1st Edition
Gender, Migration and Categorisation Making Distinctions between Migrants in Western Countries, 1945-2010
268 Pages
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Routledge
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... Read more
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
Biography
Marlou Schrover is a professor of migration history and social differences at Leiden University.
