5. Queer asylum us policies and responses to sexual orientation and transgendered persecution

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of contents 5
3. 1. Introduction. Making a difference 7
4. 2. Refugees and restrictionism Armenian women immigrants to the usa in the post-World War I era 55
5. 3. New refugees? Manly war resisters prevent an asylum crisis in the Netherlands, 1968-1973 75
6. 4. A gender-blind approach in Canadian refugee processes Mexican female claimants in the new refugee narrative 105
7. 5. Queer asylum us policies and responses to sexual orientation and transgendered persecution 127
8. 6. Belonging and membership Postcolonial legacies of colonial family law in Dutch immigration policies 149
9. 7. Blood matters Sarkozy’s immigration policies and their gendered impact 175
10. 8. Gender, inequality and integration Swedish policies on migrant incorporation and the position of migrant women 193
11. 9. Take off that veil and give me access to your body An analysis of Danish debates about Muslim women’s head and body covering 215
12. 10. Multiculturalism, dependent residence status and honour killings Explaining current Dutch intolerance towards ethnic minorities from a gender perspective (1960-2000) 231
13. 11. Conclusion Gender, migration and cross-categorical research 255
14. About the authors 265