ISBN:
9780415826310
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (255 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship
Parallel Title:
Print version The Securitization of Migration and Refugee Women
DDC:
305.48/412094585
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
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 irregular m
Description / Table of 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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
'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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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