1. Women and extra legal border crossing -- 2. The journey to the border : continuums of crossing -- 3. Border policing in the borderlands : policing politically active women on the Thai-Burma border -- 4. A gate at the border? -- 5. Policing the border within : sex trafficking and the regulation of sex work -- 6. Women, borders, and violence
Summary
Women at the Border analyzes border policing practices currently informed by paradigms of securitization against unauthorized mobility and explores the potential for a paradigm shift to a more ethical regulation of borders. By focusing on the ways women have sought to cross borders in 'extra'-legal fashion, the book shows how border enforcement differentially impacts on some populations and makes the case that unauthorized migration requires management rather than repulsion and criminalization. When facing the emerging and future challenges of unauthorized mobility, border policing must be rec
Analysis
sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
strafrecht
criminal law
misdaad
crime
politicologie
political science
geslacht (gender)
gender
geografie
geography
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-130) and index
