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- About this book
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This study provides a comprehensive account of the situation of women refugees globally and explains how they differ from men. It looks at causes of refugee flows, international laws and conventions and their application, the policies and legislation of Western governments, and lived experiences of the refugees themselves.
- About the authors
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JANE FREEDMAN is Marie Curie Professor of Politics at the Sorbonne University, France. Her research focuses on gender, immigration and asylum. Previous publications include Gender and Security: Migrant Women in Europe and Immigration and Insecurity in France.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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A Gendered Approach to Refugee and Asylum Studies
Pages 1-20
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Who are the “Refugee Women”?
Pages 21-44
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Gender Related Persecutions: Why do Women Flee?
Pages 45-68
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Gender and Asylum in International Law — The Geneva Convention Revisited
Pages 69-107
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Supporting Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Pages 108-134
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Gendering the International Asylum and Refugee Debate
- Authors
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- J. Freedman
- Copyright
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-59254-4
- DOI
- 10.1057/9780230592544
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-230-00653-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-28237-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VII, 216
- Topics
