J. Freedman

Gendering the International Asylum and Refugee Debate

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Produktbeschreibung

This study provides a comprehensive account of the situation of women refugees globally and explains how they differ from men. It looks at causes of refugee flows, international laws and conventions and their application, the policies and legislation of Western governments, and lived experiences of the refugees themselves.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-28237-1
• 1st ed. 2007
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 293g
• ISBN-13: 9781349282371
• ISBN-10: 1349282375
• Artikelnr.: 45083087

Autorenporträt

JANE FREEDMAN is Marie Curie Professor of Politics at the Sorbonne University, France. Her research focuses on gender, immigration and asylum. Previous publications include Gender and Security: Migrant Women in Europe and Immigration and Insecurity in France.

Inhaltsangabe

A Gendered Approach to Refugee and Asylum Studies Who are the "Refugee Women"? Gender Related Persecutions: Why Do Women Flee? Gender and Asylum in International Law: The Geneva Convention Revisited Supporting Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers Asylum Regimes and their Impacts Women Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Experiences from France