Forced Migration and Separated Families: Everyday Insecurities and Transnational Strategies (IMISCOE Research Series)

Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Editors
Part I: Introduction
	Chapter 1: From Forced Migration to the Forced Separation of Families
		1.1 Main Concepts
		1.2 Geographical Context
		1.3 Chapters of the Book
		References
	Chapter 2: International Human Rights Frameworks in Relation to National Family Reunification Policy and Administrative Practice
		2.1 International Human Rights Frameworks for Family Reunification
		2.2 National Laws and Practices for Family Reunification
			2.2.1 Sweden: Temporary Protection and New Requirements
			2.2.2 Finland: Restrictions in Law and Practice
			2.2.3 United States: Facilitation for Some and Separation for Others
			2.2.4 Brazil: Liberal Law but Restrictive Practice for Refugees
			2.2.5 Israel: No Protection or Family Reunification for Forced Migrants from Africa
			2.2.6 Jordan: Syrians’ Struggle for Family Reunification
			2.2.7 Lebanon: Syrians Seeking Family Reunification in Germany
		2.3 Discussion
		References
Part II: Everyday Insecurities Faced by Transnationally Separated Families
	Chapter 3: Recognizing Insecurities of Family Members Abroad: Human Rights Balancing in European and Finnish Case Law
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Relevant Principles of International Law
		3.3 Balancing Interests in the European Court of Human Rights
		3.4 The Weight of Insecurities of Family Members Abroad
		3.5 Rights of Family Members Abroad in Finnish Courts
		3.6 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 4: ‘There Is No Family Here’: Refugees’ Strategies for Family Reunification in São Paulo
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Everyday (In)securities and Family Reunification
		4.3 Methods and Data
		4.4 Family Reunification of Refugees in Brazil
		4.5 Strategies for Selecting Relatives for Family Reunification
			4.5.1 Financial Strategy
			4.5.2 Protection Strategy
			4.5.3 Health Strategy
			4.5.4 Childcare Strategy
			4.5.5 Securing the Future of Family Members
			4.5.6 Security Dimensions of Selection Strategies
		4.6 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 5: ‘She Died While Missing Us’: Experiences of Family Separation Among African Refugees in Israel
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 The Emergence of the Asylum Regime in Israel
		5.3 Methods and Data
		5.4 Families, Politics and In(securities)
			5.4.1 Governments Tearing Families Apart
			5.4.2 Painful Emotions and Living with Insecurity
			5.4.3 New Bonds, New Families
		5.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 6: For the Greater Good: The Economic and Social Impacts of Irregular Migration on Families in Benin City, Nigeria
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 Irregular Migration, Economic (In)security and Family Separation
		6.3 Methods and Data
		6.4 Economic Impacts of Irregular Migration
		6.5 Social Impacts of Irregular Migration
			6.5.1 Upward Social Mobility and New Female Roles
			6.5.2 Negative Impacts of the Absence of Family Members
		6.6 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 7: ‘Mum, I Sleep Under a Bridge’: Everyday Insecurities of the Families of Rejected Asylum Seekers in Somalia
		7.1 Introduction
		7.2 Methods and Data
		7.3 Everyday Insecurities of Family Members Left Behind
			7.3.1 Emotional Insecurities
			7.3.2 Health-Related Insecurities
			7.3.3 Material Insecurities
			7.3.4 Social Insecurities
		7.4 Conclusion
		References
Part III: Affective Responses and Waiting for Family Reunification
	Chapter 8: Mapping Conditions of (In)security for ‘Dreamer Parents’ at the Mexico-US Border
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Tijuana as a Destination City for Deportees
		8.3 Methods and Data
		8.4 (In)security and Precarity During the Deportation Process and After Arrival in Tijuana
		8.5 The Liminal State for Deportees
		8.6 Enduring Pain and Rebuilding Life
		8.7 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 9: Gendered Family Dynamics, Waiting and Mobilities Across Borders: Syrian Refugees Navigating Displacement in Jordan
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 Methods and Data
		9.3 Gendered Family Dynamics
		9.4 Transnational Waiting for Bureaucracies
		9.5 Gendered Mobilities?
		9.6 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 10: ‘Doing Family’ as a Separated Household: The Experience of Syrian Refugees in Germany and Lebanon
		10.1 Introduction
		10.2 Methods and Data
		10.3 Everyday Insecurities of Syrian Families in Lebanon and Germany
		10.4 Coping with Forced Family Separation in Displacement
			10.4.1 Establishing New Social Networks and Activities
			10.4.2 Consolidating Family Relationships
			10.4.3 Reinforcing Religious Beliefs and Practices
		10.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 11: Navigating Affective (In)securities: Forced Migration and Transnational Family Relationships
		11.1 Introduction
		11.2 Affect, Everyday (In)security and Family Separation
		11.3 Methods and Data
		11.4 Affective Judgement in Transnational Families
		11.5 Affective Disparity
		11.6 Transnational Affect
		11.7 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 12: Forced Migration and Evolving Responses to Queer Identity in the Muslim Family
		12.1 Introduction
		12.2 Methods and Theoretical Framework
		12.3 Persecution in Pakistan
			12.3.1 Individual Insecurities
			12.3.2 Family Vulnerabilities
		12.4 Individual and Shared Strategic Responses
			12.4.1 Social Avoidance
			12.4.2 Increased Religiosity
			12.4.3 Forced Migration
		12.5 Individual Identity as a Threat to Communal Needs
		12.6 Conclusion
		References
Epilogue
Index