Looking at gendered experiences of migration and issues related to gender inequality during and after migration.
Gender and migration: Analysis of gender in migration, including the impact of migration on gender identities and roles, as well as the gendered nature of migration processes and policies.
Intersectionality: Intersectional approaches, which consider the impact of multiple identities (such as race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality) on migration experiences.
Political economy of migration: Examining the political and economic structures and processes that shape migration, including global economic systems and political regimes.
Transnationalism: Examining the ways in which migrants maintain connections with their country of origin, including social, cultural, and economic ties.
Migrant agency and empowerment: Considering the role of agency in migration, including the ways in which migrants resist and challenge dominant power structures.
Borders and boundary-making: Examining the ways in which borders are constructed and reinforced, including the role of immigration policies and practices.
Forced migration and displacement: Examining the experiences of those who are forced to migrate due to conflict, violence, or environmental disasters.
Diaspora and community formation: Analyzing the processes by which diaspora communities are formed, including the roles of language, religion, and cultural practices.
Human trafficking and migrant exploitation: Examining the exploitation of migrants in various forms, including human trafficking, sex work, and forced labor.
Feminist methodology: Exploring feminist research methodologies that incorporate gender analysis and intersectionality in migration research.
Intersectional Feminist Migration Studies: Intersectional feminist migration studies investigate how race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other categories of identity intersect to produce differing experiences of migration.
Postcolonial Feminist Migration Studies: Postcolonial feminist migration studies focus on how the legacies of colonialism inform present-day migration patterns, and how migration intersects with questions of power and resistance.
Transnational Feminist Migration Studies: Transnational feminist migration studies examine migration across national borders and how this impacts the lives of migrants, their families, communities, and broader political systems.
Critical Feminist Migration Studies: Critical feminist migration studies analyze how imbalanced power relations shape migration, the experiences of migrants, and policies that impact migration.
Marxist Feminist Migration Studies: Marxist feminist migration studies explore how capitalist systems inform migration, exploitation of migrant workers, and the global accumulation of capital.
Queer Feminist Migration Studies: Queer feminist migration studies investigate how migration affects LGBTQ+ communities and how these experiences challenge narrow binary notions of gender and sexuality.
Black Feminist Migration Studies: Black feminist migration studies examine how patriarchy, racism, and colonialism intersect and impact the experiences of Black women migrants.
Eco-feminist Migration Studies: Eco-feminist migration studies explore the relationship between migration and environmental issues, particularly how climate crisis, resource depletion, and environmental degradation have an impact on migration patterns.