Gendering the International Asylum and Refugee Debate

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. A Gendered Approach to Refugee and Asylum Studies

   • Jane Freedman

   Pages 1-20

3. Who are the “Refugee Women”?

   • Jane Freedman

   Pages 21-44

4. Gender Related Persecutions: Why do Women Flee?

   • Jane Freedman

   Pages 45-68

5. Gender and Asylum in International Law — The Geneva Convention Revisited

   • Jane Freedman

   Pages 69-107

6. Supporting Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers

   • Jane Freedman

   Pages 108-134

7. Asylum Regimes and Their Impacts

   • Jane Freedman

   Pages 135-167

8. Women Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Experiences from France

   • Jane Freedman

   Pages 168-194

9. Back Matter

   Pages 195-216

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This study provides a comprehensive account of the situation of women refugees globally and explains how they differ from men. It looks at causes of refugee flows, international laws and conventions and their application, the policies and legislation of Western governments, and lived experiences of the refugees themselves.

• Asylum
• gender
• government
• women

• Universite Panthéon — Sorbonne (Paris 1), France

  Jane Freedman

JANE FREEDMAN is Marie Curie Professor of Politics at the Sorbonne University, France. Her research focuses on gender, immigration and asylum. Previous publications include Gender and Security: Migrant Women in Europe and Immigration and Insecurity in France.

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