Gender and Migration in 21st Century Europe

Providing interdisciplinary and empirically grounded insights into the issues surrounding gender and migration into and within Europe, this work presents a comprehensive and critical overview of the historical, legal, policy and cultural framework underpinning different types of European migration. Analysing the impact of migration on women's careers, the impact of migration on family life and gender perspectives on forced migration, the authors also examine the consequences of EU enlargement for women's migration opportunities and practices, as well as the impact of new regulatory mechanisms at EU level in addressing issues of forced migration and cross-national family breakdown. Recent interdisciplinary research also offers a new insight into the issue of skilled migration and the gendering of previously male-dominated sectors of the labour market.

Helen Stalford is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool. Her research interests are in the areas of European Children's Rights; European Family law and policy; EU Free Movement of Persons Provisions. She has published widely on aspects of European Family Law. Samantha Currie is Lecturer in Law at the Liverpool Law School, Liverpool University. Her research interests lie in the areas of Migration in the context of EU eastward enlargement; EU Free Movement of Persons Provisions; Union citizenship; Gender and migration. Samantha Velluti is Lecturer in Law at the Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln, UK. Her research interests are in the areas of EU governance and open method of coordination; EU social law and policy - in particular, gender equality and employment policies; EU free movement of persons provisions; and migration.