Forced migration, gender and wellbeing : the long-term effects of displacement on women / edited by Selma Porobić (Programme Manager, Aurora European Universities Alliance, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic, and Honorary Research Fellow, University College London) and Brad K. Blitz (Professor of International Politics and Policy, University College London, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Porobić, Selma, editor.

Blitz, Brad K., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forced migration.

Women immigrants.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Reflecting on three decades of post-conflict recovery in the Balkans, this incisive book investigates the long-term effects of war displacement on women across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo. Selma Porobić and Brad K. Blitz draw upon four different research streams produced by a large, cross-national, and multidisciplinary team of contributors to compare the experiences of different categories of war-uprooted and/or women forced migrants. Providing a gender-inclusive focus on psychosocial wellbeing, chapters consider the long-term impacts of complex trauma on internally displaced persons, returnees, and refugees throughout the whole cycle of displacement, return, and reintegration. Uncovering alarming risk and protective factors linked to protracted political and socioeconomic instability in the region, the book ultimately offers lessons for a wider post-war recovery framework that prioritises women's agency, psychosocial health, and trans-generational recovery. Featuring interdisciplinary, cross-country, and multi-methods research, this insightful book will prove an invaluable resource to students and scholars of sociology, migration, gender, and human rights law. Its critical assessment of durable solutions for displaced populations will also benefit practitioners focused on peace building, humanitarianism, and development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Introduction to forced migration, gender and wellbeing / Selma Porobić and Brad K. Blitz

2. The role of socio-demographic and mental health factors among women forced migrants in post-yugoslav states / Anela Hasanagić, Sinisa Volarević and Enver Gashi

3. Life histories of ethnic violence, displacement and recovery among women in bosnia and herzegovina and serbia / Selma Porobić and Gordana Balaban

4. Ethnography of everyday life among female forced migrants in bosnia and herzegovina and serbia / Selma Porobić, Stef Jansen, Nina Bosankić and Ljiljana Đajić

5. Impact of social protection and psychosocial provision on integration of displaced women in bosnia and herzegovina, serbia and kosovo / Jagoda Petrović, Danica Ćirić, Seb Bytyci and Driton Zequiri

6. Caught on the balkan route: Refugees from the middle east, Africa and asia / Ivana Ljustina and Min Ji Kim

7. Conclusion to forced migration, gender and wellbeing / Selma Porobić and Brad K. Blitz

Epilogue

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781788111737 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.