About the project
This postdoctoral research investigates women’s citizenship qua activism and organisational participation, in relation to women whose social location is that of migrant, or minority in three European capital cities: Brussels, London and Oslo. These cities were chosen because they are located in countries represent contrasting ‘types’ or ‘regimes’: in terms of post-coloniality and the related extent of multi-cultural, multi-faith and multi-ethnic composition of their populations; in terms of welfare and political regimes; and not least, in terms of the emergence and progress of the women’s movements. Whilst the limited scope of this research does not allow a full exploration of all of these areas, they do figure as key themes in each context, which play an important role when it comes to minoritised women’s organisations.
The research addresses the following questions:
- What types of organisational structures have migrant and minority women in Brussels, London and Oslo developed since the 1970s, and why?
- What types of claims do these organisations make and which institutions do they target to meet those claims?
- To what extent are the claims made by these organisations claims for (social, political, economic, ethnic/religious, intimate or bodily/sexual) citizenship?
- How does the politics of organizational funding play out for migrant and minority women’s organizations in these three settings?
Financing
The Norwegain Research Council. Period: 2008 - 2011.