Analyzing Causes of Violence Against Migrants and Refugees
This research project delves into the causes of violence against migrants and refugees, focusing on gender-based violence (GBV) and its intersections with various forms of discrimination. It explores how factors like culture, asylum barriers, and immigration policies contribute to forced migration, impacting access to services for survivors. The study employs an intersectional and comparative approach to understand the dynamics of violence, highlighting country case studies for a comprehensive analysis.
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Violence Against Migrants and Refugees: Analyzing Causes and Effective Policy Responses Chantelle Falconer Postdoctoral Fellow, Sociology and IDS Saint Mary s University
3 years 3 years 3 years Gender Gender- -Net Plus joint call on Gender and UN Sustainable Development Goals Net Plus joint call on Gender and UN Sustainable Development Goals International Consortium International Consortium Canadian Team: CIHR Canadian Team: CIHR- -funded funded
Gender- based violence (GBV) Violence directed against a person because of their gender. Constitutes a violation of human rights. Women and men experience gender-based violence but the majority of victims/survivors are women and girls. Worldwide, it is estimated that one in three women has experienced gendered violence in her lifetime by someone she knows
Cause of forced migration Tendency to overstate role of culture Barriers to asylum claims based on experiences of GBV During migration Settlement Immigration and integration policies Access to services GBV and Migration
Intersectional Approach This project analyzes the ways in which discriminations and inequalities the ways in which discriminations and inequalities based on gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and age, interact to make certain women more vulnerable to GBV and less able to access interact to make certain women more vulnerable to GBV and less able to access support and services for survivors than others. support and services for survivors than others.
Systematic and Comparative Approach What are the underlying dynamics that (re)produce patterns of violence? What is working?
Country Case Studies Canada Dr. Evangelia Tastsoglou Israel Dr. Ruth Halperin Kaddari France Dr. Jane Freedman Austria Dr. Sieglinde Rosenberger Ireland Dr. Niamh Reilly Turkey Dr. Gabriela Volfova Norway Dr. Magnum Bjornholt
What are migrant and refugees women individual and collective strategies for protecting themselves from GBV and dealing with the consequences of trauma and violence? Women as active agents Women Women Non-essentialist As position of inequality
Research Questions 1. How and in which ways are migrant and refugee women particularly vulnerable to GBV compared to women in the general population? How do changing gender relations in the course of migration influence the risks of GBV? How do intersections of discriminations and inequalities based on gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, class and age, create risks of GBV? How do immigration, asylum, and settlement policies, impact women s risks and vulnerabilities to GBV? How do immigration, asylum, and settlement policies, impact women s risks and vulnerabilities to GBV? Do existing health, social and legal services in host countries respond adequately to the needs of migrant Do existing health, social and legal services in host countries respond adequately to the needs of migrant and refugee women who are victims of violence? and refugee women who are victims of violence? How do migrant and refugee women protect themselves from the risks of SGBV? How do migrant and refugee women protect themselves from the risks of SGBV? Which policy changes would be effective in reducing migrant and refugee women s risks of violence? Which policy changes would be effective in reducing migrant and refugee women s risks of violence? 2. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7.
Dr. Evie Tastsoglou SMU Dr. Lori Wilkinson Canadian Team University of Manitoba Dr. Cathy Holtman University of New Brunswick Dr. Myrna Dawson Guelph University
4 Regions 4 Regions: Atlantic Quebec Ontario Western
Focus on gender, migration, GBV at regional, national, international scale Methods Survey academic literature Review grey literature Statistics Policy analysis NGO mapping Secondary Data
Methods Key informant interviews Semi-structed interviews with migrant and refugee women Primary Data
Current Project Stage Country review/Literature review Statistics Legal and policy frameworks Implementation Agents Dominant and public narratives REB application Advisory Group Participatory approach Website
