Negotiations 257

Chapter 15 The Human Rights of Refugees with Special Reference to Muslim Refugee Women / Khadija Elmadmad 261

Why Pay Greater Attention to the Protection of Muslim Refugee Women? 263

The Limited Protection of Muslim Refugee Women 266

How to Better Protect Refugee Muslim Women 267

Chapter 16 A Comparative Analysis of the Canadian, US, and Australian Directives on Gender Persecution and Refugee Status / Audrey Macklin 272

Sources of Inspiration 274

Structure of the Decision-Making Bodies 275

Substance of Refugee Determination 282

State Protection 288

Nexus to Convention Ground 294

Future Challenges 302

Chapter 17 Women and Refugee Status: Beyond the Public/Private Dichotomy in UK Asylum Policy / Heaven Crawley 308

The Normative Structures of International Refugee Law 310

Privatizing 'Persecution' 311

'Serious Harm' and the Violation of Women's Human Rights 312

Engendering the Concept of State Protection 316

Depoliticization and Problems in Grounding the Asylum Claim 320

Beyond the Public/Private Dichotomy in British Asylum Policy? 328

Chapter 18 The Problem of Gender-Related Persecution: A Challenge of International Protection / Lisa Gilad 334

Anthropological Data 337

Chapter 19 Anthropologists As 'Expert Witnesses' / Sidney Waldron 343

If Anthropologists Are Often Inexpert 'Experts', Why Are They Required? 344

Advocacy and Human Rights 346.

Notes:

Series title page gives numbering as v. 6; all other sources give numbering as v. 5.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-379) and index.

ISBN:

1571811346

1571811354

OCLC:

39275873