Theoretical Framework

Abstract

This chapter sets out the epistemological lenses and the central theoretical concepts guiding this research. Given the many theories and models regarding the intersection of gender and migration, it is important to highlight those that inspire this research and help to investigate and better understand how gender affects migration processes and, vice versa, how migration impacts gender relations. The first section of this chapter presents the main perspectives adopted here: feminist and constructivist epistemology. The next section discusses patterns of various migration trajectories. The third section gives a brief historical overview of the debate on gender in migration studies and clarifies the theorisation of gender and migration in this book. The analytical Chaps. 10.1007/978-3-030-92092-0_4, 10.1007/978-3-030-92092-0_5, 10.1007/978-3-030-92092-0_6 and 10.1007/978-3-030-92092-0_7 include other essential concepts and findings.