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Forced Marriage as a Harm in Domestic and International Law

Submitted by rrn-owner on mer, 2011/07/27 - 17:23

This article reports on our analysis of 120 refugee cases from Australia, Canada, and Britain where an actual or threatened forced marriage was part of the claim for protection. We found that forced marriage was rarely considered by refugee decision makers to be a harm in and of itself. This finding contributes to understanding how gender and sexuality are analysed within refugee law, because the harm of forced marriage is experienced differently by lesbians, gay men and heterosexual women.

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Migration as preservation and loss: The paradox of transnational living for Low German Mennonite women

Submitted by mmillard on mar, 2010/03/30 - 17:24

Primary Author(s):

Good Gingrich, Luann; Preibisch, Kerry

Primary Institution:

Centre for Refugee Studies, York University

Abstract
Throughout history, Low German Mennonites have executed collective migrations to preserve their religious integrity. Their contemporary migrations to North America are not collective or
church-sanctioned, but economically-motivated. This paper explores the intertwined processes of gender and religion in transnational social spaces through the destination experiences of

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mar, 2010/03/30 (All day)

Low German Mennonites

religion

transnational migration

transnationalism

Resource Type:

Working Papers

Unpublished/"grey literature"

Luann Good Gingrich, Kerry Preibisch

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CFP: Gender and forced migration: displaced women in contemporary China

Deadine / Event Date:

2010/03/31 (All day)

The online journal of studies on women’s memory DEP.“Deportees, Exiles, Refugees” (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, http://www.unive.it/dep where you can find a brief presentation in English) announces a call for papers for a special issue on the theme “Gender and forced migration: displaced women in contemporary China”. We are especially interested in articles dealing with gender and development-induced displacement in the Chinese context including both direct and indirect forms of displacement.

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China

CFP: (Un) Routed Identities: Borders, Boundaries, and Betweens

Deadine / Event Date:

2010/01/15 (All day)

The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) Student Caucus is pleased to announce that the Annual Student Conference will take place on April 8^th and 9^that York University, Toronto, Canada. This event offers Graduate and Undergraduate Students across disciplines and those with a keen interest in migration and refugee issues the opportunity to present and discuss their research ideas with fellow students, academics, professional, frontline practitioners, researchers and all those interested in forced migration issues.

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Geographical Locations:

Canada

Pathways to Gender Justice Handbook

Deadine / Event Date:

2009/10/06 (All day)

The Canadian Council for Refugees is proud to launch a new tool, the Pathways to Gender Justice Handbook, which was developed with the active involvement of CCR members across Canada. The Handbook is a practical guide that aims at enhancing the capacity of organizations to use a gender-based approach in their work with newcomers. It can be used in different areas of an organization, such as governance, management and direct services. It is a flexible tool that can be adapted to different sizes and types of organizations.

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mazzaria@ccrweb.ca

gender

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Publication release

Researcher: Roger Zetter

Given Name:

Roger

Emplacement

Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford

3 Mansfield Rd

OX1 3TB Oxford

United Kingdom

51° 45' 24.5772" N, 1° 15' 6.642" W

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Surname:

Zetter

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Job Title:

Director

Discipline:

Development Studies

Institution(s):

Director Refugee Studies Centre Oxford Department of International Development University of Oxford

Education:

BA 1968 University of Cambridge (St Catharine's College)MA 1972 University of CambridgeMA 1970 Nottingham University (Urban and Regional Planning)DPhil 1987 University of Sussex (Institute of Development Studies)

Credentials:

Memberships:

Current Research Projects:

2007-9 Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Joint Principal Investigator Research Award £201,800 - Social Justice Programme: Scoping and Full Study ‘The Lives and Experiences Young Undocumented Migrants’, (with Dr Alice Bloch, City University)

2007-9 European Commission: Principal Investigator and Work package Director 6th Framework Programme: €143,500 MICRCON (A micro level analysis of conflict) Director of Work Package 6: Migration, Displacement and Refugees

2008-10 Govt of New Zealand: Expert advisor on research programme on Quota refugees 10 Years on

2009 International Organisation for Migration: Consultancy study Protection and the role of legal and normative frameworks for IOM Research Study for IOM Migration and Environment Research: State of the Art Review:

Completed Research Projects:

2008 UNFPA: Consultancy study on Women and Displacement - ‘Gendering space for forcibly displaced women and children: Concepts, Policies and Guidelines’

2008 Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement (2008): Consultancy study Planned evacuations and shelter during displacement for IDP Legislators’ Manual Project - Implementation of the GPs on Internal Displacement in Domestic Law and Policy

Phone (work):

+44 (0)1865-270725

Keywords/phrases:

displaced persons

undocumented migrants

youth

asylum policy

humanitarian assistance

international refugee policy

women refugees

social justice

Areas of Research Expertise:

Geographical Locations:

Europe

United Kingdom

Email:

roger.zetter@qeh.ox.ac.uk

Languages:

en

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rzetter

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Researcher: Alison Crosby

Given Name:

Alison

Emplacement

Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean

823 York Research Tower York University, 4700 Keele Street

M3J 1P3 Toronto, ON

Canada

43° 46' 28.3908" N, 79° 30' 1.116" W

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Surname:

Crosby

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Job Title:

Assistant Professor

Discipline:

Sociology

Institution(s):

School of Women's Studies, York University

Education:

2003. Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, Canada.

1995. Master in Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada.

1992. Bachelor of Arts (Honours, Cantab), Social and Political Science, University of Cambridge, UK.

Credentials:

Memberships:

Latin America Studies Association (LASA)

Advisory Board member, Impunity Watch (www.impunitywatch.org)

Co-coordinator, Women in Conflict Zones Network (WICZNET) (http://www.yorku.ca/wicz/)

Current Research Projects:

2009-2012 Understanding women’s struggles for justice, healing and redress: A study of gender and reparation in postwar Guatemala (Principal Investigator), funded by a SSHRC Standard Grant ($85,226) and IDRC ($11,797 for 09/10) (see http://www.yorku.ca/laps/wmst/faculty/Crosby.html for more information on the project).

Completed Research Projects:

2008. Women in Conflict Zones Network Conference Revisioning and Reimagining the Future, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2008 (Principal Investigator), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) ($16,000)

2008. Towards a Transnational Feminist Understanding of Transitional Justice Processes in Latin America (Principal Investigator) Faculty of Arts Research Grant, York University ($2,645)

2006.The Boundaries of Belonging: Reflections on Migration Policy into the 21st Century (Principal Investigator, with Inter Pares), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), $50,000

Phone (work):

+1 416 736 2100 ext. 33691 (wo

Keywords/phrases:

gender based violence