The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage.

Autorentext
LUCY WILLIAMS is a Lecturer in the School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research, University of Kent, UK, where she researches and teaches on migration, immigration policy, immigration detention and health and social care services for migrants and refugees. As well being an academic researcher and lecturer, she works with refugees and migrants in the voluntary sector.

Inhalt
Introducing Cross-Border Marriage Migration Gendering Migration An Agency Approach to Understanding Marriage Migration An Overview of Global Cross-Border Marriage Migration Power, Stigma and Violence in Migration and Cross-border Marriage Transnational Marriage within South Asian Communities Cross-border Marriages within East Asia Marriage within Refugee Communities Some Examples of Transnational and Non-transnational Marriages Migration Regimes and Policy Implications Migrant Life/ Married Life - Life as a Cross-border Marriage Migrant Conclusions and a Proposed Research Agenda Bibliography