Migration, gender and social justice : perspectives on human insecurity / Thanh-Dam Truong, Des Gasper, Jeff Handmaker, Sylvia I. Bergh, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trương, Thanh-Đạm, editor of compilation, author.

Series:

Hexagon series on human and environmental security and peace ; 1865-5793 v. 9.

Hexagon series on human and environmental security and peace, 1865-5793 ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Gender expression.

Immigrants--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Human security.

Emigration and immigration.

Migration, Internal.

Rural-urban migration.

Physical Description:

xii, 408 pages : some illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg : Springer ; [Rotterdam] : ISS, International Institute of Social Studies, 2014.

Summary:

This book is the product of a collaborative effort involving partners from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America who were funded by the International Development Research Centre Programme on Women and Migration (2006-2011). The International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam spearheaded a project intended to distill and refine the research findings, connecting them to broader literatures and interdisciplinary themes. The book examines commonalities and differences in the operation of various structures of power (gender, class, race/ethnicity, generation) and their interactions within the institutional domains of intra-national and especially international migration that produce context-specific forms of social injustice. Additional contributions have been included so as to cover issues of legal liminality and how the social construction of not only femininity but also masculinity affects all migrants and all women. The resulting set of 19 detailed, interconnected case studies makes a valuable contribution to reorienting our perceptions and values in the discussions and decision-making concerning migration, and to raising awareness of key issues in migrants rights. All chapters were anonymously peer-reviewed. This book resulted from a series of projects funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.

Contents:

Part I: Introduction: migration, gender, social justice, and human insecurity

Part II: Transformation of social reproduction systems and migration: local-global interactions

Part III: The state and female internal migration: Rights and livelihood security

Part IV: Complexity of gender: embodiment and intersectionality

Part V: Liminal legality, citizenship and migrant rights mobilization

Part VI: Migration regimes, gender norms, and public action

Part VII: Conclusion: 'Women in motion' in a world of nation-states, market forces, and gender power relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783642280115

3642280110

OCLC:

859139463