Migration, Asylum and Exploitation

A Feminist Legal Perspective
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-4749-7
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Global Migration and Social Change

Beginning with the forced deportation of refugee women from Rome to Lagos in 2015, this book builds a compelling case for an intersectional rethinking of migration and refugee law. Grounded in women’s lived experiences of borders, it exposes the deep interconnections between mobility, labour and social reproduction. Drawing on feminist theory, Rigo challenges binary legal categories—forced versus economic migration, free versus paid labour—while making a radical claim for freedom of movement.

By foregrounding gender as a critical lens, this book offers fresh insights into global migration regimes and reimagines hospitality as a space of resistance and decolonial praxis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rigo, Enrica

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Gender of Migration

2. The Gender of Asylum

3. Regimes of Reproduction and Exploitation

4. Beyond Hospitality, for the Freedom of Movement

Über Autor(innen)

Rigo, Enrica
Enrica Rigo is Associate Professor in Philosophy of Law at the University of Roma Tre, Italy. Her work is situated at the crossroads between academic research and legal activism.