Forced Migration, Gender and Wellbeing
The Long-Term Effects of Displacement on Women
Published on 9. June 2023
Book
Hardback
258 pages
978-1-78811-172-0 (ISBN)
Description
Reflecting on three decades of post-conflict recovery in the Balkans, this incisive book investigates the long-term effects of war displacement on women across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo.
Selma Porobic and Brad K. Blitz draw upon four different research streams produced by a large, cross-national, and multidisciplinary team of contributors to compare the experiences of different categories of war-uprooted and/or women forced migrants. Providing a gender-inclusive focus on psychosocial wellbeing, chapters consider the long-term impacts of complex trauma on internally displaced persons, returnees, and refugees throughout the whole cycle of displacement, return, and reintegration. Uncovering alarming risk and protective factors linked to protracted political and socioeconomic instability in the region, the book ultimately offers lessons for a wider post-war recovery framework that prioritises women's agency, psychosocial health, and trans-generational recovery.
Featuring interdisciplinary, cross-country, and multi-methods research, this insightful book will prove an invaluable resource to students and scholars of psychology, sociology, migration, gender, and human rights law. Its critical assessment of durable solutions for displaced populations will also benefit practitioners focused on peace building, humanitarianism, and development.
Selma Porobic and Brad K. Blitz draw upon four different research streams produced by a large, cross-national, and multidisciplinary team of contributors to compare the experiences of different categories of war-uprooted and/or women forced migrants. Providing a gender-inclusive focus on psychosocial wellbeing, chapters consider the long-term impacts of complex trauma on internally displaced persons, returnees, and refugees throughout the whole cycle of displacement, return, and reintegration. Uncovering alarming risk and protective factors linked to protracted political and socioeconomic instability in the region, the book ultimately offers lessons for a wider post-war recovery framework that prioritises women's agency, psychosocial health, and trans-generational recovery.
Featuring interdisciplinary, cross-country, and multi-methods research, this insightful book will prove an invaluable resource to students and scholars of psychology, sociology, migration, gender, and human rights law. Its critical assessment of durable solutions for displaced populations will also benefit practitioners focused on peace building, humanitarianism, and development.
Reviews / Votes
'The book makes a strong contribution to the study of the long-term effects of conflict and displacement in a complex region. It opens the door for more study on trauma and resilience strategies, taking into account not just the crisis event, but also the full life narrative and complexity of the individual in their social setting, going beyond the simple labels of IDP, refugee, or returnee.' -- Philip Lane, Marriage, Families & Spirituality 'Forced Migration, Gender and Wellbeing is a brave and much-needed study of the long term effects of the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992. In the intervening years there are no longer any refugees, only unresolved traumatic experiences, problems of identity and self esteem and issues with gender equality. This is a much-needed work on understanding how the lived experience of violence and displacement impacted the wellbeing of men and women alike in Kosovo, Bosnia, and Serbia.' -- Dawn Chatty, University of Oxford, UK 'The 1990s wars of Yugoslav succession have resulted in enormous human casualties and millions of displaced people. There are many general studies of this conflict, but we still lack in-depth knowledge on the gender dimension of forced migration. This comprehensive, -- innovative, and empirically meticulous study successfully fills this analytical gap.'- Sinisa Malesevic, University College Dublin, IrelandMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78811-172-0 (9781788111720)
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Persons
Edited by Selma Porobic, Programme Manager, Aurora European Universities Alliance, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic, and Honorary Research Fellow, University College London and Brad K. Blitz, Professor of International Politics and Policy, University College London, UK
Content
Contents:
Preface xii
1 Introduction to Forced Migration, Gender and Wellbeing 1
Selma Porobic and Brad K. Blitz
2 The role of socio-demographic and mental health factors
among women forced migrants in post-Yugoslav states 22
Anela Hasanagic, Sinisa Volarevic and Enver Gashi
3 Life histories of ethnic violence, displacement and
recovery among women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia 62
Selma Porobic and Gordana Balaban
4 Ethnography of everyday life among female forced
migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia 87
Selma Porobic, Stef Jansen, Nina Bosankic and Ljiljana Dajic
5 Impact of social protection and psychosocial provision
on integration of displaced women in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo 143
Jagoda Petrovic, Danica Ciric, Seb Bytyci and Driton Zequiri
6 Caught on the Balkan route: refugees from the Middle
East, Africa and Asia 182
Ivana Ljustina and Min Ji Kim
7 Conclusion to Forced Migration, Gender and Wellbeing 196
Selma Porobic and Brad K. Blitz
Epilogue 212
References 216
Index 232
Preface xii
1 Introduction to Forced Migration, Gender and Wellbeing 1
Selma Porobic and Brad K. Blitz
2 The role of socio-demographic and mental health factors
among women forced migrants in post-Yugoslav states 22
Anela Hasanagic, Sinisa Volarevic and Enver Gashi
3 Life histories of ethnic violence, displacement and
recovery among women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia 62
Selma Porobic and Gordana Balaban
4 Ethnography of everyday life among female forced
migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia 87
Selma Porobic, Stef Jansen, Nina Bosankic and Ljiljana Dajic
5 Impact of social protection and psychosocial provision
on integration of displaced women in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo 143
Jagoda Petrovic, Danica Ciric, Seb Bytyci and Driton Zequiri
6 Caught on the Balkan route: refugees from the Middle
East, Africa and Asia 182
Ivana Ljustina and Min Ji Kim
7 Conclusion to Forced Migration, Gender and Wellbeing 196
Selma Porobic and Brad K. Blitz
Epilogue 212
References 216
Index 232