Migration, Gender and Social Justice : Perspectives on Human Insecurity / edited by Thanh-Dam Truong, Des Gasper, Jeff Handmaker, Sylvia I. Bergh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trương, Thanh-Đạm.

Contributor:

Trương, Thanh-Đạm, Editor.

Gasper, D., 1953- Editor.

Handmaker, Jeff, 1970- Editor.

Bergh, Sylvia I. (Sylvia Irene), 1976- Editor.

Series:

Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, 1865-5793 ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Emigration and immigration.

Humanitarian law.

Human rights.

Anthropology.

Public law.

Gender Studies.

Migration.

International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.

Human Rights.

Public Law.

Local Subjects:

Gender Studies.

Migration.

International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.

Human Rights.

Anthropology.

Public Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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 inter-national 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:

Section I: Introduction – migration, gender and social justice: the research and policy agendas

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

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

Section IV: Complexity of gender: embodiment and intersectionality

Section V: Liminal legality, citizenship and migrant rights mobilization

Section VI: Conclusion – the complexities of migration research-policy interactions

Annex A - Portfolio of Migration Projects, 2006-2009 (21 May 2009)

Women’s Rights and Citizenship Program

Annex B - Profile of the Editors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographic references and index.

CC BY-NC

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9783642280122

3642280129

OCLC:

1231608764