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Women and BordersRefugees, Migrants and Communities

Women and BordersRefugees, Migrants and Communities

Shekhawat, Seema
Re, Emanuela C. del

Paperback

Series: International Library of Migration Studies

General Gender StudiesImmigration & RefugeesInternational Relations

ISBN10: 0755601130
ISBN13: 9780755601134
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Dec 26 2019
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Borders - whether settled or contested, violent or calm, closed or open - may have a direct, and often acute, human impact. Those affected may be people living nearby, those attempting to cross them and even those who succeed in doing so. At the border, vulnerable refugee and migrant communities, especially women, are exposed to state-centred boundary practices, paving the way for both their alienation and exploitation. The militarization of borders subjugates the very position of women in these marginalized areas and often subjects them to further victimization, which is facilitated by patriarchal socio-cultural practice. Structural violence is endemic to these regions and gender interlocks with their perimeters to reinforce and shape violence. This book locates gender and violence along geographical edges and critically examines the gendered experiences of women as global border residents and border crossers. Broadly, it explores two questions. First, what are women's experiences of engaging with borders? Second, where are women positioned in the theory and practice of marking, remarking and demarking these margins?

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