This book makes a timely contribution to debates surrounding transnational political participation, the relationship between diasporas and conflict, and the gendered experiences of migrants. It fills a significant lacuna in research by analysing how migrants relate to and become involved in the politics of their home and host countries, and how transnational political fields emerge and function. The author achieves this by focusing on the little known but instructive case of Colombian migration to Europe, and the connections between these flows and the armed conflict and efforts for peace in Colombia. Shedding light on different types of migration and the rising complexity of international population movements, this innovative work will appeal to students and scholars of migration and diaspora studies, gender, political participation, conflict and peace studies and Latin American studies. It will also interest policy makers and community development workers engaged in these areas.

Brings together research on migration, conflict, political participation and gender Analyzes how migrants relate to and become involved in the politics of their home and host countries Sheds light on the complexity of international population movements

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Anastasia Bermudez is a Ramón y Cajal Researcher at the Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, and Collaborateur Scientifique at the Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), Université de Liège, Belgium.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I. Conceptual and Contextual Framework.- Chapter 2. Transnational migration, politics and conflict from a gender perspective.- Chapter 3. Colombian migration to Spain, the UK and Belgium.- Part II. Migration, Integration and Transnationalism.- Chapter 4. Trajectories and transnational connections of Colombian migrants in Europe.- Chapter 5. The experiences of Colombian asylum seekers and refugees in Europe.- Chapter 6. The wider Colombian diaspora: settling and integration stories.- Part III. Transnational Political Practices and Conflict.- Chapter 7. The role of actors 'from above' in the political transnational field.- Chapter 8. Colombian migrant participation in elections and party politics.- Chapter 9. Migrant organisations and diaspora work on human rights and peace.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.