1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248320003316

Titolo

Not born a refugee woman : contesting identities, rethinking practices / / edited by Maroussia Hajdukowski-Ahmed, Nazilla Khanlou, and Helene Moussa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2008

ISBN

1-282-62677-9

9786612626777

0-85745-026-3

Edizione

[1st pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Studies in forced migration ; ; v. 24

Altri autori (Persone)

Hajdukowski-AhmedMaroussia

KhanlouNazilla

MoussaHelene <1931->

Disciplina

305.48/96914

Soggetti

Women refugees

Identity (Psychology) - Social aspects

Forced migration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-301).

Nota di contenuto

Title page-Not Born a Refugee Woman; Contents; Tables, maps, and illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Section I-Reconceptualizing Identities; Chapter 1-A dialogical approach to identity; Chapter 2-The gender relations of home, security, and transversal feminism; Chapter 3-Always 'Natasha'; Chapter 4-Reconstituting the subject; Section II-Challenging Methodologies Challening the Researcher; Chapter 5-Befriending refugee woman; Chapter 6-'Days you remember'; Chapter 7-War, diaspora, learning, and women's standpoint

Chapter 8-Being a writer on women, violence and warSection III-Rethinking Practices creating spaces for agency; Chapter 9-The representation of refugee women in our research and practice; Chapter 10-Refugee youth, gender and identity; Chapter 11-Pray god and keep walking; Chapter 12-'We want to talk they give us pills'; Section IV-Reviewing Policies; Chapter 13-Protecting refugee women; Chapter 14-Social protection of refugee women; Chapter 15-The gender factor in



refugee determination and the effect of 'gender guidelines'; Chapter 16-Pursuing National responsibility in a post-9/11 world

Notes on contributorsReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Identity is constructed through a relational and contextual process informed by many factors - particularly gender. According to UNHCR, uprootedness caused by various forms of forced displacement affects about 37 to 40 million women and children in the world, posing major challenges to their identity and agency. Even though institutions and organizations have increasingly sought their participation, refugee women still find themselves in situations "where policies are generated, and programs delivered with little or no input from them" (Indra, 1989). This volume explores identity in all its co

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910895466903321

Titolo

American journal of economics and business administration

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates : , : Science Publications, , [2009]-

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Business

Management - United States

Economic policy

Management

Periodicals.

United States Economic policy Periodicals

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed