The securitization of migration and refugee women / Alison Gerard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerard, Alison.

Series:

Routledge studies in criminal justice, borders and citizenship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women immigrants--Malta.

Women immigrants.

Women refugees--Malta.

Women refugees.

Illegal immigration--Malta.

Illegal immigration.

Women noncitizens--Malta.

Women noncitizens.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Social aspects.

Human rights.

Women, Somali.

Malta.

Women, Somali--Malta.

Human rights--Malta.

Somalia--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Somalia.

Malta--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Malta--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Physical Description:

xvi, 237 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

Humanized accounts of restrictions on mobility are rarely the focus of debates on irregular migration. Very little is heard from refugees themselves about why they migrates, their experiences while entering the EU or how they navigate reception conditions upon arrival, particularly from a gendered perspective. The Securitization of Migration and Refugee Women explore the journey made by refugee women who have traveled from Somalia to the EU to seek asylum. This book reveals the humanized impact of the securitization of migration, the dominant policy response to irregular migration pursued by governments across the globe. The Southern EU member state of Malta finds itself on the frontline of policing and securing Europe's southern external borders against transnational migrant and preventing migrants' or-migration to other member state within the EU, The securitization of migration has been responsible for restricting access to asylum, diluting rights and entitlements to refugee protection, and punishing those who arrive in the EU without valid passport-a visible racialized and gendered population. The stories of the refugee women interviewed for this research detail the ways in which refugee protection is being eroded, selectively applied and in some cases specifically designed to exclude. In contrast to the majority of migration literature, which has largely focused on the male experience, this book focuses on the experiences of refugee women and aims to contribute to the volume of work dedicated to analyzing borders from the perspectives of those who cross them. This research strengthens existing criminological literature and has the potential to offer insights to policy makers around the world. It will be of interest to academics and students interested in international crime and justice, securitization, refugee law and border control. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: irregular migration, women and Malta 1

Understanding irregular migration trends 4

'Hanging out' with Somali refugee women in Malta 11

Malta: a frontline EU member state 18

2 The securitization of migration: deterring, punishing and reducing the aggregate risk of global mobility 28

Globalization as 'unbundling' sovereignty 29

The securitization of migration 38

Crimmigration - criminal justice practice and refugees 50

3 Regimes in conflict: refugee protection and the securitization of migration - a gendered analysis 57

The refugee protection legal framework 58

Legal frameworks in conflict: tensions between refugee protection and the securitization of migration 66

4 Violent and circuitous pathways: women's experiences in exiting Somalia 82

Protracted conflict in Somalia 83

The EU's approach to Somalia 88

Women's decision-making about exit 91

5 From Somalia to Malta: violence and survival in transit 106

Refugee camps and insecurity en route to Malta 108

'It depends' - key variables influencing women's experiences of transit to Malta 110

6 Punishment for 'crimes of arrival': women's experiences of Malta 132

Legal and administrative punishment of refugee women in Malta 132

Punishment in the social sphere: inadequate accommodation, social exclusion and worsening health outcomes 147

Economic marginalization 160

7 When will the journey end? Cycles of containment and control in selecting individuals for onward migration 166

Dublin II Regulation - disrupting, containing and punishing irregular migration 167

Relocating 'Maltese' refugees - EUREMA (Intra-EU Relocation Programme Malta) 172

US refugee resettlement program 174

Assisted voluntary return 178

Family reunification 178

Deportation 180

Smuggling and trafficking from Malta 183

8 Regimes in conflict: the impact of the securitization of migration on refugee women - a humanized account 187

Tension 1: regimes of non-entree at exit 187

Tension 2: warehousing in transit and durable solutions 189

Tension 3: diluted rights and entitlements upon arrival - fostering social exclusion and destitution 191

Tension 4: mandatory detention as an instrument of punishment upon arrival 196

Tension 5: disrupting onward migration and the potential for refoulement 198

The geo-strategic importance of Malta for the EU 201

The securitization of migration - a humanized account 202.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415826310

0415826314

OCLC:

858356059