Gendering the International Asylum and Refugee Debate

This revised and updated 2nd edition of Freedman's hard-hitting study aims to remedy the current lack of gender-specific analyses of asylum and refugee issues. It provides a comprehensive account of the situation of women in global forced migration, and explains the ways in which women's experiences are shaped by gendered relations and structures.

Autorentext

Jane Freedman is a Professor at the Université de Paris 8, and member of the Centre de Recherches Sociologiques et Politiques de Paris (CRESPPA). She has published widely on issues relating to gender, asylum and migration.

Inhalt

1. A Gendered Approach to Refugee and Asylum Studies 2. Who are the 'Refugee Women'? 3.Gender Related Persecutions: Why do Women Flee? 4. Gender and Asylum in International Law The Geneva Convention Revisited 5. Supporting Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers 6. Asylum Regimes and their Impacts 7. Women Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Experiences from France 8. New and Ongoing Refugee 'Crises' Bibliography