Crafting Migrant Women's Citizenship in Japan
Taking "Family" as a Vantage Point
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19189293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruri Ito (Ochanomizu University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52-69 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Japanese Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0918-7545 • E-ISSN: 1475-6781 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6781.2005.00068.x |
| OpenAlex | W1997183574 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 6 |
To adequately approach the question of migrant women's citizenship claims, sociological studies of “family problems” of migrants need to be linked with theoretical discussions in feminist citizenship studies. This paper makes such an attempt by using “family” as a vantage point for understanding migrant women's location within the Japanese citizenship regime. I will tentatively use the concept of “citizenship regime” (J. Jenson) to designate a matrix of institutional rules and arrangements that regulate relations among different categories of citizens, as well as citizens and non-citizens. The aim of the paper is to show in what ways the dimension of “family” is constitutive of Japanese citizenship regime. “Family” will be approached in its aspect of empirical family situations on the one hand and on the other, in its aspect of legal and ideological construct that assures “intergenerational identities” of the nation. The paper will be divided into two parts. In the first section, I will examine the status of the two largest groups of migrant women (Filipinos and Nikkei Brazilians) within the citizenship regime, particularly in reference to labor and “family”. In the second half of the paper, drawing extensively on the findings of collaborative research conducted from 2001 to 2003, I will trace the endeavors of migrant women to enhance their autonomy through economic as well as associational activities. In conclusion, I shall discuss briefly the significance of these endeavors in relation to the transformative politics of Japanese women's citizenship in the last two decades
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |