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Author Gerard, Alison.

Title Securitization of Migration and Refugee Women
Published Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship
Routledge studies in criminal justice, borders and citizenship.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; 1 Introduction: irregular migration, women and Malta; Understanding irregular migration trends; 'Hanging out' with Somali refugee women in Malta; Malta: a frontline EU member state; 2 The securitization of migration: deterring, punishing and reducing the aggregate risk of global mobility; Globalization as 'unbundling' sovereignty; The securitization of migration; Crimmigration -- criminal justice practice and refugees
3 Regimes in conflict: refugee protection and the securitization of migration -- a gendered analysisThe refugee protection legal framework; Legal frameworks in conflict: tensions between refugee protection and the securitization of migration; 4 Violent and circuitous pathways: women's experiences in exiting Somalia; Protracted conflict in Somalia; The EU's approach to Somalia; Women's decision-making about exit; 5 From Somalia to Malta: violence and survival in transit; Refugee camps and insecurity en route to Malta
'It depends' -- key variables influencing women's experiences of transit to Malta6 Punishment for 'crimes of arrival': women's experiences of Malta; Legal and administrative punishment of refugee women in Malta; Punishment in the social sphere: inadequate accommodation, social exclusion and worsening health outcomes; Economic marginalization; 7 When will the journey end? Cycles of containment and control in selecting individuals for onward migration; Dublin II Regulation -- disrupting, containing and punishing irregular migration
Relocating 'Maltese' refugees -- EUREMA (Intra-EU Relocation Programme Malta)US refugee resettlement program; Assisted voluntary return; Family reunification; Deportation; Smuggling and trafficking from Malta; 8 Regimes in conflict: the impact of the securitization of migration on refugee women -- a humanized account; Tension 1: regimes of non-entrée at exit; Tension 2: warehousing in transit and durable solutions; Tension 3: diluted rights and entitlements upon arrival -- fostering social exclusion and destitution; Tension 4: mandatory detention as an instrument of punishment upon arrival
Tension 5: disrupting onward migration and the potential for refoulementThe geo-strategic importance of Malta for the EU; The securitization of migration -- a humanized account; Bibliography; Index
Summary Humanised accounts of restrictions on mobility are rarely the focus of debates on irregular migration. Very little is heard from refugees themselves about why they migrate, their experiences whilst entering the EU or how they navigate reception conditions upon arrival, particularly from a gendered perspective. The Securitization of Migration and Refugee Women fills this gap and explores the journey made by refugee women who have travelled from Somalia to the EU to seek asylum. This book reveals the humanised impact of the securitization of migration, the dominant policy response to i
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Women immigrants -- Malta
Women refugees -- Malta
Women noncitizens -- Malta
Women, Somali -- Malta
Human rights -- Malta
Illegal immigration -- Malta
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Illegal immigration
Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Human rights
Women noncitizens
Women immigrants
Women refugees
Women, Somali
SUBJECT Somalia -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Malta -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Malta -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Subject Malta
Somalia
Form Electronic book
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