Gender and International Migration in Europe: Employment, Welfare and Politics

Description

Gender and International Migration in Europe is a unique work which introduces a gender dimension into theories of contemporary migrations. As the European Union seeks to extend equal opportunities, increasingly restrictionist immigration policies and the persistence of racism, deny autonomy and choice to migrant women. This work demonstrates how processes of globalisation and change in state policies on employment and welfare have maintained a demand for diverse forms of gendered immigration. The authors examine state and European Union policies of immigration control, family reunion, refugees and the management of immigrant and ethnic minority communities. Most importantly this work considers the opportunities created for political activity by migrant women and the extent to which they are able to influence and participate in mainstream policy-making. This volume will be essential reading for anyone involved in or interested in modern European immigration policy.

Eleonore Kofman is Professor of Human Geography at Nottingham Trent University. Annie Phizacklea is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick. Parvati Raghuram is a Lecturer in the Department of International Studies, Nottingham Trent University. Rosemary Sales is Principal Lecturer in the School of Social Science at Middlesex University.