Marginalized Groups in the Caribbean : Gender, Policy, and Society

Throughout the world, policy makers argue that they develop and implement policies to benefit all members of their society. Marginalized Groups in the Caribbean argues that the policies introduced by several governments in the Caribbean lead to the exclusion of groups within these societies. Using both research and interviews, the authors explore how certain groups are excluded from the policy-making process and do not have a voice. The groups highlighted in this book include criminal deportees, women, children, first peoples, refugees, and victims of floods. The three authors in this book are experts in separate disciplines: policy making, social work, as well as gender and development. They bring their respective experiences to bear in their arguments, showing many sides to the exclusionary effects of laws and promoting strategies for change. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction I: The Governance Problematic Chapter 1: A Structural Exploration of the Invisibility and Exclusion of Marginalized Populations Introduction—Understanding Structural Barriers Notes Chapter 2: Caribbean Political Leadership and Policy Development Introduction Conclusion Notes Chapter 3: The Rhetoric of Governance: Institutional Racism and “Bullying” in Guyana Introduction Conclusion Notes II: Invisibility Chapter 4: Emerging from the Margins: The First Peoples of Trinidad and Tobago Introduction Notes Chapter 5: Criminal Deportees: The Dilemma of Reintegrating This Group in a Small Island State Introduction Conclusion Notes Chapter 6: Living in the Shadows: Deported Men in Trinidad and Tobago Introduction Conclusion Notes Chapter 7: Repeated Flooding: The Experiences of Families in Vulnerable Communities in Trinidad and Tobago Introduction Methodology Findings Conclusion Notes III: Women and Children Chapter 8: Movement of Caribbean People: Voices of CARICOM Mothers Introduction Conclusion Notes Chapter 9: Caribbean Women and the State: Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Considerations Introduction Conclusion Notes Chapter 10: The Child as the “Ideal Neoliberal Citizen”: Perspectives from Caribbean Mothers Introduction Conclusion Notes Chapter 11: Exploring the Experiences of Female Venezuelan Migrants in Trinidad and Tobago Introduction Conclusion Notes Conclusion References Index About the Authors "This book highlights the discrimination of groups in the Caribbean, including women, children, refugees, indigenous peoples, deportees, and flood victims. The three authors in this book are experts in separate disciplines: policy making, social work, as well as gender and development"-- Provided by publisher