Gender and International Migration in Europe: Employment, Welfare and Politics (Gender, Racism, Ethnicity)

This text introduces a gender dimension into theories of contemporary migrations. It demonstrates how processes of globalization in state policies on employment and welfare have maintained a demand for diverse forms of gendered immigration. 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 Some theorists have proclaimed the current period as the 'age of migration' (Castles and Miller 1998). Eleonore Kofman ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [204]-227) And Index.