Gender, Migration and Categorisation: Making Distinctions between Migrants in Western Countries, 1945-2010

by Deirdre M. Moloney, Marlou Schrover (Editor)

Overview

All people are equal, according to Thomas Jefferson, but all migrants are not. This volume looks at how they are distinguished in France, the United States, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark made through history between migrants and how these were justified in policies and public debates. The chapters form a triptych, addressing in three clusters the problematization of questions such as 'who is a refugee', 'who is family' and 'what is difference'. The chapters in this volume show that these are not separate issues. They intersect in ways that vary according to countries of origin and settlement, economic climate, geopolitical situation, as well as by gender, and by class, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation of the migrants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040774151
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/2025
Series:	IMISCOE Research
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Marlou Schrover is a professor of migration history and social differences at Leiden University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, 2. Refugees and restrictionism, 3. New refugees?, 4. A gender-blind approach in Canadian refugee processes, 5. Queer asylum, 6. Belonging and membership, 7. Blood matters, 8. Gender, inequality and integration, 9. Take off that veil and give me access to your body, 10. Multiculturalism, dependent residence status and honour killings, 11. Conclusion, About the authors

Editorial Reviews

All people are equal, according to Thomas Jefferson, but all migrants are not. This volume looks at how they are distinguished in France, the United States, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark made through history between migrants and how these were justified in policies and public debates. The chapters form a triptych, addressing in three clusters the problematization of questions such as 'who is a refugee', 'who is family' and 'what is difference'. The chapters in this volume show that these are not separate issues. They intersect in ways that vary according to countries of origin and settlement, economic climate, geopolitical situation, as well as by gender, and by class, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation of the migrants.

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