Women, Borders, and Violence: Current Issues in Asylum, Forced Migration, and Trafficking 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Pickering, Sharon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441902708 ISBN-13: 9781441902702 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Political Science - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 305.489 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (0.88 lbs) 133 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Women at the Border analyzes border policing practices currently informed by paradigms of securitization against unauthorized mobility and explores the potential for a paradigm shift to a more ethical regulation of borders. By focusing on the ways women have sought to cross borders in 'extra'-legal fashion, the book shows how border enforcement differentially impacts on some populations and makes the case that unauthorized migration requires management rather than repulsion and criminalization. When facing the emerging and future challenges of unauthorized mobility, border policing must be recast as a function of human rights that results in greater human security at the border. Examining gender and border policing across Europe, North America and Australia, this book enhances our understanding of the gendered determinants of 'extra'-legal border crossing, border policing and the changing dynamics of unauthorized mobility. |