Gender and Migration

Anna Amelina is Professor of Intercultural Studies at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, Germany.Helma Lutz is Professor of Gender Studies at the Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Germany.

A remarkable book which provides a comprehensive and conceptually sophisticated analysis of the field of gender and migration studies with a particular emphasis on a much needed intersectional perspective. Both critical and engaging, it not only provides an overview of debates in the field but also contributes theoretically to the area and its development, as well as making a broader contribution to the sociology of migration, to gender studies and to intersectionality.—Floya Anthias, Professor of Sociology and Social Justice (Emeritus), University of Roehampton, LondonMaking sense of transnational mobility and gender, this timely textbook breaks new ground by pushing us to take a closer look at the interstices of cross-border structures and practices in burgeoning fields such as (post-)migration, care and citizenship studies. The magisterial gender- and inequality-sensitive framework provided by the authors successfully connects the various strands of existing research, and thus opens a space for lively discussion between adherents and skeptics of various approaches. —Thomas Faist, Professor of Sociology of Transnationalization, Migration and Development, Bielefeld UniversityUsing an intersectional lens to explore key issues of migration as a fundamentally gendered process, this book breaks new ground in the study of transnationalism, care, and citizenship. A unique feature of the book is the final chapter on teaching the intersections of gender, migration, and transnationality through the imaginative use of film.—Russell King, Professor of Geography, University of SussexGender, long a neglected dimension of the migration experience, has been increasingly discussed in the recent literature. Never, however, had this resulted in such a clear and exhaustive overview. By bringing together insights from theories of transnationalism, intersectionality and gender relations, the authors make a major contribution to the teaching and research agenda on gender and migration.—Paolo Boccagni, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento

• 1. Gender Relations and Migration: Introduction to the Current State of the Debate (Helma Lutz)1.1 The Social Construction of Gender1.2 Intersectionality: Gender and Its Interdependence with Other Social Markers1.3 Migration1.4 Gender in the Migration Process: Between (In)visibility and Dramatization1.5 Conclusion and Outlook2. Migration and Gender: Researching Migration in National, Global, and Transnational Frameworks (Anna Amelina)2.1 Gender and Social Inequality: The Challenges of Migration Research2.2 Key Questions and Limitations of Assimilation Theories2.3 The Neoclassical Approach and World-Systems Theory: Analyzing International Migration in a Globalized Context2.4 The Transnational Perspective in Migration Research and Gender-Sensitive Inequality Analysis2.5 The Interplay of Gender, Ethnicity/Race, and Class from a Transnational Perspective2.6 Summary and Outlook3. Doing Migration and Doing Gender: Intersectional Perspectives on Migration and Gender (Anna Amelina)3.1 Introduction3.2 Doing Migration: The Social Constructivist Perspective in Migration Research3.3 Studies of Intersectionality: Analyzing the Interplay of Migration and Gender3.4 Migration and Gender in the Focus of Intersectionality: The Current Research on Migration and Mobility in Europe3.5 Conclusion and Outlook4. Care: An Intersectional Analysis of Transnational Care Work and Transnational Families (Helma Lutz)4.1 Care as (Un)paid Labor4.2 Care as Gainful Employment4.3 Global Care Chains: Transnational Motherhood and Care Circulation4.4 Transnational Families between Stigmatization and Recognition4.5 The Intersection of Regimes of Gender, Care/Welfare, and Migration4.6 Conclusion: The Redistribution of Social Inequality5. The Changing Face of Citizenship: From the National Model to the Transnational and Intersectional Approaches5.1 Key Dimensions of Citizenship5.2 Transnationally Oriented Citizenship Studies: Citizenship in the Process of Deterritorialization5.3 Challenging "White Androcentrism": Feminist and Intersectional Approaches to Citizenship Research5.4 "The Limits of Gendered Citizenship": The Intersectional Perspective in Citizenship Research5.5 Conclusion6. Teaching Intersections of Gender, Migration and Transnationality (Helma Lutz) 6.1 Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices6.2. A Proposal for Gender-Sensitive Migration Research: Summary of Chapter 16.3 Deconstructing Classical Migration Research from the Perspectives of Gender and Transnational Studies: Summary of Chapter 26.4 Intersectional Tools for Transnational Migration Research: Summary of Chapter 36.5 Intersectional Analysis of Transnational Care Relations: Summary of Chapter 46.6. Citizenship Theories beyond the National Paradigm: Summary of Chapter 5References