About this Research Topic
The field of gender and violence in migration is a complex and multifaceted area of study. The concept of a continuum of sexual/gender-based violence (SGBV) has been used to highlight the range and extent of violence experienced by individuals, particularly women, during migration. This continuum encompasses a variety of forms of violence, from those that are more common and less likely to be criminalized, such as sexual harassment, to those that are less common and more punishable by law, such as incest. The concept of the continuum has been applied to understand gender-based violence (GBV) that occurs during conflicts, flight, displacement, and upon arrival to safety. However, there are gaps in our understanding of the continuum of SGBV, particularly in relation to migrant populations.
The goal of this Research Topic is to explore the gender dimensions of violence in migrant and refugee contexts, drawing upon theoretical understandings of the continuum of violence. It aims to highlight the diverse forms of violence and their distinctiveness among various migrant and refugee populations. The gender-specific dimension of violence refers to the originating factors, motivations, forms, and/or consequences of violence, and often incorporates all these dimensions. This Research Topic also aims to understand the intersectional nature of GBV, meaning that it can affect individuals and groups differently and is impacted by multiple, interacting social memberships and identities beyond gender.
The scope of this Research Topic is broad, encompassing all forms, experiences, and consequences of GBV in the migration process. This includes violence that propels migration, violence experienced during transit and border crossings, and violence experienced upon arrival and/or settlement. The Research Topic welcomes empirical research and theoretical analyses exploring one or more meanings of the continuum of violence in the lives of migrant and refugee self-identifying women and children.
Themes may include, but are not limited to:
• gender and the continuum of violence: the similarities and differences between migration and non-migration contexts;
• the (dis/)continuity of GBV through various stages of migration;
• the forms and experiences of GBV in migrant and refugee populations;
• assessing the "cycle of violence" for migrant and refugee women.
The goal of this Research Topic is to explore the gender dimensions of violence in migrant and refugee contexts, drawing upon theoretical understandings of the continuum of violence. It aims to highlight the diverse forms of violence and their distinctiveness among various migrant and refugee populations. The gender-specific dimension of violence refers to the originating factors, motivations, forms, and/or consequences of violence, and often incorporates all these dimensions. This Research Topic also aims to understand the intersectional nature of GBV, meaning that it can affect individuals and groups differently and is impacted by multiple, interacting social memberships and identities beyond gender.
The scope of this Research Topic is broad, encompassing all forms, experiences, and consequences of GBV in the migration process. This includes violence that propels migration, violence experienced during transit and border crossings, and violence experienced upon arrival and/or settlement. The Research Topic welcomes empirical research and theoretical analyses exploring one or more meanings of the continuum of violence in the lives of migrant and refugee self-identifying women and children.
Themes may include, but are not limited to:
• gender and the continuum of violence: the similarities and differences between migration and non-migration contexts;
• the (dis/)continuity of GBV through various stages of migration;
• the forms and experiences of GBV in migrant and refugee populations;
• assessing the "cycle of violence" for migrant and refugee women.
Keywords: Gender-based violence in migration, continuum of violence, migration, forced migration, migrant and refugee contexts, structural gender-based violence, interpersonal gender-based violence, intersectionality, precarity, vulnerability, transit, borders
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