Resisting Fortress Europe

This article considers the political engagement used by Moroccan and Filipino women in Southern Europe. It argues that immigrant women should be seen as active subjects rather than passive victims who accept subordinate roles both in their families and in the societies where they have settled. In or...

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Published in:Focaal 2008-06, Vol.2008 (51), p.13-27
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