Gendered Vulnerabilities and Violence in Forced Migration: The Rohingya from Myanmar
This open access book investigates the gendered violence and vulnerabilities experienced by Rohingya men and women, drawing on qualitative data from refugee camps in Bangladesh. It shows that in Myanmar, men suffered torture and sexual violence, while women experienced physical, mental and sexual vi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer Nature Switzerland
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 3031624378 Erscheint auch als: 3031624343 |
| Summary: | This open access book investigates the gendered violence and vulnerabilities experienced by Rohingya men and women, drawing on qualitative data from refugee camps in Bangladesh. It shows that in Myanmar, men suffered torture and sexual violence, while women experienced physical, mental and sexual violence, legitimized by patriarchal norms. Sexual violence was wielded as a weapon to coerce their exodus from Myanmar and to disrupt the essential facets of Rohingya femininity, motherhood, and reproductive capabilities. Structural, cultural and symbolic violence affected the Rohingya differently across gender lines. A gendered threat narrative and othering cast women as 'ugly' and reproductive threats while men are framed as potential threats to national security and Buddhist nationalism. In Bangladesh, gendered othering continued, with Rohingya men seen as security threats and women as vulnerable victims. This book contributes to peace and conflict studies, gender studies, and migration and refugee studies, by analysing gendered violence |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (118 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783031624353 |
