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Resisting Fortress Europe: The everyday politics of female transnational migrants

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 2008-07, Vol.2008 (51), p.13-27
Main Author:	Zontini, Elisabetta
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Subjects:	Agency Anthropology Boundaries Citizenship Civil Rights Europe Family Family Roles Females Feminism Gender Immigrants Immigration Informal economy Migrants Migration Muslims Negotiations Noncitizens Political activity Political aspects Political Power Politics Social capital Southern Europe Transnationalism Women
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