Prostitution et immigration des femmes latino-américaines en Espagne

Abstract

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Theoretical Framework

“…First, a critical development in migration studies is the practice, mostly by feminist scholars, of analysis that permits envisaging women as actors and protagonists in migration. In contrast to the image of women migrants as passive, dependent subjects, scholars have shown that women migrate on their own to help their families economically (Vianello, 2009;Schmoll, 2006;Parreñas 2000;Oso Casas, 2006;Dahinden et al, 2007;Dahinden, 2010;Erel et al, 2003). To investigate the agency of migrant women, scholars have applied the concepts of tactics (De Certeau, 1984) in migration studies (Kihato, 2009;Lévy, 2015).…”

Introduction

“…These views started to change once scholars such as Morokvasic (1984b) introduced a gender perspective into migration studies, and thus began to examine women's particular experiences at large 2 . Studies have shown that gender informs migration processes by influencing migrants' projects, trajectories, work opportunities, family relations and social networks (Boyd & Grieco, 2003;Dahinden et al, 2007) Scholars have demonstrated that many women migrate on their own to help their families economically, in contrast to the image of women as passive dependent subjects that is often presented in the literature on migration (Kofman & Raghuram, 2015;Oso Casas, 2006;Schmoll, 2006;Vianello, 2009). Women participate in the decision-making process regarding migration, receive and send remittances and support the migration of other family members and themselves (Dahinden et al, 2007).…”

The Power of Speed and the Governance of Space in Urban Life

“…They often occupy gendered niches as precarious and/or unskilled workers (domestic and care workers, agricultural workers, sex workers, small traders, waitresses, and hostesses). As feminist law scholars have shown, the very system of regulating migration in Southern Europe allows for the recruitment of these women, whether they are the famous 2 See, among many others: Andall (2000); Anthias and Lazaridis (2000); Parrenas (2001); Vaiou (2002); Oso Casas (2006); Miranda (2008); Calavita (2005Calavita ( , 2006; and Slany et al (2010). badanti (life assistants; Catanzaro and Colombo 2009;Miranda 2008), domestic workers and cleaning women in Spain and Greece, agricultural workers under contract in Spain (Zeneidi 2011), or domestic workers in Cyprus, subject to a temporary visa policy (Christodoulou and Zobnina 2015;Trimikliniotis and Demetriou 2014).…”