Women, Migration and Citizenship : Making Local, National and Transnational Connections

Provides an empirical and theoretical study of the gendered implications of the various changes to migration patterns and citizenship processes. This book includes case studies that range from the Philippines and Somalia to the Caribbean, and is suitable for courses on migration, diversity, gender, race, ethnicity, and law and public policy.

Given the recent and rapid changes to migration patterns and citizenship processes, this volume provides a timely, compelling, empirical and theoretical study of the gendered implications of such developments. More specifically, it draws out the multiple connections between migration and citizenship concerns and practices for women. The collection features original research that examines women''s diverse im/migrant and refugee experiences and exposes how gender ideologies and practices organize migrant citizenship, in its various dimensions, at the local, national and transnational levels. The volume contributes to theoretical debates on gender, migration and citizenship and provides new insights into their interrelation. It includes rich case studies that range from the Philippines and Somalia to the Caribbean and from Australasia to Canada and Britain. Designed to have a multidisciplinary appeal, it is suitable for courses on migration, diversity, gender, race, ethnicity, law and public policy, comparative politics and international relations.